Now that they've shown how hard they can work, a standard has been set.
The Detroit Red Wings head into their next game, Tuesday against the Carolina Hurricanes, buoyed by a much-needed 3-2 overtime victory Saturday at Vancouver.
They were lifeless to start, as happens when a team is playing for the third time in four days, but when they were facing yet another loss headed into the third period down two goals, the Wings - well, they remembered who they are. Or who they should be.
"Losing four in a row, that shouldn't happen for this team," Gustav Nyquist said after netting the game-winner.