Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Third star In loss at 4 Nations
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Raymond tallied two assists Wednesday in a 4-3 overtime loss to Team Canada at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The 22-year-old stood out all night long, and he earned the game's third star for the effort. He even threw down one his somewhat patented shot-fake to backdoor passes to Joel Eriksson Ek for the game-tying goal in the third. Raymond rode a three-game, three-point streak (11 shots) into the tournament, and he was trusted in big situations including the last two minutes of the game. This tournament could be Raymond's ascension into stardom. Or at least wide-spread awareness of his excellence. He's that good
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Strikes for opening goal
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Raymond scored a goal on six shots in Tuesday's 5-4 shootout win over the Kraken.
Raymond opened the scoring at 3:36 of the first period. He's scored just twice over his last nine games, but he's added six assists in that span, and only one of those eight points has come on the power play. The 22-year-old winger is at 21 tallies, 58 points, 125 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating over 54 appearances. He's on track to shatter his career high of 72 points from last year, and a 90-point campaign could be within reach.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Sets up game-winner
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Raymond notched an assist in Sunday's 3-2 overtime win over the Canucks.
Raymond followed up his four-point effort last Monday with a pair of scoreless outings. He broke out of the mini-slump right on time, setting up Alex DeBrincat for the game-winning goal Sunday. Raymond is up to 20 goals, 37 helpers, 25 power-play points, 119 shots on net and an even plus-minus rating through 53 appearances in a top-line role.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Four-point eruption Monday
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Raymond scored a goal and added three assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
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. Raymond is putting the finishing touches on a big January, racking up five goals and 18 points over 13 contests on the month, as he continues his march toward a breakout campaign.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Registers assist in win
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Raymond had an assist, three shots on net and one block in Thursday's 4-2 win over Montreal.
Several Canadiens defenders bought Raymond's fake to the slot before he slipped the puck to Alex DeBrincat, who scored from a sharp angle to give Detroit a 2-0 lead with four seconds left in the first period. The tally came just five seconds after a Montreal penalty expired but was the direct result of the pressure the Red Wings applied while a skater up. The assist was Raymond's 19th point over the 14 games since Todd McLellan took over as head coach. The 22-year-old Raymond leads the Red Wings in helpers (33) and points (52).
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Pots goal in defeat
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Raymond scored a power-play goal on three shots and went minus-1 in Saturday's 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Raymond recorded his fifth power-play goal of the campaign at 14:12 of the middle frame, but that was all Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed despite Detroit heavily outshooting Tampa Bay. Raymond is riding a seven-game point streak consisting of four goals and 12 points. The right-shot winger has been held off the scoresheet only once over his last 11 outings. Todd McLellan seems to have unlocked a new level to Raymond's game after taking over as head coach Dec. 27. The 22-year-old is on track for a career year, having accumulated 19 goals and 31 helpers (24 on the power play) across 45 appearances this season.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Extends point streak to six games
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Raymond provided two assists, including one on the power play, in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Raymond added three shots on net and two PIM in the win. 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. Raymond is at 18 goals, 31 assists, 93 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 44 appearances.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Riding five-game point streak
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Raymond scored a goal on five shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Sharks.
Raymond extended his point streak to five games (three goals, six assists) with a tally midway through the third period that got the Red Wings within one. The Sharks didn't collapse and grew their lead over the final 10 minutes. Raymond now has 18 goals, 29 assists, 90 shots on net and a minus-6 rating through 43 appearances. He's above a point-per-game pace this season, something he hasn't done in his first three NHL campaigns, so he's well on his way to a career year.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Nabs two apples against Seattle
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Raymond provided two assists, one on the man advantage, in Sunday's 6-2 win over Seattle.
Raymond helped out on goals by Marco Kasper and Alex DeBrincat in the victory. The 22-year-old Raymond has gotten on the scoresheet in four consecutive games, generating two goals and six helpers during that stretch. In his last eight games, the Swedish winger has recorded five multi-point performances and has been held off the scoresheet only once. Raymond is spearheading Detroit's offensive output in 2024-25 with 17 goals and 46 points through 42 contests.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Pair of points in Friday's win
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Raymond scored a power-play goal on three shots, added an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Raymond earned his fourth multi-point effort over seven games since the holiday break. In that span, he has four goals and seven assists, providing high-quality offense in a top-line role. Raymond is up to 17 tallies, 44 points (21 on the power play), 84 shots on net and a minus-5 rating through 41 appearances. It's already been a career year on the power play for the 22-year-old, and he's on pace to top the 80-point mark for the first time as well.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Three-point performance in win
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Raymond scored a power-play goal on three shots and added a pair of assists in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Jets.
