Dylan Larkin nets two goals on the power play, helping the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Buffalo Sabres

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Dylan Larkin scored two power-play goals in the second period, leading the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night.

Larkin, the captain of the Red Wings, now has five power-play goals this season. Cam Talbot made 31 saves for Detroit, helping the team end a three-game losing streak.

Alex Tuch scored a short-handed goal for Buffalo, which has lost three games in a row. The Sabres were playing for the second night in a row after losing 4-3 to the New York Islanders on Friday.

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 21 saves for the Sabres, who had beaten the Red Wings 5-3 at home a week earlier.

Detroit won the game despite being outshot for the eighth straight time. Buffalo outshot Detroit 12-7 in the first period and scored the only goal during that time.

While teammate Beck Malenstyn was in the penalty box for holding, Tuch scored his second short-handed goal of the season at 11:39 of the first period, giving Buffalo the lead. This was also the first short-handed goal allowed by Detroit this season.

Detroit Red Wings’s Patrick Kane skates with the puck as Buffalo Sabres’ Owen Power defends with goaltender

Tuch stole the puck from Larkin at center ice, leading to a breakaway. He took a shot from the right side to beat Talbot.

Detroit took a 2-1 lead in the second period.

With Buffalo’s Owen Power in the penalty box for cross-checking, the Red Wings tied the game at 7:49 of the second period with a power-play goal. From the right circle, Patrick Kane tipped the puck to Larkin, who scored with a powerful shot past Luukkonen.

Larkin’s second power-play goal came after Jack Quinn was called for delay of game. Larkin lifted a shot over Luukkonen’s left shoulder after receiving a pass from Alex DeBrincat. Lucas Raymond also got an assist on Larkin’s seventh goal of the season.

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