VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Lucas Raymond had two goals and an assist before the first period was over Thursday night, and the Detroit Red Wings rolled to a 5-2 road win over the Vancouver Canucks.
Detroit scored three times in the first nine minutes. Raymond tipped a point shot past Kevin Lankinen at 4:18, William Wallinder banked one in at 6:04, and Raymond answered an Elias Pettersson power-play goal with a backhand on the man advantage at 8:56.
Michael Rasmussen made it 4-1 late in the second period, a frame in which Detroit allowed zero shots, and Emmitt Finnie added a fifth goal four minutes into the third. The Red Wings finished with a 31-13 edge in shots.
Starter John Gibson faced only five shots over 40 minutes, allowing one, and sat out the third period. Michal Postava, summoned from Grand Rapids that same day, came on and made seven saves in his first NHL game.
Detroit is now 4-3-3 with points in six straight games, while Vancouver fell to 2-9-1 with a ninth consecutive loss. The Red Wings visit the Calgary Flames on Saturday night.
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