Gostisbehere, Red Wings hand Wild 7th straight loss

DETROIT -- Shayne Gostisbehere had a goal and three assists for the Detroit Red Wings, who handed the Minnesota Wild their seventh straight loss with a 4-1 win at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday.

David Perron scored twice, and Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist for Detroit (11-6-3), which has won three straight since returning from Stockholm, where it went 0-1-1 in two games at the 2023 NHL Global Series Sweden. Alex Lyon made 37 saves.

“After the game in Sweden where we gave up a two-goal lead in the third (3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 17), [Larkin] said we need to figure out what kind of team we’re going to be,” Gostisbehere said. “We looked in the mirror and realized that if we do this the right way, we’re going to get results.”

Joel Eriksson Ek scored, and Filip Gustavsson made 19 saves for Minnesota (5-10-4), which is 0-5-2 during its losing streak.

“I think frustration is turning to anger. I hope they are as angry as we are,” Wild coach Dean Evason said. “What makes me mad is we’re making the same mistakes and the same guys are not pulling their weight. Most nights, our mistakes don’t give us a true chance of winning the hockey game.”

Perron gave the Red Wings a 1-0 lead at 4:06 of the first period, scoring a power-play goal with a one-timer from the left circle.

“I don’t know if I’ve ever dealt with a more competitive player,” Detroit coach Derek Lalonde said. “He drives us because he has such a passion to win.”

Eriksson Ek tied it 1-1 at 19:48 when he tipped Kirill Kaprizov's shot past Lyon on a power play.

Larkin responded for Detroit to make it 2-1 at 16:53 of the second period, scoring on his own rebound in the slot.

“That one is on me,” Wild forward Frederick Gaudreau said. “They came in 2-on-2 and I made a bad read.”

Perron scored his second power-play goal to push it to 3-1 at 1:29 of the third period. The goal was his 300th in the NHL.

“They told me this afternoon that I was two away from 300, so I’m glad I got it out of the way and we can keep moving forward,” Perron said. “The guys made two great plays to get me open looks.”

Gostisbehere scored an empty-net goal at 19:37 for the 4-1 final.

“Seven in a row is unacceptable, especially with this group of guys,” Minnesota forward Pat Maroon said. “We should be [ticked] off right now and we should be [ticked] off when we play the next game.

“We need to understand what is at stake here. We’re losing points by the sack.”

NOTES: Wild defenseman Alex Goligoski had one shot in 11:05 of ice time after missing the previous 15 games with a lower-body injury. … Minnesota outshot Detroit 30-13 at even strength. … Wild forward Mats Zuccarello had an assist to extend his point streak to seven games (three goals, seven assists). … Red Wings forward Alex DeBrincat had his five-game point streak end.