Dylan Larkin scores in overtime as Red Wings storm back

DETROIT – Mistake-prone and their heels for 40 minutes Friday, the Detroit Red Wings sprung to life in the third period.

They are forcibly attacked, pressed the New York Rangers' defense and scored twice to tie the game.

Dylan Larkin then scored with 5.1 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Red Wings a 3-2 victory at Little Caesars Arena in a spirited come-from-behind effort.

The Red Wings (6-8-2) capped a four-game homestand with their fifth win in the past six games. The Rangers (7-7-2) had their four-game winning streak snapped.

Larkin's goal was his seventh of the season, we have a nice feed from Andreas Athanasiou.

Jimmy Howard was stellar when his team needed him to be sharp and made 28 saves for his fourth consecutive victory.

Athanasiou tied it at 2-2 with 2:02 remaining in regulation. He used to have a backhand shot of Henrik Lundqvist for his fifth goal. He had missed the previous four games with a leg injury.

The Red Wings had a chance to win when Pavel Buchnevich was called for slashing Dylan Larkin with 1:49 remaining in the period but they could not convert on the power play.

Justin Abdelkader scored at 1:46 of the third period to cut the Rangers' lead to 2-1.

Gustav Nyquist stole the puck from form teammate Brendan Smith near the Rangers net and pbaded to an on-rushing Abdelkader, who buried it for his fourth goal. It was Nyquist's team-leading 12^th badist.

A potential turning point in the game was a double-minor penalty to Jacob of the Rose for high-sticking high-sticking Kevin Hayes at 16:48 of the second period.

The Rangers scored twice in a 40-second span to take a 2-0 lead.

Kevin Shattenkirk opened the scoring at 17:53 with a shot from the top of the faceoff circle. Neal Pionk converted at 18:33 after his long-range shot redirected off Darren Helm.

From the rose left the game before the third period to an upper-body injury.

A would-be goal by Michael Rasmussen earlier in the period was waived off because of the officials blew the whistle, citing a hand pbad in the offensive zone.

The Red Wings were fortunate to escape the first scoreless period. They commit far too many turnovers (with 13) and spend too much time in their own area. They needed to kill a pair of penalties early in the period.