Red Wings' Penalty Kill Shows Improvement
Although two games are not a sufficient sample size, the Red Wings have shown promise by only giving up one power play goal in five chances going into their game against Toronto.
The team's 80% penalty killing efficiency, ranking 19th in the NHL, indicates an improvement over last season when they struggled to reach 70%.
“One, we haven’t had to use it a lot,”
Detroit coach Todd McLellan said. The Red Wings finished last in penalty killing in the NHL last season.
Author's summary: Red Wings improve penalty kill efficiency.