Detroit City Wire

The Detroit Red Wings experienced their first shutout loss of the season, falling 4-0 to the New York Rangers at Little Caesars Arena. Despite a season-high 37 shots on goal, the Red Wings were unable to score against Rangers goalie Jonathan Quick.

Patrick Kane commented on the game, stating it was "just one of those nights" for the Red Wings, who now hold a record of 6-7-1. This loss marked their second defeat by the Rangers this season.

Throughout the game, Detroit applied pressure but failed to convert their opportunities into goals. Chris Kreider opened the scoring for New York with a power-play goal in the first period, redirecting a shot from Adam Fox.

Detroit's penalty kill remains an area needing improvement, as noted by Ben Chiarot after allowing two goals in five attempts over recent games. "It’s just details, being sharp and aggressive," he said.

In the second period, Jimmy Vesey and Artemi Panarin scored two quick goals for New York within 48 seconds of each other, extending their lead to 3-0. Detroit goalie Ville Husso made 20 saves in his first NHL start since October.

Despite these setbacks, Chiarot noted that the team maintained pressure: “I thought even after that we still did a good job of keeping our foot on the gas.”

Reilly Smith sealed New York's victory with an empty-net goal late in the third period. Head coach Derek Lalonde expressed frustration but encouraged his team to "trust what the process looks like."

Looking ahead, Detroit will embark on a four-game road trip starting with a match against Pittsburgh Penguins.

Lalonde acknowledged areas for improvement: “We missed some execution in some areas... We’re going to eat it, keep getting better and got an opportunity on Wednesday.”

Ville Husso's performance was deemed valuable by Lalonde: “Obviously I think the pace was a little quicker here than what he’s seen over the last few weeks.”

Kane highlighted positive aspects of Detroit's play: “We were breaking out of our end really well and creating odd-man rushes... That was a good part of our game.”