Detroit Red Wings display determination: 'It's a statement win for us'

The Red Wings gave themselves a shot of confidence with the way they played against the Wild. Filmed Jan. 12, 2019 in Saint Paul, Minn. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

SAINT PAUL, Minn. — This was validation, this was one to celebrate.

The Detroit Red Wings return home for a brief appearance at Little Caesars Arena buoyed by a victory that reinforces the message their coach has kept sending: Keep doing things right.

The results had been lacking, but Saturday night they came: a 5-2 victory earned on the strength of playing well at both ends of the ice. The Wings took down a Minnesota Wild team that had won four of its last five games, scoring on the opening shift at Xcel Energy Center.…