"Every loss is pretty hard right now," Simon Edvinsson said after Thursday's 4-3 defeat to the Ottawa Senators. "Everybody knows how important every game is. We were close, we had some chances all of the game,

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings couldn’t click on a multitude of power-play opportunities in the first period and Alex Lyon was fighting the puck Thursday in a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators. Todd McLellan looked at the bigger picture, an issue that’s plagued his team during a 3-11-0 stretch that’s dealt a severe blow to its playoff hopes.

With the Detroit Red Wings falling further out of the Eastern Conference playoff race, head coach Todd McLellan questioned the team's work ethic.