McLellan has put his stamp on the Red Wings a month into his tenure. They’re playing faster. They’re scoring more. They’re outshooting opponents most nights because of better puck possession and a newfound shot mentality.

Detroit — Sunday marked the one-month anniversary of Todd McLellan taking over as head coach of the Red Wings. McLellan replaced Derek Lalonde on Dec. 26, with the Wings in seventh place in the Atlantic Division and eight points out of an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

The Detroit Red Wings are contending for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference this year. And on Monday night, they picked up a massive win over the Los Angeles Kings. Detroit coach Todd McLellan’s former team raced out to a 2-0 lead in the first period.

The Detroit Red Wings entered this week playing extremely well for head coach Todd McLellan. McLellan sparked the Red Wings to seven straight wins before a loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. However,

The Detroit Red Wings believe in themselves again, says new head coach Todd McLellan. That has made all the difference in the world.

Todd McLellan making a difference as Red Wings head coach, faces Kings for first time since firing. Brad Galli has more.

Detroit Red Wings react after 2-1 (OT) loss at Philadelphia Flyers

Certainly coach Todd McLellan did not have much positive to say after watching his Wings drop a 5-1 decision Saturday at Amalie Arena, letting the Bolts have time and space down low to seemingly score at will. "I thought we were in position a lot of times ...

The Red Wings have now won four games in a row and are 12-4-1 since McLellan took over for Derek Lalonde behind the bench in late December. After being well out of the playoff race in the Eastern Conference just one month ago, Detroit is now only two points back of a Wild Card spot.

Red Wings coach Todd McLellan referred to rookie defenseman Albert Johansson as his biggest surprise since arriving in Detroit."Probably the biggest surprise for me to date is Albert," the coach said in his post-game media availability,

Captain Dylan Larkin powers Detroit to a come-from-behind 3–2 shootout win in Edmonton to start the Red Wings' road swing in style