Fresh off a 5-0 home-ice drubbing at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, the opportunity for redemption is at hand for the Detroit Red Wings.

The Wings will be in Denver on Monday for a rematch with the NHL-leading Avalanche.

The question of the day seems to be, is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Saturday, in simple terms, the Avs had their way with the Red Wings.

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“I feel like we never really got to our game,” Detroit center JT Compher said. “We played right into their game. They’re probably the best transition team in the league. You know, they probably get the most chances they score, and probably the most chances from what I’ve watched this year. And we fed right into it.

“We didn’t establish forecheck, which means we didn’t play enough offense, and they played enough offense.”

Will History Repeat Itself For Red Wings In Colorado?

As much as getting another crack at the Avs might seem like a motivating factor for the Red Wings, it won’t matter much if Detroit shows up with the same game on Monday.

The Wings too easily seemed to be resigned to their fate in Saturday’s setback.

“There was frustration, but we earned it, and we deserved it,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. “So that can change just through our play and our execution.

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“They’re a real good hockey club. They’re going to do some things to you that you’re not comfortable with. And they’re going to score some goals. But if you let frustration drag you down or even deeper, you’re going to end up with exactly what we got.”

Detroit has lost eight in a row at Colorado (0-7-1). The last win for the Red Wings at Ball Arena was in 2016.

Still, Detroit captain Dylan Larkin emphasized that it’s a stylized letter A that’s on the front of the Colorado jerseys. Not an S for Superman.

“The beauty of this is we get to play those guys again, and they’re a really good team,” Larkin said. “They’re the number one team in the league, but they’re not the best team ever.

“It’s not like we’re playing against guys that can’t be beat. So I think we have to go into their building with something to prove and have it be the start to a big two-game swing for us (before the Olympic break).”