Detroit went 1-2-1 on its most recent four-game road trip, which ended with a 3–2 overtime loss to the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center on Saturday. Although they couldn’t halt their winless skid, Moritz Seider believes the Red Wings’ play in the third period was a response they can build off.
“Playing against a really hot team and we find a way to even it down to two, you give yourself a chance of winning the game,” Seider said. “If we take that into the next couple of weeks, that should give us a lot of confidence.”
Also significant, Detroit rallied to grab an important point in Dallas without the services of captain Dylan Larkin (lower body), Andrew Copp (lower body), Michael Rasmussen (undisclosed) and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (undisclosed).
“Copper skating [on Monday morning] is a positive thing, but we’re not changing the prognosis with him and Larks right now,” Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan said. “Ras is still going to be a week, and Brands is skating. He looked better today than he has, so that’s a good sign. We said day-to-day, that hasn’t changed.”