The Detroit Red Wings fell to the Calgary Flames last night in regulation, marking the first time since October. 9th that the team hasn’t managed to come away on the night with a point in the standings.
In their last ride at the Saddledome, the Red Wings offense fell flat, with Detroit’s only goal in their 4-1 loss coming from Michigan Men JT Compher and Andrew Copp connecting in the second period off a face-off draw.
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The Red Wings now find themselves tied for the bottom of the Atlantic with the Buffalo Sabres in the standings with 11 points and a 4-4-3 record through their first eleven games.
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With the Red Wings heading to Edmonton to finish their four game road trip to face Connor McDavid and the Oilers, they’ll need to find more than that one goal from their forward corps. Viktor Arvidsson and Lucas Raymond were able to break their scoring droughts earlier on the road, while center Dylan Larkin is still looking to find the back of the since his sole goal of the season so far from his debut against the Ottawa Senators.
Meanwhile, McDavid and Draisatl have combined for 20 goals on the year, with McDavid leading the NHL points race with 33 so far and second place falling to Draisatl with 19. Under former Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock, the pair have been especially effective at hockey this year.
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Grand Rapids Griffins captain Dominik Shine had quite the night in Van Andel Arena, leading the team to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland Monsters. Shine is one of the Griffins most veteran players, and in his decade long career with the team he’s now also hit a few milestones for the team, and himself, with his performance against Cleveland netting him the AHL’s second star of the night award.
