‘Just have to worry about the next shift’
Part of being a good team is knowing how to win in different situations, and the Detroit Red Wings demonstrated an example of that the last time they played they played the Washington Capitals.
The teams meet again Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, two weeks after the Wings rallied from a two-goal deficit to win in overtime at Washington. The Wings hit a bumpy patch soon after that victory, but they’ve righted themselves with their first three-game winning streak in two years. That includes closing out a victory against the Oilers that required fortitude in the third period when a three-goal lead was reduced to one.
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“It’s almost like you have to have that same mindset as myself — you just have to worry about the next shift,” goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic said Wednesday. “You could feel momentum build on their side — they got a late one in the second, they score first shift in the third. Not ideal. But things happen and that’s the game. You have to be able to move and to recover.”
The steady goaltending Nedeljkovic and Thomas Greiss have provided has been huge, but more than that, the skaters have shown their mental fortitude on numerous occasions. The Wings began the season by wasting two three-goal leads against the Tampa Bay Lightning, undoing their good work with repeated trips to the penalty box. The Wings still came away with a point, helping them build a 7-5-2 record.
“For a team that’s learning how to win, I think we’re doing a good job of staying in games,” Nedeljkovic said. “There are a few games where we’ve come from behind in the third period —…
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