Red Wings Confound Yet Again
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Dylan Larkin The post Red Wings Confound Yet Again appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now . Dylan Larkin Earlier this season, the Detroit Red Wings assembled a 41-game stretch in which they never lost two games in a row in regulation. Following Saturday’s 4-1 loss to the New York Rangers, Detroit has now gone 26 consecutive games without winning two in a row.
Once, they were secure in a playoff position, 12 points clear of the barrier for missing out on postseason play. As they take the ice on Sunday afternoon at Little Caesars Arena to face the Minnesota Wild, the Red Wings sit with 88 points, tied with three other clubs for the eighth and final Eastern Conference playoff spot. Based on tiebreakers, the Ottawa Senators currently hold down that final place in the postseason.
“We’re gonna need some help,” Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin acknowledged to reporters following Saturday’s loss. “And we gotta win. We gotta win to get in.
” They got that help on Saturday. Ottawa, Columbus, and the New York Islanders, three of the teams Detroit is battling for a playoff spot, also lost. Generosity Of Others Keeping Red Wings In Hunt At this juncture, it’s honestly the generosity of others that keeps Detroit in the race.