Dylan Larkin of Waterford, Michigan has been named the National Hockey League First Star of the Week for the period from October 13 to October 19, 2025. In four games, Larkin had four goals and five assists for nine points. He was a +7 with six penalty minutes, two power-play points, two game-winning goals, 11 shots on goal, 42 faceoff wins, two hits and five giveaways.
Points in all four games
Larkin opened the week with a power-play goal from Alex DeBrincat of Farmington Hills, Michigan and Lucas Raymond of Gothenburg, Sweden in a 3-2 Red Wings win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Canadian Thanksgiving Monday. He then had two first period assists on goals by Mason Appleton of Green Bay, Wisconsin and Patrick Kane of Buffalo, New York in a 4-1 Red Wings upset win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.
Larkin’s offensive production continued on October 17 as he had one goal and one assist in a 2-1 Red Wings win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Larkin helped set up defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka of Gallivae, Sweden for his first ever NHL goal with six minutes and 58 seconds left in the first period. Then with the game tied at one, Larkin scored the game-winning goal from J.T. Compher of Northbrook, Illinois at 3:36 of the extra period.
Then in the Red Wings’s 4-2 Sunday win over the Edmonton Oilers, Larkin was involved in all four Detroit goals. He opened the scoring from defenseman Ben Chiarot of Hamilton, Ontario and Raymond at 8:51 of the second period. Larkin also set up Red Wings rookie centre Emmitt Finnie of Lethbridge, Alberta for his first two ever NHL goals, and scored the game-winning goal from Finnie and new Red Wings goaltender John Gibson of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Larkin’s 2025-26 NHL statistics
In six games, Larkin has five goals and six assists for 11 points. He is a +9 with six penalty minutes, three power-play points, two game winning goals, 20 shots on goal, 62 faceoff wins, one blocked shot, four hits, and seven giveaways.
Higher expectations in Detroit
The Red Wings have missed the playoffs for nine straight seasons and everyone is starting to get a little bit impatient. This is Hockeytown don’t forget, and this is a franchise that made the playoffs for 25 straight seasons from 1990 to 2016. Things did not look good in Motown to begin the season as Detroit lost 5-1 to the Montreal Canadiens, but since then they have won five straight games.
