Tolvanen nearly tied the game with 3:35 left, but Talbot slid across the crease and gloved the puck inches from the goal line.
“I thought we did a good job of limiting their chances, but so did they,” Evans said. “They did a better job of capitalizing on the ones they got than we did.”
Larkin made it 4-2 with an empty-net goal at 19:30 to reach 600 NHL points (254 goals, 346 assists in 754 games).
“Not the prettiest goal for a milestone, but it means a lot to me to do it in this building,” the Detroit captain said. “Empty-net goals mean a lot, because if you miss an opportunity, the other team can come back and get back into the game.”
NOTES: Raymond extended his point streak to five games (two goals, eight assists), as did Larkin (four goals, two assists). DeBrincat had his goal streak end at three games ,but he has eight points (five goals, three assists) on a four-game point streak. … Larkin is the 11th Red Wings player to reach 600 points for the franchise. He is 33 points behind Brendan Shanahan for 10th place on the team’s career scoring list.