Red Wings writer Helene St. James chats with forward Anthony Mantha about breaking into the NHL, then Mark Howe on the Wings' defense and his father, Gordie. Podcast date: March 16, 2016.
If the Detroit Red Wings are to make the NHL playoffs, they need not look back far to find their North Star.
The Wings are responsible for their own jeopardy, after a week-and-a-half of some of their most topsy-turvy hockey of the season.
They return Thursday to the site of one of their most recent lessons, which is that an intense third period won't yield points unless it's preceded by a good start and middle.