Alex Lyon acknowledged he sounded like an existentialist as he delved into his ascension, at age 31, to a job as the No. 1 goaltender in the NHL ... to be with his wife and newborn baby, but ...

Alex Lyon hasn't been a Detroit Red ... having to make a sudden trip back stateside to join his wife for the birth of their daughter, Lyon's number was called for a spot start against the Toronto ...

A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games).

Former Red Wing Alex Nedeljkovic, now with Pittsburgh, became the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and get an assist in the same game.