The game matched what one might have inferred from the standings, as the struggling Rangers and Red Wings combined for a sloppy display that ended in a 3-2 shootout victory for Detroit.
The game started off with a slow crawl, as both teams struggled to generate anything meaningful. The Rangers eventually broke through 8:43 into the first period. Neal Pionk made a great pinch to keep the puck in Detroit’s zone, and Brendan Lemieux darted behind the net to win a puck battle and send it to the front for Buchnevich.