One of Raymond's helpers also came on the power play. The winger is cruising since the holiday break, earning three goals, five assists and five power-play points over his last five outings. The surge has him up to 16 goals, 41 points (19 on the power play), 79 shots on net and a minus-7 rating through 39 contests overall.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Back on scoresheet in defeat
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Raymond potted a power-play goal on his only shot in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Raymond snapped Joseph Woll's shutout bid on the power play at 8:17 of the third period. The goal snapped a three-game point drought for Raymond, which was his longest dry spell of the campaign. That's incredible consistency for a 22-year-old on a Detroit club that is struggling mightily. The right-shot winger is tracking toward a career year, and he's leading the Wings in scoring with 14 goals and 34 points through 35 contests.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Scoring surge continues
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Raymond scored an empty-net goal and added a power-play assist in Wednesday's 6-4 win over the Flyers.
The fourth overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft continued an incredible hot streak that has seen him light the lamp 11 times in the last 13 games, with 16 total points during that span. Remarkably, only one of those tallies has come with the man advantage, suggesting there may be even more upside lurking in Raymond's fantasy profile given that he's a fixture on Detroit's first power-play unit. On the season, the 22-year-old winger has popped for 13 goals and 33 points in 31 contests as he heads toward a career-best campaign.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Fills empty cage
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Raymond scored an empty-net goal on two shots in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Maple Leafs.
Raymond has 10 goals and four assists over his last 12 outings, going no more than one game without a goal in that span. The 22-year-old winger is up to 12 tallies, 31 points, 63 shots on net and a minus-2 rating over 30 appearances. Raymond's slow start to the year is a distant memory, and he's cementing his status as one of the Red Wings' most reliable forwards.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Two points in shootout win
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Raymond picked up a goal and an assist in Monday's 6-5 shootout win over the Sabres.
He was also one of two Detroit skaters to beat James Reimer in the shootout, sweeping in from the faceoff circle before deking to his backhand and slipping the puck past the goalie's outstretched skate. Raymond has gotten onto the scoresheet in 10 of the last 11 games, racking up nine goals and 14 points over that stretch, as he surges toward a career-best campaign.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Scores vs. Colorado
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Raymond scored a goal in Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Avalanche.
Raymond deflected a shot past Alexandar Georgiev in the dying stages of the second period, but that was all the offense the Red Wings would muster in this contest. Raymond has been playing at a high level of late, cracking the scoresheet in all but one of his last 10 contests while notching eight goals and four assists in that span.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Carries offense in loss
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Raymond scored two goals in Tuesday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Bruins.
Both tallies highlighted Raymond's lightning-quick release, as he beat Joonas Korpisalo glove side in the first and third periods, but the Red Wings couldn't generate any additional offense. Raymond is one of the hottest snipers in the league right now, and eight of his nine goals on the season have come in the last 10 games.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Extends scoring streak Friday
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Raymond scored a goal in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Devils.
Raymond has found the back of the net in a season-high five consecutive games, elevating his total to seven through 23 appearances in 2024-25. He has collected 16 assists to give 23 points this campaign.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Plays hero again Wednesday
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Raymond scored the overtime winner and added an assist, both on the power play, in Wednesday's 2-1 victory over the Flames.
The 22-year-old winger extended his goal streak to four games in style -- Raymond collected the puck along the boards, drifted into the slot and wired a shot inside the far post that Dan Vladar simply couldn't handle. Three of Raymond's tallies during his streak have been game-winners, while Wednesday's strike was his first power-play goal of the campaign. The fourth overall pick in the 2020 Draft is up to six goals and 22 points in 22 contests as he steams toward a career-best season.
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Red Wings' Lucas Raymond: Keeps scoring streak alive
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Raymond scored a goal in Monday's 4-2 win over the Islanders.
Raymond found the back of the net for the third game in a row, and two of those goals have been game-winners. His tip-in Monday ended up being the deciding tally during a contest in which the Red Wings were behind twice. Raymond is up to five goals and 15 assists this season, but after scoring four of his five goals across his last six appearances, there's no question he's trending in the right direction.
