Todd McLellan points to what went wrong for Detroit Red Wings in 1st loss since December 27

We were sloppy in that third (period). Gave up quite a bit. We started the game that way. We didn't break pucks out very well. When we did enter the offensive zone, we wanted to play east-west cross court. Not a lot went to the net. Then you give up the power play or the shorthanded goal. Pardon me. And that really sets you back.

(The players are) on the bench and they're watching things happen, and they can hear coaches barking and they're saying the same thing. And then the next group goes out and does the exact same, behaves the exact same way. So to me, that tells me they weren't sharp, they weren't alert, they weren't prepared to adjust.

So that's how I felt tonight. We lost the special teams battle. Gave up two goals in the first minute of the period, minute and a half of a period. We were ready to have a push in the third period. We won the draw, and arguably two of our best players can't connect on a pass, and it's in our net. Just not sharp enough.