Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan wasn't happy with their poor net presence in Saturday night's 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Red Wings are 8-4-0 since McLellan took over. The power play, despite going 1 for 9 over the weekend, has been potent, converting at nearly 42 percent during this stretch (18 for 43). The penalty killing continues to struggle (16 for 25, 64 percent).

There was a time in his career Todd McLellan would have cushioned his opinion, but with age comes experience and the appreciation of honesty. Three weeks after being hired by the Detroit Red Wings,

"I thought the third period against Seattle the other day showed up," McLellan said Tuesday. "We were sloppy in that third, we gave up quite a bit. We started the game that way – we didn’t break pucks out very well and when we did enter the offensive zone,

The Detroit Red Wings have won four games in a row for the first time this year. New coach Todd McLellan says the honeymoon phase is over.

Detroit Red Wings Todd McLellan, Justin Holl in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Jan. 16, 2025.

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan is sending a strong message to his players after suffering two straight losses. McLellan took over as head coach on Dec. 26, 2024.

Now getting to see Raymond through eight games and daily practices, McLellan is understanding how good a player Raymond is, and can be in the future.

In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.

After winning seven straight NHL games, the Red Wings played flat in loss Tuesday. Can they rebound Thursday as a 1.5-goal underdog at the Panthers?

Suddenly, the Detroit Red Wings find themselves living in George Costanza world. Their trip to the Sunshine State has turned into opposite day. Thursday, the Wings went into Florida to face the Panthers,

Each day, it seems, to be another teaching moment for the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings put 40 Tamp Bay goals in the second period of a 5-1 loss. Breakdowns on defense were a major  contributor, as was a power play that lost its juice,