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"I thought we put a pretty good effort in against a really good hockey club," McLellan said minutes after the Wings were handed a 5-2 loss by the Colorado Avalanche at Ball Arena Tuesday.
Detroit News |
The Wings certainly made things interesting Thursday but couldn't complete the comeback, falling to Ottawa 4-3.
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The Red Wings might have snagged a solid win over the Utah Hockey Club on Monday night, but they did not have enough in the tank against the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday night, losing 5-2.
This is also a favorable matchup with the Red Wings having all but dropped out of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference during their active 3-10 stretch. The Wings have a league-low 63.0 penalty-kill percentage while allowing the fifth-most goals per game.
Time is running out on the schedule, but the Wings still have a strong belief system they can end an eight-year playoff drought. Even though they possess the NHL's hardest schedule the rest of the way, facing playoff teams every game except for Saturday's home game against Boston.
Imagine being member of Quebec Remparts of Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League entering a best-of-seven playoff series needing four wins against a goalie who hasn’t lost one QMJHL game all season. That’s the challenge facing the Remparts.