Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit's coach in the Red Wings' 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday.

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Todd McLellan earns his first win behind the Red Wing bench as Detroit cleanses its spirit with a four-goal first period

The Detroit Red Wings played like a different team in Sunday's 4-2 win over Washington at Little Caesars Arena, snapping a four-game losing streak.

Todd McLellan lost his first game as head coach of the Red Wings, 5-2, against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Friday. Trailing by five to start the third period, Detroit showed late life when Lucas Raymond and Simon Edvinsson scored in a span of 3:51 roughly halfway through the frame, but went on to drop its fourth-straight contest.

In our deep-dive of the Washington Capitals' Saturday night win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, I finished off with this paragraph looking ahead to their tilt with the Detroit Red Wings. A ...

After the Red Wings' new coach gave a clear message at his first practice, his team responded by delivering his first win in Detroit.

Washington Capitals (24-9-2, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (13-18-4, in the Atlantic Division) Detroit; Sunday, 5 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Capitals -144, Red Wings +121; over/under is 6 BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings look ...

the Detroit Red Wings (13–18–4, seventh in the Atlantic Division) will look to claim their first victory of Todd McLellan's nascent tenure as head coach, hosting the Washington Capitals (24 ...

Alex DeBrincat scored twice and Patrick Kane and Lucas Raymond also piled on goals in the first as the Red Wings took down Washington, 4-2, in a contest that D.C. will look to wash their hands of pretty quickly. Let's unpack this one a bit.