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The Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday got off to an ideal start to their five-game road trip. Dylan Larkin tallied two goals and an assist Alex DeBrincat scored a goal and contributed an assist and the Red Wings turned in a strong defensive performance to defeat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 at the Enterprise Center. The Red Wings (7-3-0) have won back-to-back games against the Blues (3-6-1) and evened their road record to 2-2-0. John Gibson made 20 saves to raise his record to 4-2-0. The Red Wings limited the Blues to four shots in the third period. The Red Wings scored four unanswered goals after Brayden Schenn opened the scoring 47 seconds into the game. Ben Chiarot tied it at 12:01 when his shot from the point beat Jordan Binngton. DeBrincat’s power-play goal gave his team the lead for good with 36 seconds remaining in the first period. He deflected in Moritz Seider’s shot for his second of the season and second in as many games as he played. The Red Wings scored twice in a span of 1:42 in the second period to take command. Larkin fired in a shot from the slot off a pass from Simon Edvinsson at 11:14 of the second period. Elmer Soderblom then scored his first goal of the season, banging in a pass from Michael Rasmussen at the net front at 12:56. Larkin sealed the outcome with an empty-net goal. He has eight goals this season and 250 for his career. The Red Wings visit the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday (10:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network).
