Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill speaks Friday, March 18, 2016, at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Fla. Video by Helene St. James / DFP
SUNRISE, Fla. -- With 11 games left in the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings recognize the need for intensity and consistency.
Saturday's test has them taking on the Florida Panthers, who sit atop the Atlantic Division. Then comes a Tuesday game at Tampa Bay, another team in the division's top three. The Wings managed to edge back into the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference with a big victory at Columbus on Thursday, and now it is about building on that.