Red Wings 2021 final grades: Progress due to defensive improvement
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Playing in a nearly empty Little Caesars Arena during this COVID-affected season exemplified how strange 2021 was for the NHL and the Red Wings. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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Nobody scored more than 11 goals in games played with the Red Wings.
Their goals per game was marginally better at 2.23 (from 2.00) but the power play worse.
They still improved in points percentage, from .275 to .429, due to better team defense and solid goaltending.
The Red Wings (19-27-10) finished with nine more points (48) in 15 fewer games than in 2019-20 (17-49-5), despite a rash of injuries and COVID-related absences to key players.