Kane reaches 1,300 points, Red Wings halt four-game slide with 4-2 win over Capitals

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin, right, and right wing Alex DeBrincat (93) celebrate a goal scored against the Washington Capitals by Patrick Kane during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Detroit.

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin, right, and right wing Alex DeBrincat (93) celebrate a goal scored against the Washington Capitals by Patrick Kane during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson)


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DETROIT — Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit's coach in the Red Wings' 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday. Alex DeBrincat scored two goals and Lucas Raymond added another as the Red Wings snapped a four-game losing streak. Alex Lyon made 26 saves. Alex Ovechkin is 25 goals shy of passing Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of 894. Nic Dowd had the other Capitals goal. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves but Washington remained one point behind first-place New Jersey in the Eastern Conference.

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