"This wasn't the way the Red Wings wanted to head into the All-Star break.

It'll be a little more difficult to enjoy the time off this weekend after Wednesday's ugly 7-2 loss to the Canadiens.

The loss ended the Red Wings seven-game winning streak.

The Red Wings were missing the durable Nicklas Lidstrom (flu) — ending his consecutive games played streak at 213 — but it's hard to pin all the blame on that absence.

Lidstrom took part in the morning skate but felt worse as the game neared."