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The Red Wings beat the Dallas Stars last night to win their NHL (@NHL) record 21st game in a row at home. This is an impressive feat and shows the kind of talent they have, but I can't help but think that the Flyers of 1976 who won 20 in a row without the aid of the shootout should be considered the true title holder. I know that the Red Wings did nothing wrong under the rules and beat everyone put in front of them, but the Flyers did it the old fashioned way without this shootout gimmick. As pointed out by That's Hockey's Gino Reda, (@GinoReadTSN) the Red Wings streak would have stopped at 12 games without the shootout, it would have been a tie, something the Flyers never did in their streak. Does this diminish Detroit's record? Perhaps. Should there be as asterisks? Maybe. The different rules in different era's often make it hard to compare such feats but the fact is they won these games fair and square and no one can take that away from them.