Despite only minor changes in personnel, the Detroit Red Wings so far have been unable to duplicate last season's success on penalty kills. They've been dinged 14 times on the 40 times they've been shorthanded,

The Red Wings have allowed 14 power-play goals in 14 games. They rank second-to-last in the league in penalty kill percentage (65 percent), and it’s cost them games. They allowed three power-play goals on only four chances in back-to-back losses to Toronto and the New York Rangers.

For a bit there it seemed the Red Wings had fixed their issues surrounding the penalty kill. The unit started the season badly, putting the Wings in some holes they couldn't escape from in games. But the Wings killed 7 of 8 penalties during a four-game stretch heading into last weekend,