Clearly, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis wants to do things his own way. Despite a tough loss against the Detroit Red Wings, and despite the fact that most head coaches would have held a practice the day after a defeat, St. Louis still decided to give everyone the day off on Friday.

The Montreal Canadiens lost 4-2 to the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday. Detroit controlled the game early, outshooting Montreal 17-4 in the first period and taking a 2-0 lead.

We now have our answer. Martin St-Louis makes an announcement regarding the lineup for the game against the Detroit Red Wings, and Owen Beck's replacement is revealed In a press conference in the ...

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Gritty Brendan Gallagher, who contributed an assist, played the 800th regular-season game of his NHL career at Detroit.

DETROIT — Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa ... when they lost 5-0 to St. Louis.