Detroit — The Red Wings talked about being tougher in front of their opponents’ goal, thinking that might get them the successful finishes on their scoring chances that they have been desperately seeking for weeks.
It worked.
Three fairly close-in goals by Tomas Tatar, the free-agent defenseman Mike Green, and Dylan Larkin, and some nice goaltending by Petr Mrazek delivered a 3-2 win against a hot Los Angeles Kings team Friday.
The Kings entered play on a three-game winning streak, 7-3 in their last 10 and on top of the Pacific Division. And with the Wings scoring three goals only once in their previous eight games, the reaction to the win in the dressing room afterward was happy relief, and perhaps a sense that things are coming together.