No matter how you choose to slice it, the wins keep on coming for the Detroit Red Wings. They swept weekend home games against the San Jose Sharks and Ottawa Senators.

Detroit has won six of the past seven games. The Red Wings are 8-2-1 over the past 11 games and 11-3-1 through the past 15 contests.

Since December 2, Detroit is 18-5-2. That’s a .760 points percentage.

What is the secret, or more precisely, what are the secrets behind this continued success? Let’s look at that.