Detroit — Victories haven’t come the Red Wings’ way often this season, and especially lately.
So after Saturday’s 2-1 win over the New York Islanders, you could sense a tone of relief and, let’s face it, joy coming from the Wings’ locker room.
There just haven’t been many of victories. Or at least, few and far between.
They hadn’t won since March 7 (shootout win over the N.Y. Rangers) and hadn’t won in regulation time since Feb. 14.
BOX SCORE: Red Wings 2, Islanders 1
The Wings had lost 12 of their last 13 games and fallen to next-to-last in the overall NHL standings.