NEW YORK — The Red Wings will miss the playoffs for the third consecutive year, but they’re trying to develop a strong foundation for next season. “Nobody in the locker room wants to be in this spot a year from now,” Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Athanasiou scored at 4:30 of the second period to give Detroit a 2-0 advantage. Kevin Shattenkirk, skating in his 600th NHL game, and Pavel Buchnevich assisted on the play. The Red Wings have not had a 30-goal scorer since 2008-09, when four players accomplished the feat: Marian Hossa, Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyk and Henrik Zetterberg.

Source: National Post March 20, 2019 02:03 UTC