They’re Going Streaking

Don’t look now, but the Detroit Red Wings are on a winning streak. The Wings squandered a 3-0 third-period lead Tuesday to the Blue Jackets in Columbus, only to dig in and rally for a 5-3 victory. Coupled with Sunday’s 4-2 home-ice win over the Dallas Stars, it’s the first time the Wings have won consecutive games since a three-game winning stretch from March 27-31 last season. “We came back and I thought the last six minutes there we got on our toes again and we got skating and forechecking and put some pressure on them,… Detroit forward Dylan Larkin told Detroitredwings.com. Wings coach Jeff Blashill called timeout when it was 3-3 to hep his reeling team regain their composure. “We could’ve went one of two ways and he didn’t want us to fold in and sink in,… Larkin said. “We had to quickly pull ourselves together there before they kept it going. Credit to the guys on the bench. We all got back to the way we were playing.… Vanek Out In the span of two games, the Wings have lost their entire second forward line to undisclosed injuries. Frans Nielsen and Andreas Athanasiou sat out Tuesday’s game, and Thomas Vanek was sidelined early in the contest. “I would say Vani’s out, if I were to give an estimate it would be 2-3 weeks,… Blashill said. “Is it longer or shorter? We’ll find out tomorrow when gets examined.… Vanek departure further depleted an already short forward group, since Blashill had opted to dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen. “I think we’ll call two forwards up,… Blashill said. “If AA can play, then we’ll call one, but we’ll know more on AA tomorrow. I think there’s a good chance we’ll call two forwards up.… Assistant coach Pat Ferschweiler was also ailing after taking a puck to the face during the game. “Pat Ferschweiler is OK,… Blashill said. “He took a hard hit, it split his lip and broke a bone in his face, so it was coming in hot for sure, but he’s OK.… Rasmussen Scores Rookie Michael Rasmussen opened the scoring just 1:06 into the game with his first NHL goal. “Just put yourself in his shoes, it makes you feel way better when you score,… Blashill said. “It’s like the team when we finally won a game. Now you get that monkey off your back a little bit and you can go play. “I think Ras been excellent the last two nights. I think he’s really played well the last two games.… Follow me on Twitter @asktheduffer