from Gregg Krupa of the Detroit News,

The Red Wings have had trouble making strides for three seasons under Blashill.

They blew a 3-1 lead against the Islanders in their last game, Saturday, allowing a game-tying goal with 30 seconds left and lost another game in overtime.

Of their 52 losses in regulation or overtime, 26 were by one goal.

“That’s, to a large part, the league now,” he said. “We’ve been in tons of them the last three years.

“My first year, we won lots of them. Last year, we won a little bit more. This year, we didn’t win enough.

“What do you need to do?

“I think it’s just making plays at critical moments. I think that’s the big maturation process of some of our young players becoming elite players.”

Meanwhile, their coach is hanging tough.

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Below, watch the game highlights from the last game of the season and another video filled with Dylan Larkin goals and assists.