DETROIT — Trey Augustine made eight saves in the shootout, and Kienan Draper scored on Detroit’s eighth shootout attempt to give the Red Wings prospects a 4-3 win against the Dallas Stars in the NHL Prospect Tournament
Finnish prospect Jesse Kiiskinen scored a power-play goal for Detroit at 8:16 of the second period to tie the game 1-1.
Sutter Muzzatti, the former Notre Dame player acquired from the Nashville Predators, and Carter Bear drew the assists.
What a difference a year has made for 2025 first-round pick Bear, who was coming off an injury last season and couldn’t get going in Detroit’s training camp. He was Detroit’s most visible offensive player in this game, racking up 10 shots on goal.
Noah Dower Nilsson scored with under six minutes left in the third period to pull Detroit within one goal. Theo Rochette scored the tying goal late in the third with the goalie pulled.
Takeaways
Former Notre Dame player Muzzazi, son of former NHL goalie Jason Muzzatti, shows some promise. He is a 6-foot-6 forward who kills penalties and offers a net-front presence on the power play. The Michigan native has offensive instincts. . . Detroit’s top line at the start of the game was Nate Danielson centering Bear and Kiiskinen . . .The Dallas go-ahead goal in the second period was scored by Charlie Paquette, who played for the Red Wings as a free invitee three years ago in this tournament.
Key Moment
With Augustine pulled, Detroit offseason free-agent addition Theo Rochette sent the game to overtime with a goal with 1:14 remaining in regulation. Danielson and Anton Johansson assisted. He was a 20-goal scorer in the Swiss League last season
Key Stat
The Red Wings outshot Dallas 17-4 in the first period, but the Stars outshot them 25-23 the rest of the game
Up Next
The Detroit rookies play the Penguins rookies at 7 p.m. Sunday at Little Caesars Arena.