Despite back-to-back regulation losses to Columbus, the Red Wings are confident in what they have and what they’re capable of doing, probably more so than any other season since their most recent playoff appearance in 2016. That’s due to the turnaround under coach Todd McLellan. The Red Wings are 17-6-2 since Dec. 29.

Todd McLellan said Detroit Red Wings GM Steve Yzerman "believes in this group," but they shouldn't expect the cavalry to come.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings will be seeing more of Carolina than any other team down the stretch with three of their final 22 games against the Hurricanes, including tonight at Little Caesars Arena (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network). That means they’ll be seeing a lot of rubber, and they’ll need to block a lot of shots.

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