from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
The Wings have won two games in a row for the first time in six weeks, on the strength of closing out opponents in the third period. That was a facet they lacked as recently as this month. Being able to do what the Wings did in their last two third periods - rallying from a one-goal deficit against Anaheim by scoring three goals and padding a one-goal lead at Minnesota with two goals – is especially encouraging for a young team.
“I think a lot of times with young players, it’s a process to learn how to play with the lead,” coach Jeff Blashill said Thursday.