The honeymoon phase is well and truly over after a rough four-game outing. Now the Red Wings focus on how to move forward.

With the three losses, the Wings are again beginning to drift further away from an Eastern Conference playoff spot, as they did just before the holiday break, which led to the head-coaching change. The inability to gain much positive traction much of the first half of the season put the Wings in a hole that won't be easy from which to dig out.

The Detroit Red Wings return home both a bit deflated and encouraged. They take a three-game winless streak against Atlantic Division rival Montreal Canadiens on Thursday after a day off that will allow them to decompress from playing four games on a six-day trip.

Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night

They may take us a little more serious, which is a great thing, and check a little harder." Even with that difficulty producing offense, the Red Wings defended well enough to, with help from 24 stops from goaltender Alex Lyon,

The Detroit Red Wings tightened up defensively Tuesday in their final stop of a rugged four-game trip. But it earned them only one point. Rasmus Ristolainen scored with 26 seconds remaining in overtime and the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Red Wings 2-1 at Wells Fargo Center.