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Red Wings stand alone with 21 consecutive home wins

Dallas Stars v Detroit Red Wings

DETROIT, MI - FEBRUARY 14: Henrik Zetterberg #40 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates his first period goal with Johan Franzen #93, Ian White #18 and Nicklas Lidstrom #5 while playing the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena on February 14, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Gregory Shamus

Nitpickers can quibble about shootout wins all they want, but the Detroit Red Wings’ run of home dominance is now unmatched in NHL history.

Detroit extended its winning streak at Joe Louis Arena to an astounding 21 games, passing the 1929-30 Boston Bruins and 1975-76 Philadelphia Flyers in the process. It was a tight game with the Dallas Stars, but the Red Wings pulled out a 3-1 win after taking an early 2-0 lead.

The natural next step is to compare the Red Wings’ run to the best that have occurred in other sports. In case you’re wondering, here are the all-time leaders in the “Big Four.” (H/T to Greg Wyshynski)

NBA

1995-96 Chicago Bulls
37 wins

NFL

1971-74 Miami Dolphins
27 wins*

MLB

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1988 Boston Red Sox
24 wins

NHL

2011-12 Red Wings
21 wins (and counting?)

Stay tuned for more on this impressive achievement, including a look at how the Red Wings could make their already-amazing streak that much tougher to top.

* - Beat up those Dolphins teams for drinking champagne whenever the last undefeated NFL team loses if you want, but they had a ridiculous run. Their streak might be the most amazing of all since it was one game short of two full seasons in those days.