Olympic hockey is underway in Sochi and it’s been enjoyable watching rivals skate together and teammates line up on opposing sides.
The Detroit Red Wings enter the break with a record of 26-20-12 and their 64 points are good for the eighth playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit is slowly getting healthy, as Pavel Datsyuk has returned after missing 14 games with a knee injury. Although he isn’t 100 percent, it is a step in the right direction. Kevin Allen of USA Today reporting that Henrik Zetterberg’s back injury has resurfaced is a major blow to the team, though.
The return of Stephen Weiss when NHL play resumes will be an added boost for a team among the league leaders in man-games lost. According to mangameslost.com, the Wings rank third with 248 man-games lost as of February 8.
Over its last 10 games heading into the break, Detroit is 5-3-2, but has been outscored 31-28 during that stretch. A lot of its offense has come from upstart youngsters Tomas Tatar and the red-hot Gustav Nyquist.
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