Ville Husso stops 26 shots as Red Wings blank Predators, 3-0

DETROIT — If the NHL season were to end today, the Red Wings would be in the playoffs.

Now, the Wings have 63 games left so the season's actual end is a long way off. Nobody is getting carried away (well, some on social media are).

But after Wednesday's 3-0 victory over Nashville, the Wings are in the playoff chase on American Thanksgiving, which in the NHL's past history, gives them an approximately 75% chance of making the playoffs (given the results of past years) when the playoffs actually begin.