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Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic has been around pro hockey and played the goalkeeper position long enough that he was even-keeled about the entire situation. Nedeljkovic will start Wednesday against Buffalo, his first start since November 12 in Los Angeles. But there was no added excitement or relief from Nedeljkovic, who understands how goaltending can work

Detroit – There’s little doubt the Toronto Maple Leafs have some world class offensive players, and they certainly showed it Monday against the Red Wings. Many of the Leafs’ stars got on the scoresheet as Toronto rolled to a 4-2 victory over the Red Wings. The loss ended the Wings’ four-game winning streak, while Toronto

Detroit — There’s a definite sense the Red Wings are better, and just one look at the standings will prove that notion correct. Going into Monday’s game, the Wings had a 11-5-4 record (26 points), which was their best 20-game mark since 2010-11 (14-4-2, 30 points). If the playoffs were to begin Monday, yes, the

Detroit — Dylan Larkin was in a good mood Sunday after practice as the media began to stroll into the Red Wings’ locker room. Larkin’s cheerfulness wasn’t surprising. There was, after all, Michigan’s 45-23 victory Saturday over Ohio State, and Larkin being a former Michigan Wolverine. Which also led to Larkin winning a bet with

Detroit — It was one play, but it spoke loudly of what the Red Wings want to be as a hockey team. Filip Hronek was behind his own net Friday when Arizona’s Jack McBain came flying and connected with Hronek near the head area. Not liking what he saw, Michael Rasmussen quickly jumped in and

Detroit — The Red Wings keep stringing together victories. They reached the first-quarter mark of the NHL season Saturday working a little longer, but ultimately defeating the Arizona Coyotes, 4-3, in a shootout. Dylan Larkin scored the lone goal in the shootout, after Arizona had tied the game late in regulation time. Goaltender Ville Husso

Detroit — The Red Wings have missed the playoffs for the last six seasons, and to be sure, there are a variety of reasons why that is. Not enough overall talent is a prime reason. There were seasons where faulty goaltending was an issue, the offense wasn’t dangerous enough, or the overall defense was too

Detroit — When a goaltender has been playing like Ville Husso has, it gives a hockey team a whole new level of confidence. The Wings have had a bit of extra swagger whenever Husso has been in net, just knowing Husso is going to keep the puck out of his net. Husso went above and

Detroit — If the NHL season were to end today, the Red Wings would be in the playoffs. Now, the Wings have 63 games left so the season’s actual end is a long way off. Nobody is getting carried away (well, some on social media are). But after Wednesday’s 3-0 victory over Nashville, the Wings

Detroit — The Red Wings were going to awake Thanksgiving morning either securely in an Eastern Conference playoff spot, if the season were to end, or just a smidgen out of the race. In the NHL, there are plenty of analysts who take the Thanksgiving standings as gospel, and maybe for good reason. Twelve of

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde had an opportunity to visit Lions’ training camp last summer but couldn’t do it. Lalonde was still in Tampa getting ready to make the move to Detroit, and had to decline it. Lalonde sure wishes he had, though. The idea of meeting Campbell is exciting. “I’ve liked watching him, his

A third-division soccer club is bringing a new stadium to Madonna University. Gold Star Detroit Football Club, which officially formed in August and intends to play in the National Independent Soccer Association (NISA) in 2023, announced on Tuesday plans to build a 5,000-seat pro soccer stadium in Livonia that’s set to open next spring “in

Detroit – Good hockey teams will get offensive contributions from their defensemen, complementing the offense created from the forwards up front. The Red Wings only got 20 goals from defensemen last season. In another sign of this season’s improved roster, the blue line has already contributed 10 goals along with creating a large number of

Columbus, Ohio — Maybe it wasn’t necessarily taking a game over, but there was a play during Saturday’s game that defenseman Filip Hronek didn’t like. Hronek was on the ice when Columbus tied the game early in the second period. Hronek didn’t look great on the goal against. Which all led to Hronek standing out

Columbus, Ohio – The road trip didn’t turn out great for the Red Wings, but it’s fair to say it was good. The Red Wings ended their four-game trip Saturday with a convincing, 6-1 victory over the injury-decimated Columbus Blue Jackets. “Great” would have likely constituted six, or so, points out of a possible eight.

Columbus, Ohio — It was a milestone that Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider shared, and likely the first of many going forward. Both players participated in the 100th game of their young careers Saturday in Columbus, a quickly achieved milestone from two players who’ve made quick impressions around the NHL. “Impressed by both of them,”

It was beginning to look grim for the Red Wings. Here they were Thursday in San Jose without a victory on a road trip that looked ripe for the taking, in terms of multiple victories, and suddenly, they were either trailing or tied at various times of the game. The prospect of heading into Columbus

Moritz Seider picked a great time to score his first goal this season. Seider’s third-period goal snapped a tie and sent the Red Wings to a 7-4 victory in San Jose, also ending the Wings’ four-game winless streak. David Perron, who had a goal and two assists, found Seider near the dot and Seider whipped

Moritz Seider picked a great time to score his first goal this season. Seider’s third-period goal snapped a tie and sent the Red Wings to a 7-4 victory in San Jose, also ending the Wings’ four-game winless streak. David Perron, who had a goal and two assists, found Seider near the dot and Seider whipped

Much of the attention Tuesday when the Red Wings played in Anaheim was on the return of Tyler Bertuzzi to the lineup. But it was also the season debut of defenseman Jake Walman. Because of offseason shoulder surgery, Walman hadn’t yet been cleared for game action until the start of West Coast road swing for