Detroit — Judging from Tuesday's NHL scores, teams might still be on holiday break when playing defense.
Or trying to play defense.
Tuesday's three games resulted in 32 goals (not counting a shootout winner in San Jose), with plenty of scoring opportunities, some wide-open play and teams remembering how to play defense.
And it wasn't surprising.
Much like at the beginning of a regular season, teams are establishing — or in this case, re-establishing — their defensive principles. It might take time to get back to the type of defense most teams were playing.