Detroit — The Red Wings are learning much about themselves these days as they slowly get out of the rebuilding stage in their development.
Slowly, but most assuredly, they are learning the details it takes to win hockey games.
Tuesday's victory over Edmonton was a prime example.
Against a high-powered, offensive machine like the Oilers, while grasping to a one-goal lead throughout the third period, the Wings checked off the right boxes to maintain the lead, then Tyler Bertuzzi salted it away with an empty net goal.
"It’s important for us to win games where you just have a one-goal lead for a long period of time," coach Jeff Blashill said.