DETROIT – Todd McLellan didn’t blame one or two players for the Detroit Red Wings’ 6-3 loss Tuesday to the San Jose Sharks. Their worst performance in more than two weeks and first defeat in eight games was on the whole team, for the most part.

You’ve got to give Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan credit for his up-front honesty. Even when it’s brutal honesty. It’s not often than an NHL coach will describe a performance by one of his players as terrible.

Todd McLellan didn't cushion his opinion after watching the Detroit Red Wings lose for the first time in eight games. The Wings (20-19-4) head on their first extended road trip under McLellan tarnished by a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks that basically reinforced McLellan's concerns from the previous game.

DETROIT – Taking a loss for the first time in more than two weeks, the Detroit Red Wings saw their season-high seven-game winning streak come to a halt with a 6-3 setback to the San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night.

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit’s seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3.