Red Wings trying to tune out noise with five games left: 'Not six feet under yet'

DETROIT — Todd McLellan tried to choose his words carefully when asked the about the second period that doomed his Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. But the message came out all the same.The Red Wings had entered the period up 1-0 after scoring on their first shot of the game — a good way to start a crucial late-season game, which they entered in a four-way tie for the Eastern Conference’s final wild-card spot. But the visiting Minnesota Wild scored just 18 seconds into the second frame, kicking off a run of four goals in 12 and a half minutes to completely turn the game on its head.Advertisement