5 Things – Flames @ Red Wings

2. Know Your Enemy

Detroit is true on the playoff line, holding the second Wild Card berth within the Eastern Conference following a 3-2 extra time loss at Dallas (*5*). Simon Edvinsson and Lucas Raymond scored third-interval targets for the Red Wings to safe a degree, earlier than Canadian Olympian Thomas Harley gained it for the house facet 2:06 into the additional body.

“We bought some well timed targets, and we are going to take them any means we are able to get them,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan told reporters postgame. “It was an actual character night time for lots of our gamers to compete as exhausting as they did and no less than get us a degree.”

The Red Wings have gained simply eleven over their previous six video games, and sit only one level forward of the Blue Jackets for playoff security. And currently, they’ve needed to forge on with out their captain, Dylan Larkin. The 29-yr-previous is predicted to overlook no less than the subsequent two weeks with a decrease-physique damage.

Alex DeBrincat leads the membership with 33 targets, his 66 factors have him tied for the crew lead with the aforementioned Raymond. But after coming ever-so-shut with 39 tallies a season in the past, DeBrincat has a shot at his third profession 40-plus purpose marketing campaign and first since he was a Blackhawk 4 seasons in the past.

Make no mistake, although, the stretch run is crunch time for Detroit. The Red Wings will do every thing they’ll to remain above that playoff bar, as they search their first postseason berth since 2016.