Philadelphia — Allow a late goal in a period once, a hockey team is asking for trouble. Do it twice in a game, as the Red Wings did Friday, and you’re really tempting fate.
Then, let the opposing team score another two quick goals to open a period, and you're bound to lose.
The Wings did all those things Friday, so it wasn’t really a surprise Philadelphia skated to a 6-1 victory.
“Three minutes of the game right there and it changes the whole complexion of it (the game),” said forward Luke Glendening, “and here we are talking about the same thing.