Detroit — This was shades of these past several losing seasons for the Red Wings.
The Red Wings lost, 3-2, to Columbus on Monday in a holiday matinee, in a eerily similar way to past seasons.
Monday's game was tied at 1 in the third period, the Wings very much with an opportunity salvage a point in the standings. But they quickly allowed two Blue Jackets goals, 1 minute, 16 seconds apart, and suddenly Columbus was in control.
Anthony Mantha scored with 55.4 seconds left during a mad scramble near the Jackets net. But the Wings weren't able to get the equalizer.