DETROIT -- Jakub Dobes made 30 saves to help the Montreal Canadiens defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

Mike Matheson had a goal and an assist, and Brendan Gallagher and Nick Suzuki each had two assists for Montreal (1-1-0), which lost 5-2 at the Toronto Maple Leafs in its season opener on Wednesday.

Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit in its season opener. John Gibson allowed five goals on 13 shots in his Red Wings debut before being removed at 17:12 of the second period. Cam Talbot made four saves in relief.

The Red Wings scored on their first power play of the season. Patrick Kane took the puck below the goal line and faked to go behind the net before slipping a pass to Larkin, who beat Dobes at 3:50 of the first period for a 1-0 lead.

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