RECAP: Red Wings fall short in overtime, 4-3, to Blackhawks

CHICAGO --The Detroit Red Wings fell short in overtime for the second straight game, dropping a 4-3 decision to the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night at the United Center.

After Pius Suter opened the scoring midway through the first period with an even-strength goal, captain Dylan Larkin's power-play tally 77 seconds later put Detroit ahead, 2-0. Dominik Kubalik gave the Red Wings a 3-1 advantage heading into the third, but Chicago erased its two-goal deficit in the final frame to force overtime, then scored the game-winner in extra time.
"We have to learn from it," Larkin said. "We have to find a way, when we're up two goals, to keep our foot on the gas."
Alex Nedeljkovic made 25 saves for Detroit (2-0-2; 6 points), while Filip Hronek registered his 100th career NHL assist with his helper on Larkin's second goal of the season.
Derek Lalonde became the first head coach in franchise history to record at least one point in each of his first four contests with the Red Wings, who extended their season-opening point streak to four consecutive games.
NEXT UP:Detroit will host the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday night at Little Caesars Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

Detroit 1, Chicago 0 (9:26, 1st period)
Suter recorded his first goal of the season when he deflected Robert Hagg's point shot off his skate past Chicago netminder Petr Mrazek into the back of the net. Gustav Lindstrom was also credited with an assist on Suter's tally.

Detroit 2, Chicago 0 (10:33, 1st period)
Larkin, assisted by Kubalik and Hronek, doubled the Red Wings' lead when he ripped home a shot from the high slot on the power play. It was the 149th goal of Larkin's NHL career, passing Shawn Burr (148) for sole possession of 25th place on the franchise's all-time list.

Chicago 1, Detroit 2 (5:41, 2nd period)
Andreas Athanasiou beat Nedeljkovic on a penalty shot to make it a one-goal game.
Detroit 3, Chicago 1 (11:18, 2nd period)
Olli Maatta's shot from just below the blue line was redirected in by Kubalik. With the assist, Maatta extended his point streak to four consecutive games.

Chicago 2, Detroit 3 (3:46, 3rd period)
After Jack Johnson's initial shot was blocked by Nedeljkovic, Philipp Kurashev buried the rebound, bringing the Blackhawks back to within one.
Chicago 3, Detroit 3 (10:06, 3rd period)
Connor Murphy got the puck off a faceoff and sent a shot from the blue line past Nedeljkovic for a shorthanded goal.
Chicago 4, Detroit 3 (2:16, Overtime)
Max Domi scored the game-winner, his second goal of the season, in overtime.

QUOTABLE

Lalonde on the third period and Detroit's overall play
"The will is there. The want is there. It's just executing and managing the game. Obviously, we didn't do that in the third period."
Lalonde on the learning and growing experiences
"A lot of the egregious mistakes that ended up in the back of our net at the end were direct results of our young guys. The reality is, they gotta go through those things to learn from them and improve on them."