Red Wings Two Truths and a Lie: Home for the Holiday

The Detroit Red Wings are 9-5-4 heading into the unofficial marker of playoff predictions – American Thanksgiving.

After a shaky start to a four-game road trip, Detroit came roaring back with 13 goals in consecutive victories against San Jose and Columbus. The Red Wings have a five-match homestand starting Wednesday against Nashville.

The Red Wings are 5-2-1 at home this season. They are 6-0-3 when leading after two periods. The team was tired during the loss to Los Angeles last Monday. Nashville is on a four-game winning streak. Arizona is 6.9-9. Detroit is playing Toronto, Buffalo, and Vegas on the back end of the five- game road trip.

The Detroit Red Wings are currently fourth in the Atlantic Division. According to the playoff probabilities report, they have a 54.4% chance of making the playoffs. New Year's Day is a better predictor than Thanksgiving. The percentage of teams in playoff position on New Years Day in East is 81.25%. If taken a day later, the accuracy would be 87.5%. In the 2018-19 season, there are still four months of hockey to play. The percentages are slightly higher if taken on the last day of the season.

According to a poll from Parade Magazine, stuffing is America’s favorite side dish for Thanksgiving. This is a lie. Mashed potatoes were robbed. The variety of the mashed potatoes dish only adds to the intrigue. America voted on stuffing as the favorite, but it doesn't mean it's the best.