DETROIT – Staying in a multi-team playoff chase requires solid goaltending, and the Detroit Red Wings are getting that from Cam Talbot. Talbot stepped up again Sunday in a 2-1 victory over the Florida Panthers, enabling the Red Wings to keep pace with the Montreal Canadiens heading into Tuesday’s huge game at the Bell Centre.

Part of it is that the Wings are playing well, as they did Sunday in defeating Florida, 2-1. It was the fourth consecutive game in which the Wings (36-33-7) have earned points (3-0-1), who continue to hang close to an Eastern Conference wild-card spot, trailing Montreal by six points with six games left for the Wings.