The first thing Todd McLellan felt needed changing when he took over the Wings was the mood. Thanks to an 11-4-1 record since arriving, it has.

Once a coach, always a coach. So when Steve Yzerman called former Detroit assistant coach Todd McLellan a month ago, looking to make a head coaching change behind the Wings bench, replacing Derek Lalonde,

A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.

Former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic, now with Pittsburgh, became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and get an assist in the same game.

But it's on the defensive end that, possibly, bad habits from early in the season are beginning to resurface. McLellan, who took over Dec. 26 and the Wings immediately went 7-2-0 afterward, wants to stomp out those habits before they hurt the Wings again.

The up-and-down campaign of Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso is re-entering the down cycle. Following Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Wings were reassigning Husso to the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

Certainly coach Todd McLellan did not have much positive to say after watching ... IN THE CREASE: Detroit Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon ready to return, show he belongs past this season The power play, which had clicked at 50% the first 10 games under ...

goalie coach Alex Westlund has helped bring McLellan up to speed on Lyon and Husso. "I probably know Talbs better than Alex Westlund does, and that’s a good thing for Cam and I to have that relationship built already," McLellan said. "And then with the ...

Detroit — The feel-good story surrounding the Red Wings currently looks like it's going to stay around a bit longer. Dominik Shine, who made his NHL debut at age 31 in Monday's victory over Los Angeles, appears to be staying at least for the start of the Wings' upcoming four-game road trip Thursday in Edmonton.

SUNDAY'S WIN:Todd McLellan's first win ... his second goal at the beginning of the third period. Red Wings goalie Alex Lyon had 23 saves on 25 shots.

COACH SPEAK:Todd McLellan of Red Wings compares his early ... The Jets cut it back to a one-goal game when Morrissey beat goalie Alex Lyon a little more than a minute later, and Winnipeg continued ...

If you look at the Detroit Red Wings’ lineup from Thursday night’s game against the Montreal Canadiens, there are a couple of noteworthy takeaways when considering how the team was constructed.