Overview
- Detroit has dropped three in a row with only two goals over that span, highlighting a short-term offensive collapse.
- Coach Todd McLellan urged the club to "play big," pointing to the roster’s size and calling for harder, more physical shifts.
- An intense practice featured one-on-one battle and puck-protection drills as players stressed winning more 50-50s.
- Alex DeBrincat was moved onto the top line with Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond late against Chicago, and the trio stayed together at practice.
- McLellan challenged secondary scorers, noting Rasmussen, Copp, van Riemsdyk and Soderblom are at one goal, and pressed for tips, rebounds and screens while preparing a heavier approach versus an Anaheim team reported at 11-3-1.