Detroit - Playing three games in four nights isn't uncommon in the NHL.
As the schedule drags on, teams are going to be tested that way every once in a while.
It's just that at the beginning of a season, it's just a little more of a test than usual. The body simply isn't accustomed to it yet, and the conditioning isn't yet a peak form.
The Red Wings earned a point Monday, thanks mainly to the will and determination of Dylan Larkin, but Phillip Danault scored his second goal of the game, banking a puck off Filip Hronek at 1 minute, 12 seconds of overtime, giving Los Angels a 5-4 overtime victory.