The Detroit Red Wings came out of the 4 Nations break in the second Wild Card spot. They moved into the first Wild Card after a brutal overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. The Red Wings went to overtime again on Sunday night,

"We didn’t do a whole lot, but it’s honestly been hard to follow because of our game and back-to-back," Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said.

The Detroit Red Wings will be without two key centers when they face off against the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn. Andrew Copp and Michael Rasmussen will not make the trip because of injuries,

Larkin had no points and no shots in 18:26 Tuesday in a 3-2 victory in Minnesota. He’s played a lot of hockey – five games in eight nights including the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game – and three of those games went to overtime. But McLellan said that’s not an excuse.

Todd McLellan is relying on young players to make a big impact for the Detroit Red Wings. It's why they're back in the playoff race.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Steered by Simon Edvinsson’s first career NHL multi-goal game, the Detroit Red Wings battled back from a two-goal, first-period deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild, 3-2, at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night.

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan spent much of his postgame news conference Thursday lamenting his team’s lack of compete in a 5-2 loss to Columbus and was particularly critical of captain Dylan Larkin.