from Ted Kulfan of the Detroit News,

Not many teams can manufacture offense out of thin air, look dormant for so long then, suddenly, have goals on the scoreboard.

The Red Wings, unlucky for them, have played two of those types of teams in successive games.

And, not surprisingly, lost both.

Coming off the holiday break, the Wings had an early lead but watched Pittsburgh roar back in a blink to win, 5-2, Thursday at PPG Paints Arena.

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Below, watch the game highlights.

added 10:43pm, post game talk from Jeff Blashill is below along with another video with Larkin, Howard, Athanasiou and Blashill...