Red Wings Dominate in Heart-Pounding 3-1 Thrashing!

Detroit — When this regular season ultimately ends for the Red Wings, and if a playoff berth is in their future, don't forget Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss in Dallas . Yes, the Wings did lose the game. Stars defenseman Thomas Harley scored in overtime on a rush, squashing an admirable third-period Wings' comeback.

But the fact the Wings did make the comeback, with a depleted lineup, against an elite Dallas team that has earned points in 15 consecutive games (14-0-1), this was a valuable and unexpected point in the standings for the Wings. It kept the Wings one point ahead (80-79) of Columbus in the playoff chase, the Blue Jackets the first team below the playoff cutline. "Huge point for us, for sure," said forward Lucas Raymond, who tied the game, 2-2, late in the third period.

"We wanted to get two (points), but it's tight this time of year and they are a good team over there. We put ourselves in a lot of bad spots, especially on the penalty kill, and didn't really get it done on the power play. "We will take the one point and move on.

" The Wings still haven't won in Dallas since February 2016, winless in their last 13 games (0-9-4) at American Airlines Center. But this particular overtime loss, rarely has a defeat stung a little less. Dallas dominated the first half of the game, but the Wings slowly worked their way back, taking advantage of the Stars' miscues.