Detroit Red Wings
How Sweep It Is! Red Wings End Trip With Shootout Win

When it’s good, it’s very good, and the Detroit Red Wings are that good going into the 4 Nations break next week.
They finished their latest four-game road trip by winning their seventh in a row, 5-4, in a shootout win over theĀ Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena
Patrick Kane. in his second game since coming off injured reserve, set an NHL record with his 53rd shootout goal toĀ decide it for the Red Wings, who moved back into seventh place in the Eastern Conference after temporarily sinking to ninth after Tampa Bay and Boston won earlier in the evening.
The sweep marked the Red Wings’ first four-game road sweep since 1996.
McLellan Impressed With Effort
It marked the second time in 20 games behind the bench that the Wings have won seven in a row under Todd McLellan, and in a postgame interview he sounded as pleasantly surprised as any fan.
“To go home with eight points in the bank. I’m not sure that we thought we would get that when we left, “McLellan said. “But we chipped away and chipped away.”
The Red Wings had a pair of power-play goals, one by Moritz Seider in his 300th career game.
“Obviously, it feels good to get a goal,” he said. “Other than that, I’m really happy just with the outcome. I mean, we just have seven in a row, again, swept the road trip.”
Jonatan Berggren also scored on the power play for Detroit, which also got goals from Elmer Soderblom ane Lucas Raymond.
The Red Wings coughed up a 4-2 lead in the third period, but Kane won it with the only goal in the shootout, lifting the puck past Seattle netminder Joey Daccord.
“What a trip,” Kane said..”The guys have been playing great. Obviously, I missed some time there, but it was fun to come back in and be part of a couple wins and, man, I mean, the team is just feeling confident right now, finding ways to win.”
The Wings play one more game before the break, a Saturday afternoon game with Tampa Bay. The Wings lost at Tampa on their last road trip, an overall effort that McLellan called “average.”
Asked to grade this trip, McLellan said with a wry grin: “Above average.”
I’ve seen everything I needed to see from this team. The last piece of the puzzle through my eyes was hooking up a good road trip. It was the one thing the Wings have struggled at, even under McLellan – until now. The coach appears to find new things to fix 1 after another and a good road gameplan was the last thing that needed attention. He’s got that in the bag. I’m thinking about the playoffs now. That in itself is unbelievable.
Thank you Tim. Nice write-up. Team is playing good and working hard. Nice win.
Ah, the troll patrol is up and about.
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Does it ever stop? Can we actually live like an adult? So sad that this continues on here. I have no idea how the moderators justify or put up with it. Nothing bad or wrong was stated. Just churlish people continue.
The only thing that could have made this road trip better would have been for Shine to score his first NHL goal but I’m just splitting hairs here. Go DRW!!!
These guys are playing some seriously connected hockey. Puck support offensively and defensively has been remarkable compared to pre McLellan. They are going up ice as a 5 man unit and defending as a 5 man unit without the scrambled, puck watching, out of position stuff that was happening regularly before. I give a ton of credit to Mclellan but a lot should also be given to the young guys that are helping to provide the glue that’s made a big difference. Kasper, Berggren, Johansson, and Soderblom have all been solid contributors.It helps that the goalies have been lights out as well! It’s fun to watch Red Wing games again : )