Zadina scores
Filip Zadina earned his second point in three games after being sidelined two weeks with COVID-19. He picked up his first goal of the season thanks to excellent pressure in the neutral zone, leading to a Panthers turnover. Dylan Larkin got the puck to Zadina, who used his right leg to kick the puck to his stick as he slid to the bottom of the left circle, making for an awkward but successful angle on Sergei Bobrovsky at 3:31 of the first period. It was Larkin’s fifth assist of the season. The Panthers tied it up at 15:54 when Alex Wennberg had time and space in front of Greiss to score for the second time in two games.
5 questions facing Red Wings one-quarter way through season
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 2021
The Detroit Red Wings take on the Carolina Hurricanes in a NHL game at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, on Thursday, January 14, 2021. (Mike Mulholland | MLive.com)Mike Mulholland | MLive.com
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So much has changed in the NHL over the past 11 months, and yet the Detroit Red Wings remain the same.
General manager Steve Yzerman made many offseason moves, parting ways with several veterans and acquiring a handful of players he hoped would help the team improve in all areas, at least modestly.
But one-quarter of the way into this pandemic-abbreviated 56-game season, the Red Wings are 3-9-2, with a .286 winning percentage that ranks 30th out of 31 clubs and is only marginally better than last season’s .275 mark.