The Detroit Red Wings have been fighting it of late. They have gotten used to not really starting hockey games until the third period. The team often struggles to get any sustained offensive pressure on their opponents.
The Wings have had a few decent first period efforts but that more times than not end up being squandered by a much more less intense group in the second period. If you watch the Detroit Red Wings with any regularity, the effort throughout the majority of their second periods’ this entire season has been lackluster. That is putting it mildly.