Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen quantifies the numbers behind the Red Wings’ 5-game losing streak, and the numbers aren’t pretty:
It’s difficult to know whether it’s Detroit’s defensive sloppiness or its offensive inefficiency that is causing them to nosedive out of the playoff contention. Over the past 10 games, the Red Wings have given up four or more goals eight times. They have given up 4.1 goals per game in that span. During their current five-game losing streak, they have scored two or fewer goals four times. They are averaging 2.0 goals per game during this slump. Trade acquistions Petr Mrazek and Craig Smith will practice with the team for the first time Sunday. Detroit’s next game is Monday in Ottawa (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network)
Continued; it’s been tough all over for the Wings over the last 5 games, and I’m not necessarily surprised that they suffered a Stadium Series let-down after dropping those back-to-back games to Columbus on the big stage.
But it’s time for the Wings to get their heads out of their hockey pants and reset and regroup now, and that starts tomorrow at practice.
