The Daily: Danielson Helps Griffins to Best Start; Larkin Still Surging

Nate Danielson showed why he could soon be in the NHL by scoring his first goal of the season and adding a game-winning shootout tally to help the Grand Rapid Griffins earn a win that gives them their best start in franchise history.

The Detroit affiliate is now 6-0 after defeating the Iowa Wild 4-3 in the shootout. Michal Postava made 37 saves, plus three more in the shootout, to raise his personal record to 3-0. He now shows a 2.29 goals-against average and a .934 save percentage.

Playing his second game since returning from an injury, Danielson scored a second-period goal and then netted the only goal in the shootout.

We’ve gotta share the full play on the Danielson goal here as Nate Danielson absolutely walked the Iowa defense entering the zone #GoGRG #LGRW https://t.co/bLy9WUK42a pic.twitter.com/iiI0Vraj3h

— Hockeytown West Podcast (@HockeytownWpod) October 29, 2025

The Red Wings haven’t yet announced who will replace Michael Brandsegg-Nygard on the roster. He was sent back to the Griffins on Monday. Carter Mazur was one of the favorites, but he was injured in practice. Another possibility is John Leonard, who scored his sixth goal in four games in the win over Iowa. Detroit prospect Amadeus Lombardi earned his sixth assist on that goal.

Defenseman Erik Gustafsson had a pair of assists in the game.  Detroit prospect Alex Doucet also scored in the contest.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Red Wings prospect Carter Mazur suffers an injury in a Grand Rapids Griffins practice.

Detroit captain Dylan Larkin is still surging, scoring twice in the Red Wings’ win at St. Louis. Road trip starts well.

NHL veteran Erik Gustafsson opens up about how he has dealt with his demotion to the AHL.

Red Wings Extra

By scoring two of his team’s five goals, Larkin became the fourth Detroit player over the past 30 years to score eight or more goals in the Red Wings’ first 10 games of a season. The others: Alex DeBrincat (nine in 2023-24), Sergei Fedorov (eight in 2002-03), and Brendan Shanahan (eight in 2001-02).

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