Notes: Daley OK after blocking Ovechkin's shot on Sunday

DETROIT -- Trevor Daley was on the ice for the morning skate along with the rest of the Red Wings Tuesday morning.
That doesn't sound that impressive until you remember that Daley blocked the shot of Washington's Alex Ovechkin -- hardest shot winner at the All-Star Game -- Sunday afternoon.

Although Daley needed a little ice on his hand after the game, he said he felt "pretty good" today after going through all the regular drills.
"It's the way our game has gone now," Daley said. "You've got to get some pucks. That guy can shoot it and he scores a lot from that area, so anytime that it hits you, you're just happy that it didn't go in the net."
Daley said that mindset has changed since he first came into the league in the 2003-04 season.
"The days of the guys flamingoing and getting out of the way are over," Daley said. "It's funny, because guys are shooting it even harder now. You've got a lot of padding on and you just hope it hits a pad and go from there."
KEEPING THE LEAD: The good news is the Red Wings have been getting leads lately. The bad news is they haven't been able to hold them.
After blowing three-goal leads three times in two games against the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals, the Wings know they have to do a better job of maintaining leads.
"No lead is safe, for sure, in this league," Justin Abdelkader said. "We played two really good teams, two teams that are dangerous offensively, probably two of the more dangerous teams offensively. It's obviously two different situations, one was a five-minute power play, the other one, they did get the power play at the end, which definitely helped them score but they were on top of us in the third period.
"Obviously we talk about it and talk about it, but you just got to continue to play and can't worry about what the score is, whether it's in the third period or the second period, you got to continue to play your game and keep the foot on the gas because once you let up or kind of back away a little bit, that's when a team can really get going, kind of like Washington did, especially in their building."
Daley agreed that the Red Wings can't sit back at all.
"It's more to just let's try to keep doing what got us the lead," Daley said. "The last two, they look bad. One's a five-minute penalty kill. That rarely happens. That's unfortunate. The very next night, it happens again. Two totally different situations, obviously. But at the end of it, when you do get the lead you gotta maintain the reason why you got the lead and keep going."
The Islanders scored four power-play goals in a span of 3:37, the most the Wings have allowed in an entire regular season game since Jan. 19, 2013 at St. Louis, according to team statistician Greg Innis.
It was the most power-play goals allowed in one period since Jan. 4, 2007 at San Jose when the Sharks scored four with the man-advantage in the third period.
The Sharks scored a total of six power-play goals in their 9-4 victory, the most the Wings have ever allowed.
RARE GAME AGAINST DUCKS: The Red Wings will welcome the Anaheim Ducks to Little Caesars Arena for the first time tonight.
A team that used to be a Western Conference rival is now one they rarely face.
But the Ducks still have Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, players Wings fans love to hate.
"Those two are world-class hockey players. Both of them," Daley said. "They both play on the same line, too. They've been the best 1-2 punch I think for a long time now. If you think about it, they've stayed the same. It's always a great competition to play against them. Over the years I've had some good battles against those guys. I'm looking forward to tonight."
Getzlaf has seven goals among 35 points, second on the team in points to All-Star teammate Rickard Rakell, who has a team-leading 22 goals among 45 points. Perry is fourth on the team with 32 points.
"Obviously try to cut off the back of the net on those guys and not let them work behind the net," Abdelkader said. "I think we got to use our speed tonight. We're a team that when we get up and skate, we're really tough to play against. Obviously they're a bigger team that try to come out and play physical and play hard and we got to use our speed to create opportunities that way."
TATAR THE DOWNHILLER? Like many of us, the Red Wings have been watching the Winter Olympics whenever their schedule permits.
And though they are disappointed with the NHL's decision to forego the PyeongChang Games, it hasn't diminished their interest in the Games and the Olympic hockey competition.
"(You) want to represent your country and the Olympics is one of the peaks of your career too," Tomas Tatar said when asked about not being part of Slovakia's Olympic hockey team. "Obviously, really disappointed, but we have to live with the decision that was made."
Tatar will not only be watching Olympic hockey, he is a big fan of skiing.
"I watch a few sports. I watched the biathlon, the ski jump," he said. "My favorite is the downhill skiing. There's a lot of adrenaline you need to have, a certain skill to do that, and we (Slovakia) have two really good girls (Barbara Kantorova and Sona Moravcikova) compete so I'm cheering for them. I would love to try it. I love skiing too, it's fun."
Imagining Tatar as a downhill skier isn't too much of a stretch.
He isn't afraid to risk his body as he goes to the front of net in pursuit of a goal. Plus, he has an arsenal of moves and agility, something that could translate well onto the slopes.
He was asked if he had any superstitions he would bring from hockey to skiing if he were to make the transition, such as traveling with his bobblehead, which he took on the road recently.
"No, I after I hit the boards (during the first period at Carolina) I kind of packed him, it didn't help my bones," Tatar said. "I was pretty disappointed after that so I stopped doing it. I banned him for a long time now. I have him in a locker but he's not traveling with me."
Unlike some athletes. Tatar is not very superstitious.
"I'm pretty loose," he said. "The only thing I need is a little nap before the game; other than that, I am not trying to do the same stuff."
VERDICT ON GLENDENING: Tonight, the first 7,500 fans will receive a Luke Glendening bobblehead.
A few of Glendening's teammates weighed in on what they thought of it.
"Facial hair, pretty accurate. His is obviously way longer than this," defenseman Nick Jensen said. "Great hair as usual. He takes a lot of pride in his hair. So it definitely looks good, definitely accurate there. Skating stride looks a little stiff but other than that, it looks good. I like it."
Jensen said he hadn't really taken a good look at the other bobbleheads from this season so he couldn't compare.
One player who had a bobblehead this year is Tatar.
"You know what, I think they did it pretty right," Tatar said. "It's pretty similar. Looks like Timberlake. So pretty good job, way to go."
When asked if Glendening's bobblehead was better than his, Tatar scoffed.
"Let's just not go over the hill, but pretty good," Tatar said. "I'm more impressed by the teeth here. They are flashy. It's a beautiful smile for sure."