DEFENSIVE PRESSURE IS REALLY ON WINGS.(Sports)

Byline: BUZZ GRAY Staff writer

If anyone needs a witness for the defense, check out the Adirondack Red Wings. They will willingly take the stand, more than eager to attest to the virtues of playing tight hockey.

And with good reason. They don't have a choice.

Already stripped of many top scorers, the American Hockey League team will be without yet another one tonight when it plays host to the Utica Devils at the Civic Center.

Second-leading scorer Vyacheslav Kozlov (21-31-52) was called up to the parent NHL club in Detroit after Saturday night's game. So the situation is this: a team which had difficulty scoring goals before, will find it …