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Detroit — Moritz Seider’s overall game is beginning to take shape and showing another wrinkle. The big, young defenseman refuses to back down, even when facing some of the NHL’s most high-profile stars. Seider matched up with Pittsburgh’s Sidney Crosby and Toronto’s Auston Matthews over the weekend. He held his own and gained notice. In Wings coach Jeff

Detroit — About 10 minutes. That’s how far away the Red Wings were from one of their best back-to-back victories in recent memory. Instead, in that span, the Toronto Maple Leafs left the Wings stunned. A five-goal barrage carried the Leafs to a 7-4 victory Saturday and left the Wings frustrated and disappointed. “We just let them have

Detroit — How did that happen? A game the Red Wings appeared to have in control disappeared, as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied for a 7-4 victory on Saturday. The Leafs scored five goals in the second half of the third period, rallying from a 4-2 deficit. Rasmus Sandin scored his first goal of the season at 17:09,

Detroit — So what would be best for Joe Veleno at this point of the season? Veleno has been struggling to earn substantial minutes while centering the fourth line for the Wings, although he did earn an assist — ending a 14-game drought without points — in Friday’s 3-2 shootout victory in Pittsburgh. Veleno played just over 13

This was a different Red Wings team Friday in Pittsburgh. After a poor defensive game Wednesday against Chicago, the Wings shut down a powerful Penguins team, and defeated the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout. The Wings won the shootout 1-0, with Lucas Raymond scoring the lone goal. Goals from unexpected sources, Givani Smith and Filip

Justin Abdelakder is gone from the Grand Rapids Griffins, and headed for the U.S. Olympic team. Abdelkader has been released from his professional tryout with the Griffins, so he could be an alternate for Team USA at the Olympics in Beijing. NHL players were supposed to participate in these Olympics. But with more than 100 games postponed

Detroit — Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider have had a dramatic impact on the Red Wings as NHL rookies. Can the Wings be fortunate enough to have another forward/defenseman duo arrive soon and make a similar impact? They just might. The way forward Jonatan Berggren and defenseman Simon Edvinsson are playing this season it’s possible they

Detroit — The Red Wings could use a sliver of good news, and on Thursday they received some. There’s still a long way to go, but forward Jakub Vrana and defenseman Troy Stecher were involved in practice, in non-contact jerseys, and are taking the next step in returning to game action. Vrana hasn’t played at all this

Detroit — The Red Wings’ rivalry with the Chicago Blackhawks isn’t nearly what it used to be. But the Blackhawks earned a measure of revenge Wednesday in a wild 8-5 victory over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. The Wings (18-19-6) saw their winless streak stretched to three games, and losses in seven of their

Detroit — The Chicago Blackhawks have to be kicking themselves. Playing against forward Pius Suter, who Chicago declined to re-sign last summer only to see the Red Wings swoop in and acquire in free agency, has to be frustrating. Suter has done for the Red Wings what he did for the Blackhawks last season: provide an efficient, consistent

Detroit — It was more difficult than he ever imagined. His top linemate was injured, his team was losing, his production was dropping, COVID was affecting everything. One year ago, the Red Wings’ newly minted captain was skating through a fog, lugging more responsibilities with less help. Dylan Larkin didn’t feel burdened, but he also didn’t

Detroit — The last time Filip Zadina scored a goal, hockey fans had just finished downing their Thanksgiving turkey and were getting ready to buy presents for the holidays. It was Nov. 30, to be precise, against the Boston Bruins. Zadina hasn’t scored a goal in 17 games, and only four for the entire season. No Red

Detroit — If Sam Gagner were to recommend a younger hockey player one NHL player to watch, Gagner picks an interesting choice. Tyler Bertuzzi, not exactly a player many would think. But given Gagner’s reasons, you realize why, and it has merit. “He’s all over the puck, he hounds it, and when he gets it, he

Detroit — It wasn’t a complete lost weekend for the Red Wings. They did earn one point in Friday’s overtime loss to Dallas. But then again, it was only the one point they earned, out of a possible four, when you add Saturday’s loss in Nashville. So, it wasn’t great, by any standard. And, if anything,