National Hockey League
Detroit 5, Anaheim 1
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, October 23, 2022
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Bryan Pancich
Attendance: 17932

Dominik Kubalik had a goal and two assists to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-1 home win over the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday.

Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist and Ville Husso made 32 saves in goal for Detroit, which scored three power-play goals on five attempts with the man advantage.

For the first time since 2011, the Red Wings have opened the season without a regulation loss in their first five games.

Trevor Zegras scored the lone goal of the game and John Gibson made 36 saves for Anaheim, which went winless on a five-game road trip against Eastern Conference opponents.

The Red Wings opened the scoring 2:02 into the game on a goal by Larkin, who on a power play banged home a rebound off of a shot by Moritz Seider to make it 1-0 Detroit.

Anaheim answered at the 5:31 mark of the first, tying the game at 1-1 when Zegras poked in a loose puck that was lying in the crease. But it was all Red Wings after that.

With 6:32 remaining in the first, Detroit took a 2-1 lead on another power-play goal when David Perron one-timed a pass from Filip Hronek into the net from the left face-off circle.

Detroit then made it 3-1 with 15:53 left in the second period on a goal by Joe Veleno, who camped in front of the Anaheim net and tipped a pass from Adam Erne into an open goal.

With 16:26 left in the third, the Red Wings took a 4-1 lead on their third power-play goal of the game when Kubalik took a pass from Oskar Sundqvist and one-timed the puck underneath the crossbar and into the goal.

Detroit then went up 5-1 with 5:36 remaining in the game when Elmer Soderblom poked in a loose puck in the crease.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Anaheim   Detroit
Trevor Zegras 1 Points Dominik Kubalik 3
Trevor Zegras 1 Goals Dominik Kubalik 1
Adam Henrique 1 Assists Dominik Kubalik 2
N/A Power Play Goals Dominik Kubalik 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
John Gibson .878 Save Percentage Ville Husso .970
John Gibson 36 Saves Ville Husso 32
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Anaheim 33 1 0-4 2-5 14 31
Detroit 41 5 3-5 4-4 12 30
Upcoming Games
  • Detroit will play their next game at home against New Jersey. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .667 after a loss.
  • Anaheim will play their next game at home against Tampa Bay. The Ducks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .200 after a loss.