The Wings need to make sure tonight against the Jets isn't a letdown game. The Wings played well the 10-15 minutes but were back in their heels closer to the end of the period. 0-0 after 1.
By points percentage ranking, Atlantic division teams are #2 (Tampa), #5 (Detroit), #8 (Buffalo), #9 (Montreal), #11 (Boston), #14 (Florida) and #16 (Toronto). So 4 of the top 10, 5 of the top 11, and 7 of the NHL top half.
With today's 5-0 shutout win over NYI, the Sabres are now tied with Montreal in points for 3rd in the Atlantic, actually ahead of them in standings on the tiebreaker.
https://www.nhl.com/standings/2026-01-24/division
And it wasn’t just getting the point, except for the firsr 5 minutes of the 3rd they played the Wild even. Wings looked the more dangerous team in the last 5 minutes of regulation.