Detroit — The Red Wings were pointing at this five-game home stand as an opportunity to right themselves a bit.
But, no such luck. Detroit lost its third of those five games at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, falling 3-2 to Montreal and continuing a rough stretch in the schedule.
The Canadiens scored twice in a span of 1 minute, 6 seconds early in the second period, then scored again just 19 seconds into the third while goalie Antti Niemi stopped 30 shots as the Wings continued reeling.
“We gave away three easy goals,” coach Jeff Blashill said.