The Detroit Red Wings have one game left to feel better about themselves before they depart for a weeklong excursion to Sweden.
The Columbus Blue Jackets visit Little Caesars Arena on Saturday; should the Wings score first, it would be their first time in eight games. All this chasing has been taxing in more ways than one: The Wings (7-5-2) have just five points over their past seven games.
“It’s on us, and we know in the room we have what it takes to be good,” captain Dylan Larkin said after Thursday’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens. “Our fourth line has been the best line for us the past week, and they’re playing simple, they’re getting pucks behind, they’re forechecking hard and attacking the net. It’s something we all have to look to and we all have to play like that.
“It wasn’t all negative. We battled back, but “When you have confidence, everything feels easy, and then you lose it and you’re thinking about how to get it back and thinking about what you are doing out there instead of just playing. So I think we just have to get some of that swagger back and we’ll be all right.”that’s a game we really wanted. We got one point, but it doesn’t feel good enough.”
Coach Derek Lalonde didn’t feel good about the lack of a call on Jordan Harris after he sent Austin Czarnik into the boards late in the third period.
“I’m concerned about the safety of Austin Czarnik,” Lalonde said. “With five minutes left, he gets barreled into the boards — the classic push on the hip, and he’s out for the rest of the game. He could have broken his leg. Brandon (Blandina) decides not to call that. I’m disappointed in that because Harris could have hurt him seriously. I’m glad it sounds like he’ll be OK, but I was disappointed.”
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