DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 30: Mathias Brome #86 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on in the third period while playing the Florida Panthers at Little Caesars Arena on January 30, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. The Red Wings are sitting at the very bottom of the eight-team Central Division. I’d like to take a second to give us a better picture of Red Wings players’ performances to this point with the help of some advanced hockey statistics, even though we have a limited sample size right now. This indicates that the top five players for the Red Wings here are being opportunistic. Game-by-game analysis is what I would suggest for the Red Wings right now.

AdThe Red Wings ended up losing their second straight to the Lightning, 3-1, on Friday. I think we’ll see the Red Wings win at least one of these. Friday night could have gotten out of hand against the Lightning, but Greiss gave the Red Wings a chance. The Red Wings bought out Abdelkader’s hefty contract in October. He was in the 5th year of a 7-year contract he signed with the Red Wings in 2015.