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It’s no secret that the Detroit Red Wings’ goaltenders, Alex Nedeljkovic and Thomas Greiss, have had pretty brutal stretches of play. Delaney Rimer already has us covered with an overview of the goaltender system in Detroit, but let’s dig a little deeper into the advanced stats of the Wings top two goalies. Alex Nedeljkovic After a

Now is a better time than ever to look at the three current Red Wings goaltenders and one of the top goaltender prospects in the organization to see how they stack up. Alex Nedeljkovic Nedeljkovic has appeared in 78 career NHL games- 49 of them being this season with the Detroit Red Wings and the

The Grand Rapids Griffins are currently battling for a playoff spot while maintaining 5th place in the AHL’s Central Division.  With only 14 games remaining, the Griffins have a record of 27-27-8. The following Griffins players are currently playing with Detroit: Calvin Pickard, Taro Hirose, and Joe Veleno.  Chase Pearson was returned to the Griffins

After a solid start to the year, the Detroit Red Wings have completely fallen apart. Every week there seems to be a new blowout – a new low. Sunday night, a new low came against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Here was the lineup for the 11-2 loss in Pittsburgh. Earlier in the year, when Detroit experienced

Elmer Soderblom finished his first full season in the SHL and promptly led all U22 players in scoring.  The Detroit Red Wings prospect will now attempt to lead his Frolunda HC team into the playoffs. The Detroit Red Wings currently have seven prospects, three forwards and four defensemen, who played professionally in the SHL this

Fans of the Detroit Red Wings thought their rock bottom occurred a few weeks ago against the Arizona Coyotes, but Sunday evening, the Pittsburgh Penguins took the Wings to a new low. Let’s extract eight observations by one of the worst losses of the season. Some historic lows. Not much to say here. Just look

Mar 27, 2022; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (39) replaces goaltender Calvin Pickard (31) after Pickard suffered an apparent injury against the Pittsburgh Penguins during the third period at PPG Paints Arena. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports Preview: Red Wings travel for short road trip in Pittsburgh by Chris Giles

After a tough home game yesterday, the Red Wings will travel for a one game road trip to Pittsburgh this evening.  The Penguins are on a modest one game losing streak and are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. Game time is 5:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA. Player Profile: Alex

Detroit Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman held onto all of his top prospects during the recent NHL Trade Deadline. The Detroit Red Wings currently have 13 prospects playing in the NCAA and six of them started out in the opening round of the 2022 NCAA Frozen Four tournament. The first two games of the

Just 6 days ago,  Wings GM Steve Yzerman conducted a trade with the St. Louis Blues under the gun of the approaching trade deadline. The deal saw the Red Wings send veteran D-men Nick Leddy and Luke Witkowski to the Blues for F Oskar Sundqvist, D Jake Walman, and a 2023 second round pick. This

The Detroit Red Wings hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning for a Saturday matinee matchup. Both teams were prowling for a win as they were both in a losing slump and came out equally ready to rumble. Through a head-to-head 60 minutes, the game would be decided in overtime as Tampa Bay took the 2-1 victory.

The Red Wings dropped their fourth straight game to Tampa Bay on Saturday afternoon, losing 2-1 in overtime to the two-time defending champs after being tied/leading for about 58 minutes of playing time. First Period The Wings had a strong first period in this matinee contest, putting seven shots on in the first 20 in

The Detroit Red Wings return home after a matinee affair against the Tampa Bay Lightning.  The Lightning are on a three game losing streak and are 4-6-0 over the last 10 games. Game time is 12:30 PM ET at LCA in Detroit, MI. Player Profile: Michael Rasmussen On Thursday, Michael Rasmussen was moved up to the top

After a strong start to the year, it now looks as though the Detroit Red Wings will end up picking in the top ten in the NHL Draft yet again. In the first half of the season, things were looking up for Detroit. Members of the core were playing extremely well – Dylan Larkin and