"You take it as a challenge," forward Patrick Kane said. "Under Todd, we've kind of built a little bit of a foundation where we're kind of knowing what to expect going forward and feeling confident about it as well, so just play every game, take it a game at a time and see what happens."

Even though San Jose was able to cool off the red-hot Red Wings on Tuesday night, Detroit fans have to be pleased with what they've been witnessing since the turn of the new year.

G Even though Todd McLellan’s time as the Detroit Red Wings coach is still measured in days, he saw the San Jose Sharks debacle coming. After his team downed the Seattle Kraken 6-2 Sunday, McLellan lamented that his team wouldn’t have a practice before meeting San Jose.