The Detroit Red Wings, who are trying to end a long playoff drought, are battling for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. A more immediate concern is bouncing back from one of their worst outings of the season.

Detroit was blanked 5-0 at home by the New York Islanders on Thursday night. The Red Wings, who had won their previous two games, host the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday afternoon.

Detroit coach Todd McLellan was baffled by his team's latest performance.

"That was disappointing. We had a lot of momentum coming into the game and we were out-executed," he said. "Scoring opportunities that we did have, we did nothing with. And we give up two goals on faceoff coverages. That epitomizes the night, really."

Detroit trailed by four goals six minutes into the second period. It gav

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