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‘We can take on anybody’: Gritty Red Wings feeling good

Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill met the media after Thursday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Maple Leafs. The Detroit News

Detroit – Is something brewing?

Are the Red Wings on the verge of a breakthrough season the nobody could have predicted?

The Wings defeated the powerful Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 in overtime on Thursday night, on Dylan Larkin’s breakaway goal.

That has contributed to the growing confidence and optimism surrounding these Wings. With each victory – and a largely mediocre Eastern Conference – the future suddenly looks intriguing.

“We’re a pretty good team in here ourselves,” said forward Gustav Nyquist, who found Larkin on the goal, and had a goal and two assists against the Leafs.