Only One Word For Red Wings Latest Performance: Inexplicable
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The post Only One Word For Red Wings Latest Performance: Inexplicable appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . DeBrincat There are plenty of appropriate adjectives that could be applied to the performance of the Detroit Red Wings in Saturday’s 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers . Certainly, some of those words wouldn’t be appropriate for a family publication such as this.
However, there’s one descriptive that is both appropriate and accurate – inexplicable. Considering the circumstances, that’s exactly what type of effort the Red Wings turned in on Saturday. “I don’t think we were good today by any means,” Detroit forward Alex DeBrincat said.
The final scoreline is somewhat deceptive. The Flyers led 4-0 with just over six minutes to play. With the goalie pulled, the Red Wings netted three times before the Flyers were able to shoot the puck into the vacated Detroit cage to seal the victory.
The rally might’ve made the outcome more palatable from a Detroit point of view, but it was fool’s gold. “We’re not getting tricked either by the three goals at the end of the night,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. “That made it close.