Leading the League

With an impressive win Wednesday night over the Nashvillle Predators, the Wings secured the top spot in the NHL. With a dozen or so games left in the regular season, the Wings were finally able to rise to the top of the standings, despite the rash of recent injuries that have plagued the team, including missing top goal scorer Henrik Zetterberg.

While Nashville was also without one of their best players, recently acquired Peter Forsberg, the Wings' two wins over Nashville this week were perhaps most impressive because of the depth they showed. Guys like Hudler, Calder (yes, again, I was totally wrong about this guy), Lang, and Schneider have been able to regularly contribute to points to those accrued by leading-scorers such as Datsuyk and Lidstrom. The team's ability to weather injuries and still secure the top spot is a very hopeful sign as we head into the playoffs.