Detroit — The Red Wings play one of the top offensive teams in the NHL again Thursday, facing Mike Babcock’s Maple Leafs in Toronto 48 hours after Steve Yzerman’s Lightning.
“I thought we gave too much space, last night, which is something we worked on in practice,” Jeff Blashill said of the 6-5 overtime loss to Tampa Bay.
“I just thought there was too much ice out there for them to get going, once they got going a little bit.”
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That it took a while for the Lightning to ignite is to the Wings credit, and perhaps something they can draw on, against the Maple Leafs, in ScotiaBank Arena.