Raymond was doing fine before McLellan became Detroit Red Wings coach on Dec. 26. Since then, his game has reached another level. He has 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in 16 games under McLellan. He ranks second in the NHL in points during this time, one behind Boston’s David Pastrnak.

The 22-year-old winger potted his 20th goal of the season late in the first period to get Detroit on the board, and the Wings' top line of Raymond, Dylan Larkin and Marco Kasper dominated the game the rest of the way.

The Detroit Red Wings are contending for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference this year. And on Monday night, they picked up a massive win over the Los Angeles Kings. Detroit coach Todd McLellan’s former team raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first period.

The Lightning opened the scoring with a goal by Brayden Point (27 ... got on the board for the first and only time when Lucas Raymond (19) snapped one past Vasilevskiy on the power play.

During his six-game point streak, the winger has racked up three goals, eight assists and six power-play points. He's cruising on offense, as many of the Red Wings' top performers have been since Todd McLellan took over as head coach.

Brayden Point and Mitchell Chaffee also scored, and Andrei Vasilevskiy made 39 saves. Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit. Cam Talbot allowed five goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon ...

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Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0. Marco Kasper redirected J.T.

The Canadiens were not in action yesterday. The team will return to action tonight, as the Jets visit the Bell Centre. There were still five other games featured in the NHL yesterday: Three teams moved closer to a Wild Card position Monday,

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