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What Happened
With just under two minutes remaining in the game, the Detroit Red Wings trail the Los Angeles Kings by a goal. Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin (Detroit Red Wings) makes a desperate effort to keep the game alive, dumping the puck into the Kings' zone. As the Kings attempt to clear the puck, Larkin dives and deflects it, preventing a potential empty-net goal. Larkin then retrieves the loose puck and makes an impressive between-the-legs move, firing a shot towards the open net. However, his stick pops up at the last moment, denying the tying goal. Undeterred, Larkin continues his relentless pursuit, poking the puck away from the Kings player and nearly regaining possession. "Make it matter," the announcer says, encouraging the Red Wings to capitalize on their late-game opportunity. Larkin's teammates respond, with defenseman Moritz Seider (Detroit Red Wings) blocking a pass attempt and the Red Wings maintaining possession. With the extra attacker on the ice, the Red Wings work the puck around, setting up a crucial scoring chance. "Bam, bam, easy as that," the announcer exclaims as the Red Wings tie the game, sending the crowd into a frenzy. Larkin, the driving force behind the comeback, is mobbed by his teammates, celebrating the clutch goal. However, the excitement is short-lived, as the game heads to overtime. In the extra period, Red Wings defenseman Filip Hronek (Detroit Red Wings) makes a valiant effort to block a Kings' scoring chance, but the puck deflects off his leg and past the goaltender, giving the Kings the game-winning goal. "That's a terrible feeling," the announcer laments, acknowledging the heartbreak for the Red Wings and Hronek. Despite the disappointing outcome, the Red Wings' never-quit attitude and Larkin's heroic performance have left a lasting impression on the game.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentHe's got the puck and an open net, can end the game, just got to flick it in, but it does not happen.
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The Red Wings, a minute 50 left. They're down by a goal to the Kings.
They pulled the goalie up for the extra man. Larkin dumps it in, but the Kings just bop it up, bop it up, bop it up.
And then this dude gets it as it lands and taps it. That's a nice play.
So we got the empty net and no. Larkin, all out effort. And then Hronik slides.
He gets down and deflects the puck, foreshadowing for later. But for now, he has it. Crazy effort.
Guy on the Kings has to feel so silly. Between the legs, pokes it through, no goal, tries to center it, slides.
Look at this. So he's got it and he's just trying to get it to his forehand,
but pops his stick up and then perfect timing to get it.
To move away. Incredible. But does it matter? You got to make it matter.
So he gets the stick a tiny bit, pokes it away. Oh, he almost corrals it.
He goes to center it, but Hronik blocks it. Make it matter.
12 tries to center it. They block that. They've got the puck. We're coming up the boards.
Here we go. Got the extra man. Make it matter. M-I-M. It's a good code to live by.
Okay, we're going to fast forward because it got a little dull.
Puck off the state. Number 23 has it. Gets it up top. Okay, here we go.
Let's set up a play. Bam. Bam. Easy as that. And it matters so much.
The Red Wings tied the game. They show off their teeth. They're screaming.
They're yelling. They're having fun. All-out effort from the captain.
Putting his body on the line to keep the game going and they make it matter.
That's awesome. And look at him. He's getting pats on the back. He's all excited.
Fuck!
What am I doing? I don't know if that's what he says because English isn't his first language.
This could be swear words and I don't know where he's from.
Fuck!
What am I doing? I don't think that's what it is, but it's making me laugh saying it like that.
So now they're in OT and are we really going to make it matter? Is it going to be a memory?
Is it going to be on the season highlight reel? Wrap around and then the goalie, quick, tries to pass it.
Oh, right to the Red Wings. But now they got a little bit of an odd man rush coming up the boards.
And when our guy Hronik drops down, oh no, it goes off his skate, off his leg and past the goalie.
Oh man, that is brutal. Hronik. Oh no. Past the goalie. That's a terrible feeling.
A little pinball with the skate and leg and in. Bam.
It was cool though.
It was really cool. It should be celebrated, but I guess it's going to be a little bit more forgotten than celebrated.
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And they're going to put the game away. No! Incredible, incredible. Oh, a double effort.
Larkin first, number 17 next. Don't know his name. Get mad at me if you want. I should have learned it.