Dylan Larkin Will be Player to Watch against Detroit Red Wings
Dylan Larkin is widely considered to be the Red Wings' player to watch for Detroit's franchise. Let's break down how he could impact the Rangers on ice and what to look out for in tonight's game.
Coming off of 4-1 win over the Red Wings, Rangers fans shouldn't count Detroit out just yet — especially when they have star centre Dylan Larkin.
The New York Rangers will complete their home-and-home set with the Detroit Red Wings tonight as the two teams shift back to Little Caesars Arena in the Motor City. Dylan Larkin is easily the Red Wings' player to watch for Detroit's franchise. Let's break down his play style and see how he could impact the Blueshirts on ice.
The New York Rangers currently have a 2-0-1 record while the Red Wings hold a 1-2-0 record. One of those losses was handed them just this Monday, Oct. 14, when the Rangers took them down 4-1.
Records aside, Dylan Larkin is obviously the player to watch ahead of Oct. 17's matchup.
Dylan Larkin
On Monday's game, Larkin scored the only Detroit goal of the night with a total of two shots on goal. He scored for the second game in a row, this time tucking in a buzzer-beater at the end of the first period.
The Michian native also blocked two shots.
He signed a five-year contract with Detroit on Aug. 10, 2018. This has since been updated to him signing an eight-year contract — an average annual value of $8.7 million — with the Red Wings on March 1, 2023.
He was drafted No. 15 in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
At age 22, Larkin became the fifth-youngest player in Red Wings history to lead them in scoring with 63 points (16 goals, 47 assists) in 2017-18.
And finally, on Jan. 13, 2021, Larkin was named the 37th captain in the history of the Red Wings
Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp are good to go for tonight. Little bug going around so they sat out this morning. Fischer is also back in tonight. #LGRW
— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) October 17, 2024
As shown above according to Daniella Bruce — the broadcast reporter for the Detroit Red Wings — despite a sickness going around the Red Wings he is all cleared to go for tonight.
Projected Rangers Starting Lineup
Artemi Panarin - Vincent Trocheck - Alexis Lafreniere
Chris Kreider - Mika Zibanejad - Reilly Smith
Will Cuylle - Filip Chytil - Kaapo Kakko
Adam Edstrom - Sam Carrick - Jonny Brodzinski
K'Andre Miller - Adam Fox
Braden Schneider - Jacob Trouba
Zac Jones - Victor Mancini
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Projected Red Wings Starting Lineup
Alex Debrincat - Dylan Larkin - Patrick Kane
Vladimir Tarasenko - J.T. Compher - Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen - Andrew Copp - Jonatan Berggren
Tyler Motte - Joe Veleno - Austin Watson
Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson- Justin Holl
Olli Maatta - Albert Johansson
Alex Lyon
Cam Talbot
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How to Tune In
Puck drop for the Red Wings hosting the Rangers is slated for 7:30 p.m. EST, tonight — Thursday, Oct. 17. The game will be streamed via ESPN+ and be sure to tune into our Twitter for live updates.