DETROIT – They practiced long and hard Sunday, the morning after what likely will be the season’s most alarming game, for reasons good and bad.

The Detroit Red Wings tried to flush out the elements that caused them to fall behind by four goals after 23 minutes and stress the habits that allowed them to storm back with six unanswered goals in a 6-4 victory over St. Louis.

Todd McLellan might have been as loud and as animated as he was during his first practice as head coach in late December.

“We gave them kudos for sticking with it and recovering and finding a way,” McLellan said. “But we also held them accountable for the start, and we really tried to zero in on a few of the things we thought we were making errors on over and over again.”

McLellan said coaches “have to drill it into t

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