Detroit dropped a home game to the last-place Predators Wednesday, leaving coach Todd McLellan repeating himself.

The Red Wings (13-10-1) led the Atlantic Division a week ago. Now they’re out of a playoff position. “Every time we get something and we grab onto it, we give something else back,” McLellan said. “It’s not a sign of a good team. Good teams hold their lessons and they build off of them.”

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings NHL game to be played on November 28, 2025 on ESPN.

The problem was, the Red Wings still had a familiar undoing. Early defensive mistakes derailed an otherwise strong performance from the Red Wings, dooming them to a loss and knocking them out of first place in the Atlantic Division. Here’s what stood out.

Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Connor Brown had a goal and an assist each and the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in a matchup of two of the top four teams in the Eastern Conference.

Roughly 75 percent of teams in a playoff position on this holiday over the past two decades went on to make the field.

DETROIT -- Continuing a long-standing holiday tradition, the Detroit Red Wings will host the Nashville Predators for a Thanksgiving Eve clash at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night.