Red Wings stay red hot with 5th straight victory

ON THE BUCKS. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU KNEW THAT. THERE’S A FOOTBALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT. YEAH, IT’S A BIG GAME. PISTONS SET TO OPEN THEIR SEASON THIS WEEK. AND THE RED WINGS REMAIN RED HOT. SEE WHAT I DID RIGHT THERE. >> NEVER LOSE. >> FACING EDMONTON TODAY LOOKING TO MAKE IT FIVE STRAIGHT WINS TO LCA. WE GO. SECOND PERIOD ONE ZERO WINGS JACOB BERNARD-DOCKER SHOOTS SAVED BY STUART SKINNER. BUT THERE’S EMMETT FINNEY GETTING THE REBOUND SCORING FIRST OF HIS CAREER DETROIT UP TWO ZERO. LATER IN THE PERIOD. OILERS GOT TO GO. THEY WERE WITHIN ONE DYLAN LARKIN BRINGS THE PUCK IN CIRCLES. BACK FIRES IT GETS IT PAST SKINNER. SECOND OF THE GAME FOR HIM. FIFTH OF THE SEASON THREE ONE DETROIT EDMONTON DIDN’T GO AWAY. 12.5 LEFT IN THE GAME. BRETT KULAK FINDS LEON DRAISAITL. THEY WERE WITHIN ONE AGAIN. WINGS TRYING TO CLOSE IT OUT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT. EMPTY NETTER FINISHES SECOND OF THE NIGHT. THEY END UP GETTING THE VICTORY. HAMMER HAS MORE FROM DOWNTOWN. >> IN HINDSIGHT, TODD MCLELLAN SAYS THAT MAYBE GETTING BLOWN OUT IN THEIR SEASON OPENER WAS ACTUALLY GOOD FOR THIS TEAM, BECAUSE SINCE THAT TIME, HIS WINGS HAVE BEEN ON FIRE, WINNING FIVE STRAIGHT, INCLUDING A SOLID PERFORMANCE ON SUNDAY AGAINST THE OILERS. >> YOU KNOW, MAYBE THEY THE TWO BY FOUR ACROSS THE FOREHEAD AGAINST MONTREAL WAS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEEDED. NOW, IN RETROSPECT, WE DIDN’T WANT IT THAT TIME. WE NONE OF US WERE HAPPY, BUT MAYBE IT JUST PUT US BACK TO WHERE WE NEEDED TO BE. >> YOU KNOW, EDMONTON’S A GOOD TEAM. YOU KNOW, THEY GOT TWO TOP PLAYERS WHO CAN MAKE YOU PAY ON EVERY NIGHT. SO, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT WE DID A GOOD JOB MANAGING THEM. >> DYLAN TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE FEARLESSNESS OF THE YOUTH WITH YOURSELF INCLUDED IN THAT HELPING HIS GAME. HOW DOES HE HELP YOUR GAME? >> OH, HE HELPS IT A LOT. I MEAN, HE’S A GREAT LEADER. YOU KNOW, HE’S HELPING ME ON AND OFF THE ICE THIS WHOLE YEAR. SO, YOU KNOW, I’M JUST TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, PUT MYSELF IN GOOD SPOTS FOR HIM. >> PRESEASON IS PRESEASON. AND IT’S VALUABLE FOR YOUNG PLAYERS AND FOR VETS TO GET THEIR LEGS GOING. BUT AS THE REGULAR SEASON, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR START, THE STRENGTH OF THE SCHEDULE, HE’S GOTTEN STRONGER. AND SO OF ALL ALL THE YOUNG GUYS AND YOU KNOW, THEY SEEM TO BE FEARLESS AND THAT, YOU KNOW THAT IT’S YOU KNOW, SOMETHING I LOOK AT. AND WHY CAN’T I BE FEARLESS TOO. YOU KNOW THIS IS THEY’VE BROUGHT A GREAT, YOU KNOW, MOTIVATING BROUGHT GREAT ENERGY TO OUR LOCKER ROOM. >> AND ACCORDING TO MCLELLAN, THE NEXT BIG TEST FOR HIS TEAM COMES ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT WHEN THEY PLAY BACK TO BACKS FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS SEASON IN BUFFALO BEFORE HEADING TO LONG ISLAND AT LITTLE CAESARS ARENA. JENNIFER HAMMOND, FOX TWO SPORTS. >> ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. OFFICIAL INTRODUCTIONS 97 ON THE TICKET JOE STONE. YOU CAN ALSO READ WOJ IN THE DETROIT NEWS. WHERE DO WE START? BEST HOCKEY PLAYERS NAME EMMITT FOR 500. >> OH, YEAH. NOW LET ME CHECK ON THIS BECAUSE. BECAUSE HE’S