Maybe it was the routine being disrupted, and certainly give credit to the opponent.
But the Red Wings didn’t look right Friday, while losing to the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.
The Wings badly lost the special-teams battle, which didn't help either, while falling to 2-3 for the season.
"We're hockey players, we have a lot of guys who've played in the NHL for quite some time, we're professionals," said forward Dylan Larkin, who scored the lone Wings' goal. "We have to show up and play. Our start was good, we just didn't get the puck past the goalie, and we made it too easy for them to get comfortable.