Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan spoke about his team's bounceback against the Rangers after a late-game collapse vs Buffalo.

Lucas Raymond scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period and the Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 2-1.

Nevertheless, the win was important for the Wings, who have been inconsistent since their red-hot start to the 2025-26 season. There is still a lot of hockey to be played, but team-bonding victories like what Detroit had at Madison Square Garden can galvanize a team to turn things around.

The New York Rangers said coach Mike Sullivan is missing their game Sunday night against Detroit because of personal reasons. No other details were provided. In Sullivan’s absence, assistants David Quinn and Joe Sacco were set to run the bench against the Red Wings.

Quick’s fire endears him to teammates. Will Cuylle has called him a leader in New York since his arrival in 2023-24, and the forward likes the passion with which he plays. It was on full display against Detroit, from the saves he made to his officiating complaints to his post-buzzer pugnacity.

Jeff Garlin couldn’t curb his enthusiasm while visiting the Red Wings locker room after Sunday night’s game against the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK -- The Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers both will wrap up their respective weekend back-to-back sets when the Original Six clubs square off at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night.