Detroit Hockey Now’s Tim Robinson notes that the Red Wings’ PK came through in a big way vs. Montreal last night:
Detroit got a small measure of revenge in Thursday’s sin over Montrreal and the penalty kill was a factor. The PK, ranked 31st in the NHL, held Montreal at bay and een got a shorthanded goal from Andrew Coop. The Wings killed off three Montreal man-advantages.in their 5-2 victory.
“Teams are probably coming in thinking they can take advantage of our penalty kill because our numbers have not been good,” Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said. “They had a chance to strike and swing the momentum back to their side, but our group did a real good job.”
The performance was a morale boost, too.
“It’s huge that the coach trusted us to get that kill,” defenseman Moritz Seider said. “It’s obviously a good feeling to know that, and we did the job. That gave us a big boost.”
