Derek Lalonde reveals his message to Detroit Red Wings before come-from-behind win over Isles
The message that Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde preached in the locker room resonated with his players, who earned a valuable two points in the standings over the Islanders.
It was yet another ominous beginning for the Detroit Red Wings in last night's game, as they were being badly outshot, beaten to loose pucks, and trailed on the scoreboard.
The New York Islanders not only enjoyed a 7-0 advantage in shots over Detroit at the midway point of the first period but also led 1-0 after Anders Lee's goal.
After Moritz Seider's tying goal later in the first period, the Islanders took a 2-1 lead into the second intermission. That's when coach Derek Lalonde relayed a simple message to his players during the break.
A positive and again, I thought through 40 minutes we did some pretty good things.
The message clearly resonated with the Red Wings, who stormed back with two goals in the third period from Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond followed by an empty netter from Simon Edvinsson to claim a 4-2 win.
Lalonde noted that the Red Wings were getting solid contributions from their top players, especially in last night's win.
It was the third time this year that the Red Wings had beaten the Islanders, including last week's 2-1 win in Detroit and the 1-0 win at UBS Arena in October in which the Red Wings only had ten total shots.
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