In Detroit, the once darlings of the NHL campaign this season have fallen hard, already out of the playoff spot, the Red Wings dropped their seventh straight, this time, 4-1 to the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night. 
Connor Ingram made 28 saves in the win.
The Coyotes moved to 27-35-5, ending a two-game skid.
“We’ve played two good games against them,” Coyotes coach Andre Tourigny said. “They move the puck very well and they are dangerous off the rush. As of late, that is one of our strengths, defending against that.”
The Coyotes took a 1-0 lead on a shorthanded goal by Logan Cooley at 5:10 of the opening stanza.
“They are growing and growing,” Arizona’s Nick Bjugstad said of Cooley and Dylan Guenther. “They are going to be elite players in this league, and they are showing it at both ends of the ice.”
Lucas Raymond was the lone striker for Detroit, his power play goal in the first period tied the game, 1-1.
The Red Wings dropped to 33-27-6, all seven losses in the skid have been in regulation.
“This is as tough as it gets,” Detroit center David Perron said. “We’ve got to find a way to bounce back, and it has to happen Saturday against the (Buffalo) Sabres. We have to put our pride on the line and be better.”
In the middle frame, Michael Carcone restored the Coyotes’ lead, 2-1, at 8:36, scoring from long range in the slot.
Arizona took the 2-1 lead in to the third period when they added two more strikes.
Bjugstad extended the advantage to 3-1 midway through the third, scoring from the below the left circle.
Clayton Keller hit an empty net with just over three minutes left on the game clock for the 4-1 final count on the scoreboard.
“That’s the way we want to play,” Tourigny said. “We were in control.”
Alex Lyon made 23 saves in the loss.
The Red Wings have lost five straight since Dylan Larkin was sidelined with an injury.
“We haven’t handled this well without Dylan,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “There’s no reason for that. He’s a special, special player, and he’s our engine a lot of times, but we have very capable players.”
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