DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings are justifiably concerned about their lack of secondary scoring and reliance on three players for the bulk of their offense but were reminded again on Wednesday what matters most.

“You guys can probably use your own notes from about a week or 10 days ago when I said until this team figures out that they have to value checking and defensive play, I’ll keep telling you the same things, and lo and behold, here I am again,” coach Todd McLellan said. “So back to the drawing board tomorrow.”

The Red Wings’ 6-3 loss to Nashville at Little Caesars Arena further exposed their defensive deficiencies. The Predators scored five goals, including an empty-netter, in the third period to erase a 2-1 deficit.

“I thought we were quite casual early in the game,” McLellan s

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