MLive’s Ansar Khan compares the statistical highlights of the Red Wings’ first 7-game winning streak under coach Todd McLellan to their current winning streak, and while the numbers are worth reading, I’m going to stick with the quotes Khan offers in his article:
The Red Wings (28-21-5, 61 points) are 15-4-1 since Todd McLellan took over as coach on Dec. 26 and coming off their first 4-0 trip since 1996.
“To go home with eight points in the bank, I’m not sure we thought we would get that when we left but we chipped away and chipped away, we won every game in a different form,” McLellan told FanDuel Sports Network.
The Red Wings have shown they can win with offense, defense, goaltending or special teams on any given night.
“We’ve been gutting out a lot of wins lately and it’s nice to see we can win in a lot of different ways,” goaltender Cam Talbot told media during the trip. “That obviously gives us a lot of confidence. We can win 2-1 games, 1-0 games, 5-2 games. We’re winning a whole different bunch of ways and that’s what good teams do this time of year.”
The variety of ways they’ve won has been evident during their streaks. They did it mainly with offense and the power play the first time around. They’re doing it mostly with strong goaltending from Talbot and Alex Lyon and solid defense during this latest run.
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