Todd McLellan had major wakeup call for Red Wings vs. Oilers before comeback win
The Detroit Red Wings were trailing 2-0 in the 1st period for the 2nd straight game, and coach Todd McLellan let them know their play level wasn't acceptable.
For the 2nd straight game, the Detroit Red Wings were down but not out. They completed their 2nd consecutive comeback win, beating the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 at Rogers Place in the shootout.
Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond scored in the shootout for the Red Wings, who got a superb performance from goaltender Alex Lyon with 45 saves.
The Red Wings initially trailed 2-0 in the first period after Leon Draisaitl and Jeff Skinner scored for the Oilers; defenseman Ben Chiarot failed to clear the puck on an Oilers power play chance, while there was an overall miscommunication in front of the Red Wings net on Skinner's goal.
Coach Todd McLellan, who has now led the Red Wings to a 12-4 mark since he took over on December 26, did not like what he saw in the 1st period and let the team know about it during the intermission.
We had 10 or 12 players that were giving us what we needed, and we had passengers. The challenge was to find three or four more in the second period. We didn't know who was going to step up or where it was going to come from, but we found two or three more in the second and two or three more in the third.
Larkin, who not only scored the winner in the shootout but also had a 2nd period goal, acknowledged the wake-up call from McLellan during the 1st intermission.
