PITTSBURGH -- The playoff flame is dim but the Detroit Red Wings fanned it with as big a weekend as they've had all season.
Another good outing from Petr Mrazek, outstanding penalty killing and spread-out scoring earned the Wings a gutsy 5-2 victory over the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins this afternoon at PPG Paints Arena, a day after beating the NHL-leading Washington Capitals. The odds of making the playoffs for what would be a 26th straight season remain faint, but the Wings at least have lit a little fire.
“We talk about trying to get on a little bit of a run here,” Steve Ott said.