Sad News: Montreal Canadiens Defenseman and two key players announced to leave….

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin had a power-play goal and an assist in his 700th career NHL game and the Detroit Red Wings snapped a three-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Andrew Copp scored Detroit’s second short-handed goal of the season, while Alex DeBrincat and Jonatan Berggren also scored for the Red Wings. Cam Talbot made 27 saves.

Kirby Dach had a goal and an assist while Kaiden Guhle also scored for the Canadiens.

Brendan Gallagher, playing in his 800th NHL game, assisted on Dach’s goal. Christian Dvorak and Patrik Laine each added an assist in the 500th games of their careers.

Sam Montembeault stopped 41 shots.

Detroit forward Patrick Kane missed the game due to an upper-body injury.

 

Canadiens: Defenseman Lane Hutson’s assist and point streaks ended at nine games. Hutson’s assist streak tied the NHL record for the longest by a rookie defenseman, set by Shayne Gostisbehere with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2015-16.

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