The Red Wings' margin for error has thinned with Dylan Larkin and Andrew Copp out. Their once-reliable power play is now trending the wrong way at the worst possible time.
The Detroit Red Wings have reached a defining stretch of their schedule, one that will likely determine whether the organization finally snaps its nearly decade-long playoff drought or once again falls short.
After being (for the most part) healthy all season, the timing of this string of injuries could hardly be worse.