Detroit — The Red Wings are going to play a lot of hockey until the NHL regular season ends on April 29.
Beginning with Tuesday's game against Ottawa, the Wings will play 10 games in the final 18 days, a brisk pace that would test any team.
Finding that balance between rest and energy to be ready to play will be crucial.
"We have a lot of games against some highly explosive teams," said coach Jeff Blashill, noting the difficulty of the schedule, with seven of the 10 games against playoff teams. "We're going to have to have great energy.