The Detroit Red Wings didn’t come out like a team trying to keep a good thing rolling, delivering a first period as flat as it was forgettable.
The resilient attitude that carried them the past two weeks wasn’t there Tuesday, and the result was a rare loss at Little Caesars Arena, 5-2, to the Nashville Predators.
It was only the third regulation loss this season at home for the Wings (13-10-3) and halted a five-game winning streak. The Wings struggled to generate offense, and were outshot, 33-16. Even when goalie Alex Nedeljkovic was pulled with 3:24 to go, the Wings only managed two shots on net,and gave up an empty-net goal with 31 seconds left.