Larkin had no points and no shots in 18:26 Tuesday in a 3-2 victory in Minnesota. He’s played a lot of hockey – five games in eight nights including the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game – and three of those games went to overtime. But McLellan said that’s not an excuse.

Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said he understood why he was called out by head coach Todd McLellan after Thursday's loss to Columbus.

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He coughed up pucks and struggled to win them back. He lost battles. He fumbled away a two-on-one in the first period and then fell to the ice.

COLUMBUS — Detroit Red Wings Captain Dylan Larkin didn’t have a problem with his coach Todd McLellan criticizing his Thursday performance against Columbus because he agreed with his assessment.

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Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan showed he's willing to do the hard things to spur his team to the NHL playoffs by calling out Dylan Larkin.

Dylan Larkin heard the sharp criticism from his coach and accepted it on Friday night after practising at Ohio Stadium.

In eight games in February, Larkin has two goals, three assists and is a minus-6. He is minus-5 in four games since returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off, where he played for the United States team that finished second, losing to Canada 3-2 in overtime in the championship game eight days ago.

Todd McLellan said Dylan Larkin 'was missing' from the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.

Todd McLellan delivered a blistering assessment of Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin after an unusually flat performance. "I can't beat around the bush — he was missing," the Wings head ...