"Dylan Larkin deked out one Nashvillain at the top of the offensive zone, curved away from another, and then flipped a backhander past a couple more bodies and into the net. I think of this goal often to remind myself that, no matter how a season's gone in the weeks or months before, it's always worth going to a rink and screaming for the home team. Every game has the potential to make you very, very glad you went."
"Now an 11-year vet, the 29-year-old Larkin has only become more enmeshed in the hearts of Red Wings fans, even as the franchise itself has stayed stuck in neutral. In 2015-16, he led the Wings in scoring as a rookie before they stalled out in a five-game first-round series against the Lightning. Since then, every other player on the roster has moved on, and the Red Wings haven't made a single playoff appearance."
On Jan. 4, 2019 the Detroit Red Wings overcame a 0-2 deficit to defeat the Nashville Predators in overtime when Dylan Larkin scored a backhander. Larkin deked multiple defenders at the offensive zone and flipped the puck past several bodies to win the game. Larkin is an 11-year veteran and 29 years old who became deeply beloved by Red Wings fans while the franchise remained stuck in neutral. He led the team in scoring as a rookie in 2015-16. The Red Wings have missed the playoffs every season since that rookie campaign. Current team statistics are middling but better than many seasons during the drought.
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