Quotable III: "It wasn't enough for our team to come in and start a road trip and not have the compete level anywhere near what theirs was and what it should be in an NHL game. It was unacceptable, frustrating, I think. If we play like that every night it's going to be the same result. We're not good enough to come out and throw our sticks out there and play hockey. We need to battle and block shots, PK needs to be good, we need to win battles in front of our net. We didn't do any of that, it's frustrating." - Larkin
3. Power play: While the penalty kill struggled, the power play was not a lot better. Trailing 4-1 early in the third period, the Wings had their chance when Miller was called for hooking at 2:23 and Jay Beagle was called for tripping at 2:47. That gave Detroit 1:37 with a two-man advantage but nothing substantial materialized. The Canucks managed to obstruct both shooting and passing lanes. The Wings finished 0-for-3 with the man-advantage.
Quotable: "They just wanted it a little more than us. Special teams not good enough. I think structure-wise, we were fine, it just comes down to working harder and competing out there, and they did a better job of that." - Nielsen
Quotable II: "Both specialty teams were not good enough. We've talked about it before. We're not going to win games if the specialty teams are not good enough. Obviously if you give up three power-play goals, get a five-on-three and don't score. Specialty teams gotta be better than they were for sure." - Blashill