Red Wings 2, Ducks 1

Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek, left, and right wing Martin Frk stand for the national anthem.

Anaheim right wing J.T. Brown moves the puck up the ice ahead of Detroit center Gustav Nyquist in the first period.

Detroit center Dylan Larkin moves the puck up the ice in the first period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou watches the game between shifts in the first period.

Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg and right wing Anthony Mantha try to score on Anaheim in the first period.

Detroit head coach Jeff Blashill watches the game in the first period.

Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg trips up Anaheim right wing Ondrej Kase in the first period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou has a clean breakaway to the net but fails to score on Anaheim goalie John Gibson in the first period.

Anaheim center Ryan Kesler moves the puck up the ice in the first period.

Detroit center Dylan Larkin scores on Anaheim goalie John Gibson in the first period.

Detroit defenseman Trevor Daley and goalie Jimmy Howard keep the puck away from Anaheim right wing J.T. Brown in the first period

Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek congratulates center Dylan Larkin after Larkin scored in the first period.

Anaheim right wing Ondrej Kase and Detroit defenseman Danny DeKeyser go after a loose puck in the second period.

Detroit left wing Tomas Tatar and Anaheim right wing Ondrej Kase battle for the puck in the second period.

Detroit center Luke Glendening checks Anaheim center Antoine Vermette into the boards in the second period.

Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard paces back and forth during a timeout in the second period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou is checked by Anaheim left wing Nick Ritchie in the second period.

Detroit center Andreas Athanasiou is checked by Anaheim left wing Nick Ritchie in the second period.

Detroit defenseman Mike Green, left, and center Frans Nielsen celebrate Nielsen's second-period goal.

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Detroit defenseman Mike Green checks Anaheim center Rickard Rakell in the second period.

Anaheim right wing Ondrej Kase tries to get the puck past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the second period.

Detroit defenseman Jonathan Ericsson and Anaheim right wing Corey Perry battle for a loose puck in the second period.

Mike Green, defenseman, Detroit — From an offensive standpoint, no rental defenseman is better. But Green has flaws defensively, which makes him a bit of a luxury item. If the Red Wings can get a couple second-round picks, it would be a fair deal.

Detroit center Gustav Nyquist and Anaheim defenseman Francois Beauchemin battle for the puck in the third period.

Detroit left wing Justin Abdelkader and Anaheim defenseman Brandon Montour battle for the puck in the third period.

Detroit right wing Anthony Mantha moves the puck away from Anaheim defenseman Francois Beauchemin in the third period.

Detroit left wing Henrik Zetterberg spins the puck around Anaheim defenseman Hampus Lindholm in the third period.

Anaheim goalie John Gibson, here thwarting Detroit center Frans Nielsen, has agreed to an eight-year, $51.2 million extension with the NHL club.

Detroit left wing Tyler Bertuzzi chases the puck down the ice in the third period.

Anaheim right wing Corey Perry tries to deflect the puck past Detroit goalie Jimmy Howard in the third period.