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Detroit Red Wings give themselves a failing grade in Philadelphia

The Wings were unhappy after losing 3-2 the Flyers. Filmed Dec. 18, 2018 in Philadelphia. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

PHILADELPHIA — Niklas Kronwall stood in the locker room, his right eye swollen, a bruise across his nose.

His face summed up how the Red Wings are doing: getting beat up. They are winless in their last four games, and while some of that is attributable to how beat up their defense is, Tuesday’s stinker at Wells Fargo Center came down to a lack of effort.