A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.

But it's on the defensive end that, possibly, bad habits from early in the season are beginning to resurface. McLellan, who took over Dec. 26 and the Wings immediately went 7-2-0 afterward, wants to stomp out those habits before they hurt the Wings again.

Ville Husso is happy to be back with the Detroit Red Wings, but his stay may not last long. Goalie Cam Talbot will start the Wings' Friday game against the Chicago Blackhawks. But Alex Lyon, who left Tuesday's game after the first period with an upper-body injury, could be back soon.

It was another spirited skate, but it did not feature the two Red Wings' presently unavailable due to injury: goaltender Alex Lyon and defenseman Jeff Petry. After the session, coach Todd McLellan provided an update on both players,

Former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic, now with Pittsburgh, became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and get an assist in the same game.

Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan wasn't happy with their poor net presence in Saturday night's 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Notes from the Red Wings' Thursday practice, focusing on lines and injuries heading into Friday's game against the Blackhawks

But Alex Lyon, who left Tuesday's game after the first period with an upper-body injury, could be back soon. "He's day-to-day," coach Todd McLellan said Thursday. "He may get on the ice as soon as ...

Now getting to see Raymond through eight games and daily practices, McLellan is understanding how good a player Raymond is, and can be in the future.

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan began his Thursday comments with a message regarding the devastating fires in the Los Angeles area.

Alex Lyon is nothing if not consistent in his ... That was two games after Todd McLellan had been named coach, and the Wings were enmeshed in what he termed the "honeymoon" phase of getting ...

In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.