ONE OF THE NEW ONES. RIGHT. >> THE 20 YEAR OLD. YES. >> HIS NAME IS EMMITT FINNEY. IT’S NOT EMMITT FIN. AND THEY CALL HIM FINNEY. LIKE THE RED WING LIKE HOCKEY. >> IT MIGHT BE FINNER FINNER. >> IT MIGHT BE THINNER, BUT NO, BUT I DID NOT REALIZE THAT’S ALL THEY HAD TO DO WAS HIT HIM ON THE HEAD WITH A TWO BY FOUR THE RED WINGS, AND THEY TURNED HIM RIGHT AROUND. >> IF THEY’D HAVE KNOWN THAT FOR THE LAST. HOW MANY YEARS? JUST BRING THE BREAK OUT THE TWO BY FOURS. ALL RIGHT. SO, STONEY, HOW ABOUT WINS OVER LAST YEAR’S CHAMP, LAST YEAR’S RUNNER UP IN TAMPA IN THIS WEEK. >> YEAH. AND THEN TORONTO. THEY TWICE. >> TWICE I. >> MEAN THEY’RE PLAYING REALLY GOOD. THE THING ABOUT IT IS THEY’RE FUN TO WATCH. THEY ESPECIALLY THE YOUNG PLAYERS THEY’RE FEARLESS NOW. THEY’RE NOT AS PHYSICAL AS THEY PROBABLY NEED TO BE IF THEY GET TO THE PLAYOFFS. BUT RIGHT NOW THEY’RE PLAYING LIKE WITH CAREFREE AND IT’S GOOD. AND TO SEE THE YOUTH AND THEY’RE NOT AFRAID TO MAKE MISTAKES. AND HAVING FINNEY OUT THERE IN KEY SITUATIONS JUST SHOWS. I MEAN, HE WAS A SEVENTH ROUND DRAFT CHOICE, AND IT’S NOT LIKE THE OLD DAYS WHERE THEY WOULD GET THE, YOU KNOW, THE RUSSIAN GUYS BECAUSE NOBODY WOULD PICK THEM. THIS IS A REMARKABLE STORY. >> THE FRUITS OF EISENMAN’S DRAFTING STARTING TO SHOW FINALLY. AND AND IT REALLY IS. AND THE OTHER THING THAT’S INTERESTING IS I SAW THEY’VE REALLY IMPROVED THEIR PICK. THAT’S PENALTY KILL. AND THEY’VE ALWAYS HAD A GOOD POWER PLAY. BUT LAST YEAR THEY WERE DESTROYED BY THEIR. >> PICK WASN’T GOOD. >> AND YOU KNOW. >> YOU JUST LIKE SAYING. >> PICK YEAH I. >> DO YEAH. >> AND YOU KNOW WHAT REALLY HELPS A PICK A GOALIE. YES A GOALIE I THINK THEY’VE. >> GOT THE RECLAMATION PROJECT THAT IS JOHN GIBSON WHO EVERYBODY THOUGHT WAS DONE AFTER ONE GAME. RIGHT. >> YES. >> HE WAS VERY GOOD TODAY. HE WASN’T TESTED THAT MUCH. >> AND TALBOT AS WELL. YES. AND THERE IS SOMETHING ABOUT THE ENERGY OF YOUTH. YES. AND IT’S NOT LIKE IT’S NOT LIKE IJZERMAN WHERE THEY WERE WRONG TO GET, YOU KNOW, SORT OF SOME SEASONED VETERANS WHEN THEY SIGNED HIM, BUT THEY HAD TO MIX IN MORE YOUTH. AND THERE WILL BE MISTAKES ALONG THE WAY, BUT THEY LOOK REALLY ENERGETIC. >> AND EASY TO FEEL GOOD FOR. DYLAN LARKIN, WHO’S OFF TO A TERRIFIC START AND HEARD ALL THE CRITICISM LAST YEAR WHEN HE WAS NOT AT HIS BEST PHYSICALLY OR IN TERMS OF PRODUCTION LAST YEAR TOWARDS THE END OF THE SEASON. >> RIGHT. AND HE TOOK SOME HEAT FOR SPEAKING OUT ABOUT THE DEADLINE. AND OBVIOUSLY, YOU KNOW, MAYBE IT DIDN’T SIT WELL WITH ISEMAN OR NOT, BUT WHATEVER. HE’S STILL HERE AND HE’S LEADING AND HE’S PLAYING WELL. BOTH ENDS OF THE ICE AS WELL. AND HIM GOING AGAINST MCDAVID TODAY, I MEAN HE WAS THE BETTER PLAYER TODAY. >> YES. HE’S GOT FIVE GOALS 11 POINTS IN SIX GAMES. IS IT TOO EARLY TO START TALKING ABOUT THE PRESIDENTS TROPHY? [LAUGHTER] I MEAN, THE BEST RECORD IN THE. >> LEAGUE MIGHT BE JUST. >> A TOUCH EARLY. OKAY. LET ME KNOW WHEN. >> LET’S TALK ABOUT I THINK WE GOT TO GET TO THE OTHER P FIRST WHICH IS PLAYOFFS. YEAH. OH PLAYOFFS. YEAH. >> BUT BUT BUT THEY. >> DO YOUR P’S AND Q’S. >> YEAH. AND I DO THINK YOU’RE SEEING A FULL SEASON OF OF MCLELLAN. BECAUSE HE CAN BE FIRM WITHOUT

After getting blown out in the season opener, the Detroit Red Wings are on fire with a 5-game winning streak.

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