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Las Vegas — Dylan Larkin was expected back on the ice Thursday night and in the lineup — completely healthy — when the Red Wings faced the Vegas Golden Knights. Larkin was pulled between the second and third periods of Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars by league officials for COVID-19 protocol. But Larkin was on the ice

Las Vegas — Dylan Larkin is back on the ice and presumably will play tonight when the Red Wings face the Vegas Golden Knights. Larkin was pulled between the second and third periods of Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars by league officials for COVID-19 protocol. But Larkin was on the ice for the Wings’ morning skate

Las Vegas — The Red Wings will test their luck in Vegas, but likely without captain Dylan Larkin. The Wings, who lost the first two games of this four-game road trip, probably won’t have Larkin, who was pulled between the second and third periods Tuesday in Dallas because of COVID-19 protocol. The Wings had a day off Wednesday

Dallas — The Red Wings lost a game, and Dylan Larkin, Tuesday in Dallas. The Wings lost 5-2, their third loss in four games and second consecutive to open this four-game road trip. But they also lost Larkin in between the second and third periods for COVID-19 protocol reasons. Larkin, whose second period power-play goal

Dallas — The Red Wings are finding it difficult to win on the road Dallas handed the Wings their second consecutive loss on this four-game road trip Tuesday, defeating the Wings 5-2. The Wings (8-8-2) rallied to slice a 3-0 deficit to 3-2 on goals by Filip Zadina and Dylan Larkin (power play) in the

Dallas — There have been positives around this Red Wings team in the opening weeks of the season. Rookies Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider have been better than expected. The Wings are more dynamic and exciting than they’ve been. The victories have fueled optimism and confidence that the organization may actually be on the other side

Columbus, Ohio — The Red Wings didn’t start this four-game trip the way they wanted to at all. After taking the lead, the Wings allowed three Columbus goals in 4 minutes 15 seconds and lost to the Columbus Blue Jackets, 5-3. Zach Werenski (Grosse Pointe/Michigan), scoring at 18 minutes, 41 seconds of the third period, broke

Columbus, Ohio — Forward Joe Veleno is getting another chance to show what he can do at the NHL level, and he just might stay with the Red Wings for a long, long time. Veleno was recalled from minor-league affiliate Grand Rapids on Monday, as the Red Wings placed forward Mitchell Stephens (lower body) on injured reserve.

Detroit — In many ways it was a perfect send off to another Red Wings’ road trip. Ending a four-game homestand Saturday, the Wings defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 in exciting fashion. Dylan Larkin’s overtime goal put an exclamation point on a 3-1-0 week at Little Caesars Arena. The Wings rallied from a one win in four games

Detroit — The Red Wings finally cured the jinx that has been the Montreal Canadiens. Dylan Larkin scored his second goal of the night, and sixth of the season, at 1 minute 41 seconds of overtime on Saturday to send the Wings to 3-2 victory over Montreal. It was the Wings’ first win in three

Detroit — The Red Wings finally cured the jinx that has been the Montreal Canadiens. Dylan Larkin scored his second goal of the night, and sixth of the season, at 1 minute 41 seconds of overtime on Saturday to send the Wings to 3-2 victory over Montreal. It was the Wings’ first win in three

Detroit — The Montreal Canadiens have only won four games this season in 15 games total. But two of those wins have come against the Red Wings. Both games have been head-scratchers for the Wings, who have lost in different ways to a Montreal team that has been shockingly worse than anyone expected. The Wings have

Nicole Kraft |  Associated Press Columbus, Ohio — Alex Ovechkin got his 742nd career goal, Conor Sheary scored with 1:22 left and the Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-3 Friday night. Garnet Hathaway scored twice to help Washington get its third straight win. Ilya Samsonov stopped 26 shots for his first win since Oct.

Detroit — Givani Smith is in one of those difficult situations young players sometimes find themselves in. Smith isn’t playing much. When he is on the ice, he might be overthinking things and making it worse for himself. He’s desperately trying to make a positive impact and earn more playing time. It’s not easy, and there’s a

Detroit — Kienan Draper will play college hockey at Michigan. Draper, the son of former Red Wings forward Kris Draper (currently director of amateur scouting), will finish this season with his junior team, the Chilliwack Chiefs (British Columbia Hockey League) and will join UM next autumn. “It will definitely be nice to be close to

Detroit — This time there was no rally and victory against the Washington Capitals. The Red Wings pulled off one of those this season, but Thursday fell behind and never caught up, losing 2-0. Washington’s Dmitry Orlov and Lars Eller scored 10 seconds apart midway in the first period, and goaltender Zach Fucale — making his

Detroit — The Red Wings are learning much about themselves these days as they slowly get out of the rebuilding stage in their development. Slowly, but most assuredly, they are learning the details it takes to win hockey games. Tuesday’s victory over Edmonton was a prime example. Against a high-powered, offensive machine like the Oilers,

With each passing day, the odds of the Detroit Red Wings winning the Shane Wright Sweepstakes become slimmer and slimmer. The worst teams have the best chances in the draft lottery to select Wright, the Kingston Frontenacs captain and No. 1-rated prospect for the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal on July 7-8, 2022. Heading into Thursday’s

ON TODAY’S PODCAST: EPISODE 62 Ted Kulfan takes a look at the red-hot Red Wings (7-5-2), who have won three in a row and are tied for fourth place in the Eastern Conference heading into Thursday’s game against the Capitals at Little Caesars Arena and 2022 NHL top prospect Shane Wright is the interview guest on this

Detroit —  A successful hockey team needs contributions offensively not just from one line, its scoring line, but from everyone throughout the lineup. The Red Wings’ top line of Tyler Bertuzzi, Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond has been among the prolific lines in the NHL this young season. And when the Wings have won, and especially