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Ted Kulfan

Copp's goal rallies Red Wings to 3-1 victory over Capitals

DETROIT — Fittingly on a night the Red Wings celebrated past Stanley Cup champions, fans Thursday were able to celebrate an exciting present-day Wings victory.

Andrew Copp, the Ann Arbor native who cheered those 1997 and 1998 Cup winning Wings' teams, scored his first goal as a Red Wing late in the third period, helping send the Wings to a 3-1 victory.

Copp took a pass from Adam Erne and snuck a shot through the legs of Capitals goalie Darcy Kuemper at 16 minutes, 10 seconds, giving the Wings their first lead.

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