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A pair of 6-foot-6 giants for the Detroit Red Wings made life difficult for the Montreal Canadiens in a 3-0 Wings win Friday night at Little Caesars Arena.

At one point, longtime Liveblog commenter Carin Latzel apologized for a quiet peanut gallery. Although Montreal’s inexperienced defence held their own after a rough first period, one goal was all Detroit needed on the night, and they got it from their twin behemoths. Montreal general manager Kent Hughes emphasized size and speed when he acquired Kirby Dach in the offseason, and Detroit’s victory on Friday showed why it helps to be big in this league. The Canadiens pressed, but couldn’t solve Husso. It was an occasionally chippy affair: even former teammates Ben Chiarot and Brendan Gallagher couldn’t help but exchange shoves in the heat of battle. Already down Mike Matheson and Joel Edmundson for the foreseeable future, the left side of Montreal’s defence could hardly bear another loss, so fans held their collective breath when Kaiden Guhle exited the game in the first period.

The Red Wings got a win for Newsy Lalonde, but the Grand Rapids Griffins were taking it on the chin from San Diego in their AHL opener.

[Detroit Red Wings23 hours ago ](https://detroithockeynow.com/2022/10/14/for-starters-an-opening-night-red-wings-first-dhn/) [Detroit Red Wings15 hours ago ](https://detroithockeynow.com/2022/10/14/the-breakdown-big-line-comes-up-big-for-red-wings/) Washington: Ilya Samsonov was forgetting he’s on a new team. [Boston Bruins](https://bostonhockeynow.com/2022/10/14/debrusk-out-for-this-weekends-boston-bruins-action/) [Montreal Canadiens](https://montrealhockeynow.com/2022/10/14/watch-jake-allen-with-an-incredible-save/) [AHL season](https://detroithockeynow.com/2022/10/14/the-daily-griffins-set-to-kick-off-season-tonight-at-home/)underway Secondly, both forward Givani Smith and defenseman Eemil Viro were -2. The Red Wings were whipping up on the Canadiens. However, the Grand Rapids Griffins were taking a whipping on home ice. Jack Adams was behind the Detroit bench that night. It was fitting because the previous time Newsy Lalonde was coaching an NHL game in Detroit, it was also involving the Canadiens. Fittingly, it was a 3-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Detroit’s season opener.

The Habs goalie put forth an incredible effort, but it wasn't enough on Friday night.

Husso’s glove was quicker than the Habs’ chances along the goal line to deny Montreal a first goal of their own. Soderblom’s big frame was too much in front of the net and his first NHL goal opened the scoring in the game. The Montreal chances for counter-attacks were few and far between while the Red Wings owned the puck, but a quick transition by Jake Evans forced the Wings to haul down a wide-open Rem Pitlick to put Montreal on their first power play of the night. Just as the Habs were beginning to generate some offensive pressure, Josh Anderson was called for interference, putting the Habs back on the penalty kill. A couple of big saves from Allen kept the game scoreless, but the Detroit pressure forced Arber Xhekaj into a penalty, and the Habs to the game’s first penalty kill. While there were some wobbles in the debut game, the Habs stuck with the same lineup that brought them a win, with the only difference being Sean Monahan listed as a centre as opposed to a winger, swapping with Kirby Dach.

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Detroit Red Wings (0-0-0) The veteran reinforcements — Andrew Copp, David Perron, Ben Chiarot — will raise the floor. Mortiz Seider and Lucas Raymond will keep pushing the ceiling. 30, had 264 points (52 goals, 212 assists) in 1,057 games for the Devils and New York Islanders, and 14 points (five goals, nine assists) in 90 Stanley Cup Playoff games, when he was plus-3.