from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

At least they didn’t lose by a single goal.

This time the Red Wings made sure it wasn’t by one goal, as the Minnesota Wild’s Jason Zucker scored twice late in the third period to defeat the Red Wings, 4-1.

That’s six of eight losses for the Red Wings (2-5-1), with five of the defeats by a single goal — then Sunday’s loss.

“It’s an easy time for frustration to build up,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “You should be, if you’re not you’re probably not a competitor. But, then, we have to regroup and understand there’s not one thing we can do about it but learn from it and be better on Tuesday and find a way to win.”

This script was familiar.

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