A goal from national player Moritz Seider and another victory over the Montreal Canadiens was not enough for the Detroit Red Wings to make it into the NHL play-offs.
The 5:4 in the penalty shootout was not enough because the Washington Capitals won 2:1 against the Philadelphia Flyers in the parallel game and defended the last wild card spot in the Eastern Conference.
Drama in the second leg too
The Red Wings have been waiting to participate in the Stanley Cup playoffs for eight years. Just one day after the dramatic 5-4 home game against Montreal, the game in Canada was hard to beat in terms of excitement. David Peron equalized to 4:4 five seconds before the end of regular time.
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When it went to a penalty shootout after the goalless overtime, the game in Philadelphia was already over and the Red Wings were robbed of all chances in their last game of the season. Seider, who came second in the World Cup, finished the season with 9 goals and 33 assists and, like last year, had 42 scorer points.
Goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer lost 3:4 to the Winnipeg Jets with the Seattle Kraken, who did not qualify for the play-offs. The Ottawa Senators won 3-1 at the Boston Bruins at the end of the main round without the injured Tim Stützle.
The defeated Chicago Blackhawks lost 1:3 to champions Vegas Golden Knights with Lukas Reichel. Leon Draisaitl and the Edmonton Oilers have already secured their ticket to the play-offs with two games left.