Red Wings score late to snap tie, win back-to-back under McLellan
A tumultuous 2024 during which the Detroit Red Wings missed a playoff spot due to a tiebreaker and fired their coach eight months later, ended in a positive fashion on Tuesday. J.T. Compher’s power-play goal with 5:24 remaining in the third period snapped a tie and the Red Wings defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in their traditional New Year’s Eve game at Little Caesars Arena.