The Red Wings (30-22-6, 66 points) battled back from a two-goal deficit in the first period and have earned five of a possible six points in three games after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. They maintained their top wild card position in the Eastern Conference.

Simon Edvinsson has seen the reactions to the moment he called for the puck at the red line. He scored twice in Detroit's win over the Wild on Tuesday. "It's maybe not optimal to go from the red line with the stick up in the air like that but I wanted to pound that one,

The Detroit Red Wings overcame a bad start to beat the Minnesota Wild 3-2 thanks to two goals from defenseman Simon Edvinsson.

Simon Edvinsson pinged a slap shot off the far post for his second goal of the game with 8:25 remaining to finish a rally by the Detroit Red Wings for a 3-2 victory over the Minnesota Wild.

Simon Edvinsson scored a pair of goals, including the go-ahead goal with 8:25 remaining, to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-2 win over the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in Saint Paul, Minn.

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Steered by Simon Edvinsson’s first career NHL multi-goal game, the Detroit Red Wings battled back from a two-goal, first-period deficit to defeat the Minnesota Wild, 3-2, at Xcel Energy Center on Tuesday night.

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Edvinsson put the Red Wings ahead 3-2 at 11:35 of the third. Albert Johansson got the puck in the right circle and looked to the net before slamming on the breaks and finding Edvinsson with a cross-ice pass for a slap shot from the top of the left circle that went in over Gustavsson’s glove.

Simon Edvinsson reacted to calling for the puck at the red line. "It's maybe not optimal to go from the red line with the stick up in the air like that but I wanted to pound that one," he said.