A comparison of the numbers from Detroit's previous seven-game winning streak to the latest one shows the differences.

The first winning streak was driven primarily, if not exclusively, by a scoring power play. It felt as though the Red Wings could count on their man advantage for two or three goa

With an overtime win in Vancouver and a successful western Canada swing, the Red Wings are firmly back in the Eastern Conference race.

Todd McLellan faced a lot of hurdles as the first Detroit Red Wings coach to join the team midseason in more than 40 years on Dec. 26. He had little or no knowledge of the players, hadn’t worked with the coaches who remained on staff after Derek Lalonde was dismissed and didn’t have the benefit of any practices – let alone several – before having to step behind the bench.

The Red Wings just put together their second seven-game winning streak under new head coach Todd McLellan. "Obviously, I'm not sure any of us thought we'd be in this position," Patrick Kane said. "You gotta give Todd a lot of credit too.

The news keeps getting better and better for the Detroit Red Wings since the club was opting to name Todd McLellan coach. The team his back home from its first four-game sweep of a road trip since 1996.