Red Wings rally falls short, lose third consecutive game

Detroit — The Red Wings are beginning to slip the wrong way in the standings.

For all the positive work they put in most of this month, the Wings stretched their current losing streak to three games Monday with a wild 7-5 loss to Columbus.

The Wings had some traction toward another dramatic comeback, but couldn’t complete the deal this time.

Anthony Mantha twice cut the deficit to one goal in the third period — with a goal just 39 seconds into the final period cut the Jackets’ lead to 5-4 and had everyone in Little Caesars Arena thinking comeback again — and yet again at 6-5 when Mantha scored at 17:48.

BOX SCORE: Blue Jackets 7, Red Wings 5

But the Wings couldn’t get the equalizer.

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