Only one more game, three periods of hockey, left.
That's a good thing. Because it appears the Red Wings are sputtering, chugging, limping, all of it, to the finish line.
With a depleted lineup Tuesday, the Red Wings traveled to Carolina and lost to the Metropolitan Division leading Hurricanes 4-1.
That's four straight losses for the Wings, who fell below .500 (35-36-10) with only Thursday's game in Tampa left on the regular season schedule.
Robert Hagg scored the Wings goal Thursday, and it wasn't nearly enough after another poor Wings' start and simply not enough offensive push to rally.