Rest is important, but what the Detroit Red Wings crave — along with winning — is rhythm.
They turn their attention to the Toronto Maple Leafs, who come to Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, dinged by losing after a week between games. The Wings only had seven games on February's slate, and playing twice a week or less gets old quickly.
"We get in a rhythm," captain Dylan Larkin said after Wednesday's 5-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. "We’re creatures of habit, playing hockey. We played a lot of games and then we have a little bit of a break and we don’t play a lot of games this month.