Detroit — If the NHL season were to end today, the Red Wings would be in the playoffs.
Now, the Wings have 63 games left so the season's actual end is a long way off. Nobody is getting carried away (well, some on social media are).
But after Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Nashville, the Wings are in the playoff chase on American Thanksgiving, which in the NHL's past history, gives them an approximately 75 percent chance of making the playoffs (given the results of past years) when the playoffs actually begin.
Having missed the post-season the last six seasons and usually being pretty far back at this juncture, this is all good news for Wings fans.