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Red Wings' Anthony Mantha could score 20 goals. Why it matters

Detroit Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha has the skill set to dominate. Filmed Jan. 19, 2019 in Burnaby, British Columbia. Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Since returning from injury, Anthony Mantha has scored three goals and spun himself a little point streak.

While their hopes of riding a second-half surge to the playoffs continue to flounder, it is encouraging for the future of the Detroit Red Wings that Mantha still could reach 20 goals this season. Hope at the start of the season was he’d reach 30, but a 15-game absence nursing a hand injury ate into that possibility.