The Red Wings travel through NHL's Bermuda Triangle

November 21, 11:40 PMDetroit Red Wings ExaminerMike Mouat

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The Detroit Red Wings are in the midst of a three-game road trip through the NHL’s equivalent of the Bermuda Triangle.

Traditionally a road trip through Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, has not been kind to NHL opponents. Since the 1995-96 season playing these three teams in sequence on the road the league is 285-356-88 for a winning percentage of .450. The Wings are 17-23-5, a winning percentage of .433 over the same time period. 

So far on this trip, the Wings have gotten off to a good start with a 4-3 victory over Edmonton on Thursday night. Jiri Hudler led the way offensively with a pair of goals including the game winner.

Also scoring were Pavel Datsyuk and Tomas Kopecky. They face Calgary on Saturday night, and wrap up the trip with a game in Vancouver on Monday.

Coincidentally, last year Hudler was the hero in the first game of the three game trip potting a beautiful game winner against Vancouver, setting the stage for Detroit to sweep the three game trip.