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Offensive struggles contributing to the Red Wings' poor start

Frans Nielsen on the Red Wings' inability to produce offense Ted Kulfan, The Detroit News

Detroit — To win games, a team needs to score goals.

Obviously, the Red Wings haven’t done a good job of doing either.

They have the NHL’s worst record with only one victory in the opening 10 games (1-7-2) — and have struggled mightily offensively, which has led to all the defeats.

With 21 goals for, they rank 28th in the NHL, which is also where the Wings’ stand in goals per game average (2.