The Daily: McLellan Uncovers Missing Goals; Bruins Discord?

The Todd McLellan first few weeks as the Detroit Red Wings coach has included some quality detective work in solving the mystery of the missing scoring.

McLellan discovered the goals were still there, just locked away by a lack of confidence, imprisoned by a restrictive offensive system.

Since McLellan took over, the Red Wings have played seven games and scored four or more goals five times. They netted three goals in another game. That’s a noteworthy accomplishment for a team that was nearer to an average of 2.5 than three goals per game.

The Red Wings simply are shooting more than they did before Christmas.

In the Red Wings’ 5-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks Friday, Detroit got goals from two rookies (Marco Kasper and Albert Johansson) and another player (Andrew Copp) who had gone 12 games without a goal. The team’s top two lines are producing, and others are joining in.

Empty net goal for Detroit!

Scored by Marco Kasper with 01:39 remaining in the 3rd period.

Assisted by Simon Edvinsson.

Detroit: 5
Chicago: 3#CHIvsDET #LGRW #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/BlXiVTEI5Q

— NHL Goals (@nhl_goal_bot) January 11, 2025

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Czech legend and former Detroit player Vaclav Nedoalmansky takes a verbal shot at the Russians.

Rookie Albert Johansson scored his first NHL goal in the win against Chicago.

Todd McLellan‘s team needs to take advantage of the next two home games.

Red Wings Extra

The Red Wings a six-game winning streak and plenty of positive numbers into their Sunday afternoon game against the Seattle Kraken (3 p.m., ET, FanDuel Sports Network). The Red Wings are averaging 4.16 goals during the winning streak. They have scored at least one power play goals in every win. They haven’t been outshot since coach Todd McLellan took over. Patrick Kane boasts four goals, seven assists and 11 points during the winning streak. Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin have combined for 18 point

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