Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan spoke out after his team dropped a crushing game against the New York Rangers.

On Friday night against that very team, the rookie scored the game-winning goal to help secure a 4-1 win for the Rangers in front of a Little Caesar’s Arena crowd that included 30-plus members of his friends and family.

Quick had 32 saves for the Rangers, almost a year to the day he pitched a 37-save shutout in this same building, on Nov. 9, 2024.

After a dreamy start, Detroit now faces the real questions that were always going to define its season. How will it respond?

The Rangers earned their fourth-straight road win, improving to 7-1-1 on the road this season. Overall, the Blueshirts have wins in four of their last five games and points in five of their last seven contests (4-2-1).

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan breaks down his team’s struggles against the New York Rangers and what needs fixing ahead of a matchup with Chicago.

After a five-game road trip capped by a shutout loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, the Detroit Red Wings returned home ready to bounce back but fell 4-1 to the New York Rangers.

Artemi Panarin had a goal and two assists, and the New York Rangers beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night. Alexis Lafreniere had a goal and an assist to reach 200 career points, and Noah Laba and Will Cuylle also scored for New York,

The Rangers scored a pair of goals in a 58-second span in the third period to gain separation Friday and Jonathan Quick made 31 saves in a 4-1 victory. The Red Wings (9-6-0), coming off a 3-2-0 trip, have dropped two in a row, scoring only one goal in the process. The Rangers (7-6-2) improved to 7-1-1 on the road.

Artemi Panarin is testing a superstition of his once again, hoping to break the New York Rangers out of their losing era.