Raymond scores twice as Red Wings extend Canucks' skid to nine
Lucas Raymond recorded three points in a 5-2 Detroit win, and Michal Postava made seven saves in relief during his NHL debut.
Lucas Raymond supplied two goals and an assist as Detroit won 5-2 in Vancouver on Thursday. The Canucks have lost nine consecutive games, going 0-8-1 over that stretch.
William Wallinder, Michael Rasmussen and Emmitt Finnie scored Detroit’s other goals. Viktor Arvidsson and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård each finished with two assists. The Red Wings improved to 4-3-3 and have earned points in six straight games.
Raymond and Wallinder gave Detroit a 2-0 lead in the opening seven minutes. Elias Pettersson answered on the power play before Raymond scored his second, also with the man advantage. Rasmussen extended the lead in the second period and Finnie made it 5-1 in the third. Jonathan Lekkerimaki later scored for Vancouver, finishing with a goal and an assist.
John Gibson stopped four of five shots before an upper-body injury kept him out of the third period. Michal Postava entered for his first NHL appearance and made seven saves on eight shots. Kevin Lankinen stopped 26 of 31 for Vancouver, which fell to 2-9-1.
