After a lackluster effort against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday — save for maybe Jimmy Howard — the Detroit Red Wings went back to 11 forwards and seven defensemen, with Scott Wilson being a healthy scratch as they attempted to change their luck against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.

However, the Canadiens potted six goals in a 6-3 win, as Detroit fell to 0-3-3 in its past six games.

Just over two minutes into the first period, Luke Glendening was called for hooking, putting the Canadiens on the power play. With three seconds left in the aforementioned power play, Max Pacioretty, wristed a shot that was deflected by Brendan Gallagher to give the Canadiens the early 1-0 lead.

But the Red Wings quickly answered, just 1:14 later, as Anthony Mantha’s shot from the bottom of the left faceoff circle was inadvertently deflected by Victor Mete to tie the game at 1-1.

The Red Wings continued to apply pressure, especially on the penalty kill, where Dylan Larkin had a few opportunities to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.

However, it would be Tomas Tatar to give the Red Wings their first lead of the game at the 15:43 mark of the first. After a give and go with Gustav Nyquist, Tatar snapped a shot past Carey Price with Justin Abdelkader providing a nice screen.

The Red Wings ended the first period with a 21-11 lead in shot attempts (11-7 at 5 on 5), and a 13-6 lead in shots (9-4 at 5 on 5).

About five minutes into the second period, the Canadiens tied the game at 2-2. Gallagher made a strong move to the front of the net, Howard made the save, but Charles Hudon scored on the rebound.

Less than a minute later, Phillip Danault picked up a loose puck after Abdelkader couldn’t handle, flipped a pass to Andrew Shaw, who roofed it to give the Canadiens a 3-2 lead.

With about two minutes left in the second, Alex Galchenuk picked up a rebound and beat Howard to give the Canadiens a 4-2 lead.

The teams played a fairly even second period, as the Canadiens edged the Red Wings 20-19 in shot attempts during the second (18-14 at 5 on 5) and held a 13-9 advantage in shots (12-7 at 5 on 5).

Around the midway point of the third period, Gallagher got his second goal, again off a deflection, as he deflected a point shot from Jeff Petry to extend the Canadiens’ lead to 5-2.

The Canadiens weren’t done, as Howard attempted to cover a loose puck in the crease, but Jonathan Ericsson inadvertently knocked the puck into his own net, giving the Canadiens a 6-2 lead.

The Red Wings got one back, as Frans Nielsen buried a rebound on the power play to cut the deficit to 6-3.

The Red Wings held a 17-10 advantage in shot attempts in the third (16-8 at 5 on 5) and a 9-6 lead in shots (8-4 at 5 on 5).

After starting with an early deficit, the Red Wings rebounded nicely, scoring two first-period goals to take a 2-1 lead. However, the Canadiens pushed back in the second, scoring three consecutive goals and adding two more in the third period to extend the lead. At 5 on 5, the Red Wings had a slight advantage (51 adjusted shot attempts percentage).

The Red Wings had a shot attempts for percentage of 58.1, but Price was solid for the Canadiens, making 28 saves.

Tonight’s Motor City MVP is Mantha. He had the Red Wings’ first goal to give tie the game at 1-1 and added an assist on Nielsen’s goal to pass Larkin for the team lead in points with 22. Mantha’s 12 goals leads the team, with Tatar in second with eight.

The Red Wings get another crack at the Canadiens, as they travel to Montreal for a 7 p.m. matchup Saturday. You can watch the game on Fox Sports Detroit.

As always, Brock Seguin will have your pregame report on WingsNation.com.