
The West, however, was a different story. Detroit is sitting fourth in the Atlantic Division and has held its own during stretches without some key players. Truth: New Years, not Thanksgiving, Might Be a More Accurate Playoff PredictorĭHN’s Kevin Allen wrote about this yesterday and it bears repeating: 76% of teams in the salary cap era who are in a playoff spot by the American Thanksgiving end up making the postseason.

But it will provide another clue as to whether the Red Wings are truly trending toward a playoff role. Leading into the next “truth,” while the road trip started shaky and ended strong, the Red Wings will be facing stiffer competition on the back end of the five-game stint. From there it’s Toronto, Buffalo, and then Vegas. Arizona, though clearly looking to win the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, is 6-9-1, but have surrendered 3.63 goals per game. Nashville is an overtime period away from being on a four game winning streak. With all of that said, the home team hosts some deceivingly good teams. The Red Wings haven’t looked sleepy often in Hockeytown, except for the 8-2 drubbing from the New York Rangers.

At home? A perfect 3-0-0.įollowing Detroit’s 6-1 win over Columbus, Moritz Seider told Bally Sports Detroit’s Trevor Thompson that the team was “sleepy” during the loss to Los Angeles last Monday. Regardless of where they have played, the Red Wings are 6-0-2 when leading after two periods of play.

Truth: The Five-Game Home Stretch Will Test the Red Wings Much More Than the Road Tripĭetroit is 5-2-2 at Little Caesars Arena this season and have outscored their opponents 19-14 in the final two periods. In this edition of Two Truths and a Lie, DHN looks at home play, playoff odds, and one off-the-cuff topic regarding the Thanksgiving meal. Now with a five-game homestand, the Red Wings have a chance to solidify their footing starting Wednesday against Nashville. Wikipedia.After what was a shaky start to a four-game road trip, Detroit came roaring back with 13 goals in consecutive victories against San Jose and Columbus. In the EFL Championship (the second tier of English football), teams finishing 3rd to 6th after the regular season compete to decide the final promotion spot to the Premier League. In England and Scotland, playoffs are used in association football to decide promotion for lower-finishing teams, rather than to decide a champion in the way they are used in North America. Any group-winning team is eligible to participate, and as playoffs became more popular they were expanded to include second- or even lower-placed teams – the term “wild card” refers to these teams.
DETROIT RED WINGS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE 2015 SERIES
Therefore, in the postseason a playoff series is organized. Generally, during the regular season, teams play more games in their division than outside it, but the league’s best teams might not play against each other in the regular season.
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and Canada, the vast distances and consequent burdens on cross-country travel have led to regional divisions of teams. Playoff, in regard to international fixtures, is to qualify or progress to the next round of a competition or tournament. Depending on the league, the playoffs may be either a single game, a series of games, or a tournament, and may use a single-elimination system or one of several other different playoff formats. The playoffs, postseason or finals of a sports league are a competition played after the regular season by the top competitors to determine the league champion or a similar accolade.
