The Detroit Red Wings officially kicked off the 2025-26 regular season on Thursday night at home against the Montreal Canadiens. Any time a new season begins, there is a natural optimism that comes with it. That feeling was only magnified when Dylan Larkin connected on a power-play goal in the first five minutes of the game.
Unfortunately, from that point it was all Canadiens with the deciding goal in this game coming just seconds before the end of the first period. After Larkin's goal, the Canadiens were able to take the lead back with goals by Zack Bolduc and Oliver Kapanen.