The numbers are ugly. The Red Wings are last in the league on the penalty kill (66.2 percent), allowing nearly one power-play goal per game (22 in 23 games). They worked on it at the start of practice Saturday while preparing to host Vancouver on Sunday (12:30 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network).

The Wings dropped to last in the NHL on the penalty kill (66.2%) after allowing three power-play goals in Friday's loss to New Jersey.

The Wings are on a nice little roll headed into their next contest, a Friday matinee against the New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Winners of three of their last four games, the Wings also have points in four of their last five games, improving to 10-10-2 and seemingly coming to an understanding of how they have to play to succeed.

Dougie Hamilton, Timo Meier and Jack Hughes scored on power plays as the New Jersey Devils took advantage of Detroit’s NHL-worst penalty kill in a 5-4 victory over the Red Wings on Friday.

Devils Stefan Noesen and his teammates jabbed and poked their sticks at the loose puck, trying desperately to give New Jersey its first lead of the game against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday. Noesen and the Devils recorded five shots in six seconds in the second period before Noesen finally got the puck past goaltender Cam Talbot.

Stefan Noesen scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period and the visiting New Jersey Devils held on for a 5-4 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday afternoon.