DETROIT (Interstat) — Mitch Marner scored the overtime winner and added two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights rallied to beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit built a 3-1 lead in the first period on goals from Simon Edvinsson, Alex DeBrincat and Emmitt Finnie. Vegas chipped away in the third, with Ivan Barbashev and Marner forcing overtime. Marner then secured the extra point for the Golden Knights. Adin Hill made 23 saves for Vegas. Cam Talbot stopped 21 shots for Detroit. The Golden Knights improved to 29-33, while the Red Wings fell to 35-27.

DETROIT (Interstat) — Mitchell Marner scored the game-winning goal 48 seconds into overtime, capping a resilient comeback by the Vegas Golden Knights in a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night at Little Caesars Arena. The Golden Knights, who entered the game having lost three straight and eight of their last ten, erased a two-goal deficit with a pair of third-period tallies before Marner’s heroics in the extra frame. The win improved Vegas to 29-33, while Detroit fell to 35-27. Marner, the Vegas right wing from Markham, Ontario, was the catalyst throughout, finishing with a goal and two assists. His decisive moment came off a rush, taking a feed from Tomas Hertl and snapping a wrist shot past Detroit goaltender Cam Talbot to send the visiting team spilling over the boards in celebration. The game began in stark contrast to its finish, with the Red Wings seizing early control on home ice. Detroit defenseman Simon Edvinsson opened the scoring at 15:15 of the first period, firing a wrist shot from the point through traffic for his eighth goal of the season, assisted by Andrew Copp and Alex DeBrincat. Just 59 seconds later, DeBrincat doubled the lead. The Farmington Hills, Michigan, native buried a chance in front for his 32nd goal, with Lucas Raymond and Axel Sandin-Pellikka providing the helpers. The Red Wings weren’t done, as rookie Emmitt Finnie made it 3-0 at the 5:58 mark, converting a setup from Moritz Seider and Edvinsson. Vegas, however, stopped the bleeding before the period ended. Reilly Smith got the Golden Knights on the board at 1:50, finishing a play set up by Marner and Pavel Dorofeyev to cut the deficit to 3-1 heading into the first intermission. After a scoreless second period that saw Vegas kill off two penalties and Detroit’s Sandin-Pellikka ring a shot off the post, the Golden Knights mounted their push in the third. Ivan Barbashev ignited the comeback at 13:37, taking a pass from Rasmus Andersson and beating Talbot for his 19th goal of the season. The momentum fully shifted with just over three minutes remaining in regulation. On a sustained offensive zone shift, Marner found a soft spot in the slot and wired a wrist shot past Talbot, with Hertl and Shea Theodore earning assists, to tie the game 3-3 and force overtime. In the extra period, Vegas needed less than a minute to complete the rally. Hertl won a puck battle along the wall and pushed it ahead to a streaking Marner, who drove into the Detroit zone and unleashed the winner. Vegas goaltender Adin Hill, a native of Calgary, Alberta, earned the win with 23 saves on 26 shots, stabilizing the game after the early onslaught. Talbot, from Caledonia, Ontario, took the loss despite making 21 saves. The game featured a physical edge, with the towering Edvinsson (6-foot-6, 209 pounds) from Onsala, Sweden, standing out for Detroit with a goal, an assist, four hits and two blocked shots. Hertl, the veteran Vegas center from Prague, Czech Republic, contributed a goal and an assist in a strong two-way performance. The result defied the pregame projections. National Statistical’s game simulator had projected a 3-2 Detroit victory, and its ELO system gave the Red Wings a 52.3 percent probability to win. Detroit had been installed as a 1.5-goal favorite, and the total score of seven goals went over the betting line of 5.5. The Golden Knights snapped a three-game skid that included losses to Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Washington. They will look to build on the comeback win when they return home to host the Minnesota Wild on Friday. The Red Wings, coming off a 4-2 road win in Nashville on Monday, saw a two-game win streak end. They will continue a busy stretch at home against the Florida Panthers on Friday. The game was the second and final meeting between the teams this season. Vegas won the previous matchup 1-0 at home on Nov. 4, 2025.

Preview: Golden Knights at Red Wings DETROIT (Interstat) — The Detroit Red Wings look to solidify their playoff positioning when they host the struggling Vegas Golden Knights at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night. The Red Wings (35-26-0) enter with a seven-point edge in the standings over the Golden Knights (28-32-0) and are coming off a 4-2 road victory over the Nashville Predators on Monday. Detroit’s top line of Lucas Raymond and Alex DeBrincat has been driving the offense, with each recording a goal and an assist in that win. Raymond, a key player to watch, has three points in his last two games. Vegas aims to halt a two-game skid after being shut out 5-0 in Pittsburgh on Sunday. The Golden Knights have lost four of their last five and were held scoreless in two of those defeats. Defenseman Shea Theodore, who had an assist in a win over Vancouver on Feb. 4, will be relied upon to help spark a sputtering offense that has managed just two goals in its last three games. The lone previous meeting this season was a tight defensive affair, with Vegas edging Detroit 1-0 in Las Vegas on Nov. 4, 2025. Detroit has been strong at home lately, winning three of its last four at Little Caesars Arena. Vegas, conversely, has found wins hard to come by on the road, dropping eight of its last ten away from T-Mobile Arena. According to National Statistical’s game simulator, the projected final score is 3-2 in favor of Detroit. Following this matchup, the Red Wings begin a three-game homestand against the Florida Panthers on Friday. The Golden Knights return home to face the Minnesota Wild on Friday as they try to salvage their fading postseason hopes.