“Offensive draw, and Barron did a good job winning it back clear, and we just got bodies to the net,” Koepke said. “Stanley delivered it well, and it went off me, it landed there perfectly for me.”
The Red Wings responded just over five minutes later to tie the game, thanks to JT Compher’s seventh-place finish. The puck was next to the side of the net and Compher kept hitting it until it finally squeaked past Connor Hellebuyck just as Detroit’s power play was coming to an end.
The match remained tied at 1-1 after two periods, with Detroit leading by a total of 23-19.
Compher started Detroit’s four-goal final frame with his second of the night just 1:43 into the period, capping off a 3-on-2 rush with Emmitt Finnie and James van Riemsdyk with crisp passing play.
Lucas Raymond extended the Wings’ lead at 8:11 when his shot from in front deflected off Hellebuyck’s stick, popped up and went in off the crossbar. The play was reviewed for a high stick, when two Detroit players attempted to hit for the puck but both missed, leaving the goal standing.
Jets head coach Scott Arniel didn’t hold back after the game, describing his team as too soft.
“We were looking for a pond hockey game. Don’t get hit, don’t hit anyone. Just play an easy, soft game,” Arniel said. “That’s kind of what we did for two periods, and in the third period it exploded.”
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