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After a stretch against some of the best teams in the NHL, the Detroit Red Wings are three games below .500 – and the team kicks off a four-game road trip out west against the Calgary Flames. The thing is, Detroit’s last few losses haven’t just been tough – they’ve been disastrous. The team is

It’s just over halfway through the first period. The Detroit Red Wings and the Minnesota Wild are tied up 1-1. Minnesota’s Joel Eriksson Ek harmlessly tossed the puck into the offensive zone. Never afraid to play the puck, Detroit’s starting goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic takes a whack at the puck to keep it away from the

Jan 15, 2022; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri (14) and right wing Lucas Raymond (23) talk before a face off during the second period against the St. Louis Blues at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Red Wings: Jakub Vrana making immediate impact in return by Alex Faber

While the results haven’t gone the Detroit Red Wings way yet, it is clear that Jakub Vrana is already making an impact in the lineup. Before the season even started, Vrana was knocked out of the lineup due to a shoulder injury. The subsequent surgery knocked him out until early March. Vrana’s absence was a

The Red Wings hosted the Wild Thursday night in what would be redemption from Tuesday’s atrociously humbling loss to the Coyotes. In what would be a well-played and thrilling game, Detroit fell 6-5 in the shootout. Coming into this contest, there were a good amount of changes made to the Red Wings lines. Robby Fabbri

The Detroit Red Wings look to get back in the win column after a humiliating loss against the Arizona Coyotes on Tuesday.  With Jakub Vrana and Olli Juolevi in the lineup tonight, the Red Wings will likely come out flying on all cylinders in an attempt to salvage a season that is quickly slipping away.

There have been quite a few embarrassing losses over the course of the grueling rebuild in Detroit, but you’d be hard pressed to find one much more shameful than the 9-2 defeat at the hands of the Coyotes on Tuesday. What is arguably the worst team in the league marched into LCA and burned the

The Detroit Red Wings special teams have endured yet another difficult season. Last year, many fans believed that the futility of the power play and penalty killing units could be blamed on assistant coach Dan Bylsma.  As a result of poor performances, the Red Wings and Bylsma parted ways last summer. Alex Tanguay was brought

After an immensely disappointing loss to the Coyotes and a rather rocky season, what do things look like for head coach Jeff Blashill? When the second goaltender switch of the game happened, eyes turned to Blashill and his leadership behind the bench. This was the second time this season that he started a goalie, pulled

The Red Wings hosted the Arizona Coyotes at LCA on Tuesday evening in what was anticipated to be an easy matchup after coming back from a rough Florida road trip. Proving this false, the Coyotes took home a whopping 9-2 victory over Detroit- here are some of the key takeaways. 1. Lots of roster adjustments

Dec 14, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser (65) stops with the puck behind their net during the first period against the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings: An updated look at the playoff picture by Alex Faber Today, the Detroit

Heavily improving from their 2020-21 campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have been perpetually “in the hunt” for the playoff picture this season. Let’s head to the standings to see if there is any shot at Detroit making the playoffs. The Red Wings are probably not a playoff caliber team yet. Even when the Wings were

Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that defenseman Olli Juolevi was claimed off of waivers from the Florida Panthers. Forward Joe Veleno was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins to make room for the deal. UPDATE: The #RedWings today claimed defenseman Olli Juolevi off waivers from the Florida Panthers. Additionally, center Joe Veleno has

Grand Rapids Griffins rookie goaltender Victor Brattstrom earned the shutout in the Griffins only win last week.  The Griffins lost their other two games and currently have a record of 23-22-7.  The Griffins started the week playing Iowa at home on Friday.  The Griffins were shut out 4-0.  On Saturday, the Griffins executed revenge on