DETROIT — Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman knew his team needed a change. So did his captain, Dylan Larkin. As a result, Yzerman and Larkin were each speaking to the media on Friday — the day after Yzerman fired head coach Derek Lalonde and replaced him with Todd McLellan.

DETROIT -- When the Detroit Red Wings replaced coach Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan on Dec. 26, they were eight points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. They looked lifeless on the ice.

The Detroit Red Wings have won four games in a row for the first time this year. New coach Todd McLellan says the honeymoon phase is over.

Red Wings are getting hot under new head coach Todd McLellan. They have four straight wins in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff picture. Brad Galli has more.

The Wings still have a ways to go, and the bounce from a new bench boss only lasts so long. But they opened a crucial homestand with a clutch win Tuesday night.