haven’t been ruled out of the playoffs…yet. Despite a rocky March, they are making April count.

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DeBrincat, Talbot Help Red Wings Keep Pace with 2–1 Win over Florida DETROIT—For the Detroit Red Wings, a second straight match-up with an established contender hamstrung in its present incarnation by injury yielding a second straight victory Sunday night.  After knocking off the Sebastian Aho and Jordan Staal–less Carolina Hurricanes Friday, the Red Wings beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers—absent arguably their three best and most important forwards in Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, and Sam Reinhart—Sunday to keep pace in the Eastern Conference wild card race as the season reaches its final decisive stages.

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Here’s a summary of everything that happened in the world of the Red Wings from March 31st to April 6th.

For starters, it was revealed that top goaltending prospect Trey Augustine wasn’t going to be signed by the Red Wings. At least, not at this point in time. All this means is that the goalie is going to go back to Michigan State for one more season.

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The same night that information came out, the Red Wings took on the scorching hot St. Louis Blues. The Blues would get the better of them in overtime, but they walked away from the 2-1 loss with a point. That’s still huge at this point in the season.

News slowed down until the next Red Wings game. Before they played the Carolina Hurricanes, they sent down Austin Watson, signalling the return of Elmer Soderblom.

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With the hulking forward back in the mix, the Red Wings handed the Hurricanes a decisive 5-3 loss. In the process, they gained another two points for themselves in the Eastern Conference Wild Card race that’s coming down to the final hour.

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With the victory, forward Patrick Kane reached some milestones. He became the US-born skater with the most 20-goal seasons ever, passing Mike Modano. Kane also recorded his 100th point as a member of the Red Wings.

Finally, they ended their week with a 2-1 win over the Florida Panthers. Cam Talbot, Alex DeBrincat, and J.T. Compher led the Red Wings to the victory.

The Red Wings will play the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday before stopping in Florida and Tampa Bay to close out the week.

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