Detroit — It was tough to tell Thursday which team was the expansion team and which one was the Stanley Cup contender.
The Vegas Golden Knights, an expansion team that’s suddenly tied for the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, completely throttled the Red Wings in a 4-0 victory that felt like much more lopsided.
Alex Tuch and Cody Eakin scored two goals each for Vegas, which broke open the game with three goals late in the second period, while goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 28 shots.
The Red Wings (26-30-11) are clearly in a bad way, winless (0-4-1) in five games and having won three times over the last 12 games (3-7-2).