Newark, N.J. — The Red Wings hit the quarter-pole in the NHL standings Saturday afternoon at Prudential Center.
Maybe not exactly — there are 82 games in the NHL, so there’s no simple way to cut them into fourths — but it's as close as they’ll get.
And the way they’ve done, including Saturday’s 3-2 overtime victory over New Jersey, has been a revelation.
After a dismal first 10-game stretch (1-7-2), the Wings have gotten back to even, going 8-2-0 to reach the 20-game mark with a respectable 9-9-2 record.
“After our start everyone was counting us out,” said forward Dylan Larkin, who scored the winner in overtime.