from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
Nothing like the playoffs to remind the Detroit Red Wings of what they used to have.
For example: a productive defense.
The last Game 7 of the first round, won 4-3 in double overtime by the Carolina Hurricanes to oust defending champion Washington, included a three-point performance by Canes defenseman Jaccob Slavin.
Slavin became just the eighth defenseman in NHL history to notch three points in a Game 7 — and the first since Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski each delivered three points to help the Wings beat the Coyotes, 6-1, in Game 7 of their 2010 first-round series.