Detroit Free Press

The first game back home after a trip West is a challenge: The travel plus the time-zone change makes for a grind. There wasn’t much going for the Detroit Red Wings or the Philadelphia Flyers early on Saturday, with the sides playing an uneventful game over the first two periods at Little Caesars Arena. There

For a change, the Detroit Red Wings don’t anticipate Tyler Bertuzzi missing much time. Bertuzzi is dealing with a lower-body injury that forced him to miss leave the last game early. He was scratched Saturday against the Philadelphia Flyers, but could be available again as soon as next week. “This is a true day-to-day,” coach

LAS VEGAS — The Detroit Red Wings headed out to dinner, their appetites stoked by a satisfying victory. The kind of puck management that coach Derek Lalonde has stressed since training camp was key to beating the Vegas Golden Knights, 3-2, Thursday, enabling the Wings to feel good on their scheduled flight home Friday. They

LAS VEGAS — For the third time this season, the Detroit Red Wings are waiting to hear word on forward Tyler Bertuzzi. He missed the third period of Thursday’s 3-2 victory at the Vegas Golden Knights with what the team said was a lower-body injury. There was no further update immediately following the game. The

LAS VEGAS — For the second time in a week — and after three disappointments — the Detroit Red Wings showed how well things end when they manage the puck and maintain discipline. They broke even on this trip and bred confidence into their second half with a 3-2 victory Thursday over the Vegas Golden Knights, a team

LAS VEGAS — From a betting standpoint, odds are good Alex Nedeljkovic will re-appear soon in a Detroit Red Wings uniform — and Jakub Vrana appears to at last be improving his odds, too. The Wings’ front office, led by general manager Steve Yzerman, was at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday to take in the team’s last

LAS VEGAS — Derek Lalonde did the math — aptly, considering he was on a college campus — and came to the conclusion the Detroit Red Wings can still pass. They need to win their remaining game on this trip, Thursday at the Vegas Golden Knights, after coming out of the first two games with

Free Press sports columnists Carlos Monarrez and Shawn Windsor debate about almost everything, especially for their podcast, “Free Press Sports with Carlos & Shawn.” They’ve seen a lot of Detroit sports in recent years, which means they’ve seen … a lot of rebuilding. Here, the guys discuss what, if anything, fans around here have to

TEMPE, Ariz. — Ville Husso will start the next game for the Detroit Red Wings — and given the state of their backups, his workload could keep being heavy. The Wings wrap up this trip Thursday at the Vegas Golden Knights, under increased pressure to win after coming up short on the first two stops.

TEMPE, Ariz. — The Detroit Red Wings had the crowd on their side as they played in a college-sized arena. Their game Tuesday at Mullett Arena offered a setting unique in the NHL, with seating capacity less than a third of most arenas. The stands were heavy on ready and white — with a smattering of empty

DENVER — One game into this trip, and it’s pretty much down to a salvage operation in the desert. The Detroit Red Wings focused on positives as they headed towards a Tuesday game at the Arizona Coyotes, who have lost nine in a row. The Wings have lost two in a row, schooled to the

DENVER — The Detroit Red Wings weren’t even able to make a game of it. Other than a good first handful of minutes Monday, they were thoroughly outperformed by the Colorado Avalanche, who ran up a five-goal lead before the Wings gave their fans at Ball Arena something to cheer. Avs fans cheered loudest and longest,

DENVER — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will remain in the Detroit Red Wings‘ system after clearing waivers. General manager Steve Yzerman placed Nedeljkovic on waivers Sunday, and no team put in a claim for him by Monday’s 2 p.m. deadline. While Nedeljkovic stays on the payroll, it enabled the Wings to assign him to the minors,

DENVER — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic will remain in the Detroit Red Wings‘ system after clearing waivers. General manager Steve Yzerman placed Nedeljkovic on waivers Sunday, and no team put in a claim for him by Monday’s 2 p.m. deadline. While Nedeljkovic stays on the payroll, it enabled the Wings to assign him to the minors,