The Red Wings are 8-4-0 since McLellan took over. The power play, despite going 1 for 9 over the weekend, has been potent, converting at nearly 42 percent during this stretch (18 for 43). The penalty killing continues to struggle (16 for 25, 64 percent).

The honeymoon phase is well and truly over after a rough four-game outing. Now the Red Wings focus on how to move forward.

Detroit Red Wings star Patrick Kane didn't mince words when addressing the team's performance during the awful 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

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Everything you need to know ahead of tonight's game between the Red Wings and Lightning, as Detroit looks to complete a 2-0 tour of Florida

TAMPA BAY -- The Detroit Red Wings know they can’t let a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning at AMALIE Arena on Saturday night linger because in about 24 hours, they’ll be dropping the puck against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center.

Raymond scored a power-play goal, as the Wings continued their stellar run on the power play (10th game with a goal in 11 games). The Wings were 1-for-6 on the power play. The Wings put 40 shots on Tampa goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy but in some ways that was a misguided statistic.

TAMPA BAY -- Another Atlantic Division clash in the Sunshine State is up next for the Detroit Red Wings, who will go head-to-head with the Tampa Bay Lightning at AMALIE Arena on Saturday night.

Montreal has a 13-3-1 record over its last 17 games with the wins over the Red Wings coming early inthe streak. The Canadiens won at Detroit 4-3 on Dec. 20, then took the rematch the following night, 5-1.

When you do the math, it simply doesn’t add up to long-term success for the Detroit Red Wings. Sure, it’s great that the Red Wings are sending the NHL’s No.

It might be a while before a game featuring two Eastern Conference teams is completely meaningless in the playoff picture. Entering play on Tuesday night, five points separated seventh place in the conference from 13th,