DETROIT – Blowing third-period leads has reached epidemic levels for the Red Wings.
The 2-1 loss to Buffalo on Monday was significantly more painful since the Wings failed to pick up a point for the first time in 14 games.
“It’s a huge concern because a lot of these games are one-goal games and when we’re up we want to be able to put teams away, try and fight to get that next goal,” Wings forward Justin Abdelkader said. “Usually if you get that next goal you get a two-goal lead and late in games you pretty much seal it.