The Detroit Red Wings have lost five games in a row, and captain Dylan Larkin acknowledged their confidence is shaken.

The host Ottawa Senators are surging, while the Detroit Red Wings are slumping ahead of their pivotal matchup on Monday night. The Senators, who entered Sunday leading the Eastern Conference wild-card race,

Despite losing a heated matchup at The Horseshoe, Detroit Red Wings star Dylan Larkin issued a very emotional statement about the 5-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Dylan Larkin, who rose to hockey stardom ... The Red Wings and Blue Jackets enter Saturday's game in a tie for one of the Eastern Conference's wild-card spots. Forecasts call for temperatures ...

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With just over 20 games remaining on most NHL schedules, the pretenders are fading, and the teams genuinely worthy of a ticket to Lord Stanley’s dance are rising, including the Detroit Red Wings. Even if coach Todd McLellan had to call out captain Dylan Larkin.

In eight games in February, Larkin has two goals, three assists and is a minus-6. He is minus-5 in four games since returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he played for the United States team that finished second, losing to Canada 3-2 in overtime in the championship game eight days ago.