7:30p ET, Joe Louis Arena
Detroit, MI
TV: FSD, NHLN-US
Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket // 1270 AM CBS Sports Radio
Stop me if you've heard this before: the Detroit Red Wings are struggling post-trade deadline when they need to be racking up the points needed to secure a playoff spot. Sound familiar? That's because it's the same script the team followed last season, though of course Detroit didn't make any trades at the deadline this go around.
We've just seen the Wings lose their third straight game, dropping into the second wild card spot at a stagnant 75 points while the teams ahead of them in the Atlantic pull ahead and the teams behind them in the wild card race draw closer.