{"id":523573,"date":"2026-03-26T10:40:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/523573\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T10:40:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:40:18","slug":"red-wings-slide-worse-than-you-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/523573\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Wings Slide Worse Than You Thought"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Red Wings Slide Worse Than You Thought<\/a> appeared first on Detroit Hockey Now<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Red<\/p>\n

Red Wings<\/p>\n

Things are certainly going poorly for the Detroit<\/a> Red Wings. And as bad as it feels, the reality is that it\u2019s much worse than that.<\/p>\n

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On January 24, the Red Wings had 69 points and were tied with the Carolina Hurricanes<\/a> for top spot in the Eastern Conference. Carolina was ahead based on points percentage. Overall, Detroit was third in the NHL standings.<\/p>\n

My, weren\u2019t those halcyon days.<\/p>\n

Since that point, the Red Wings haven\u2019t so much gone into a slide as they have crashed and burned. Over the past two months, Detroit has gone 6-9-3, garnering 15 points.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the worst record in the entire Eastern Conference and tied with the San Jose Sharks (6-10-3, 15 points) for 30th overall in the NHL. Only the Vancouver Canucks (4-12-3, 11 points) have fared worse than Detroit over the past two months.<\/p>\n

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The Red Wings have slipped to 10th overall in the East<\/a> and 13th in the NHL.<\/p>\n

Red Wings Lose While Everyone Else Wins<\/p>\n

On Jan. 24, the teams that Detroit now finds itself jockeying with for playoff positions<\/a> were distant from the Red Wings in the standings. Montreal (28-17-7) was eighth overall in the league. Boston (30-20-2) was 10th. The New York Islanders (27-195) sat 13th, with the Philadelphia Flyers (24-17-9) in 16th.<\/p>\n

Distanced and seemingly out of the race were the Columbus Blue Jackets (24-20-7) in 23rd and the Ottawa Senators (23-21-7) in 25th.<\/p>\n

What a difference two months have made.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, everybody\u2019s paying attention right now, and nobody loses,\u201d Red Wings coach Todd McLellan<\/a> said.<\/p>\n

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Well, almost everybody, Todd.<\/p>\n

While Detroit stumbles down the stretch, the rest of the teams in the East playoff battle are roaring.<\/p>\n

Columbus (14-2-4) and Ottawa (15-3-2) are tied with Buffalo for the NHL\u2019s best record. Each has accumulated 32 points. The Islanders (13-8-0, 26 points) are seventh. Montreal (11-4-3, 25 points) is tied for eighth. Boston (9-4-6, 24 points) is 13th, and Philadelphia (10-7-3) is 15th.<\/p>\n

McLellan looks upon Detroit\u2019s situation as being about taking care of business.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts a real indicator that you better take care of your own work and not count on anybody on any given night from now till the end of the season,\u201d McLellan said. \u201cSo we\u2019re all well aware of that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe know what\u2019s in front of us, schedule-wise.\u201d<\/p>\n

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