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Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — Ultimately this game was a Red Wings victory, but what looked like an easy one suddenly wasn’t The Wings defeated Tampa 6-4 Thursday, ending a stretch where the Lightning had earned points in 20 consecutive games against the Wings. Add the fact the Wings earned a point in Tuesday’s overtime loss

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — Ultimately this game was a Red Wings victory, but what looked like an easy one suddenly wasn’t The Wings defeated Tampa 6-4 Thursday, ending a stretch where the Lightning had earned points in 20 consecutive games against the Wings. Add the fact the Wings earned a point in Tuesday’s overtime loss

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — The realization of what was to come had begun the day before, but on March 12 last year the unexpected arrived in the NHL. The league paused its season due to the concerns of the coronavirus. The Red Wings were preparing to travel to the Verizon Center for a

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit —  From general manager Steve Yzerman down to the players, the Red Wings wanted to see improvement this season. After going through a miserable 2019-20 season, which saw the Wings finish last in the standings, there was no desire to go through that again. They have been better

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The record isn’t much better. But if you’ve watched the Red Wings this shortened NHL season, there has been improvement. By one point, actually. The Wings were 7-17-3 after 27 games last season — and 7-16-4 this season (Thursday’s 28th game is the actual halfway point this season).

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The line of Luke Glendening centering Adam Erne and Darren Helm doesn’t do anything flashy. If you want a grinding, no-frills, physical and hard-driving line, this is the one for you. “We keep it pretty simple,” said Erne on Wednesday during a Zoom media chat. That they do,

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — There were a few more fans inside Little Caesars Arena Tuesday and they got something to cheer about, as the sports world crawls back to normalcy. Cheer for most of the night, but not at the very end. Tampa Bay rallied in the period, then Blake Coleman scored

Joe Reedy  |  AP Sports Writer The National Hockey League will be returning to ESPN beginning next season. The two sides have reached agreement on a seven-year contract that includes four Stanley Cup Finals, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. They spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the

The Detroit News The NHL has proposed changes to the draft lottery format, which could affect the Detroit Red Wings in the 2021 draft tentatively scheduled for July 23-24. According to an NHL memo obtained by Sportsnet’s Chris Johnston, there would be three major changes to the draft lottery: ►Teams would be limited to no more than

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — Michael Rasmussen has been spending as much time as he can on the ice these days with Luke Glendening. It’s a matter of soaking knowledge out of Glendening, who entered play Monday leading the NHL by winning 67.7% of his draws. Often regarded as one of the NHL’s better defensive

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — As the Red Wings returned to the ice Sunday for a full practice there was one big addition to the lineup: Dylan Larkin. Now, just because Larkin took part in Sunday’s practice doesn’t mean he’ll be ready to play Tuesday against Tampa Bay. But having missed the entire four-game

The Detroit News Farmington’s Megan Keller apologized to her mom for mic’d-up language during the Dream Gap Tour event to showcase women’s hockey. Keller, an Olympic gold medallist (2018), a four-time world champion (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) and a top candidate to play in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing, was featured in a video segment

Associated Press Minneapolis — Mark Pavelich, the speedy center from the Iron Range who played on the “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team, has died at a treatment center for mental illness. He was 63. Officials in Anoka County, Minnesota, confirmed Friday that Pavelich died at the Eagle’s Healing Nest in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, on

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — This was one of those nights where Filip Zadina felt like a dangerous offensive player in the NHL — a guy who when he had the puck on his stick, knew something good was going to happen. For long stretches Thursday, there really wasn’t anyone else on the

Associated Press  |  The Detroit News Walter Gretzky, the father of hockey great Wayne Gretzky, has died. He was 82. Wayne Gretzky said in a statement Thursday night that his father battled Parkinson’s disease and other health issues the past few years. “Walter Gretzky cared deeply about his family and his community,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Associated Press  |  The Detroit News Calgary, Alberta — The Calgary Flames fired coach Geoff Ward on Thursday night and replaced him with Darryl Sutter, who will lead the team for the second time. The Flames announced the moves shortly after Ward coached the Flames to a 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators. Calgary went

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Andrei Svechnikov and Jordan Staal will have temporary bragging rights over their brothers Evgeny and Marc. With brothers playing against each other nearly everywhere on the ice, ultimately Thursday it was the Carolina Hurricanes defeating the Red Wings 5-2. Jordan Staal and Jasper Fast scored 2 minutes, 5 seconds

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings will have a few more fans in the stands next week when they return home to Little Caesars Arena. The Wings began selling a limited number of tickets for March home games at LCA Thursday, given the loosening on restrictions from the state earlier this week,

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — The Red Wings will have a few more fans in the stands next week when they return home to Little Caesars Arena. The Wings are selling a limited number of tickets for March home games at LCA beginning at noon Thursday, given the loosening on restrictions from the

The Detroit News The Grand Rapids Griffins scored six goals in the second period in a 9-4 victory against the Rockford IceHogs on Wednesday at the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Ill. Livonia’s Max Humitz, Riley Barber and Tyler Spezia each scored two goals, Givani Smith added two assists, Donovan Sebrango recorded his first AHL assist in seven games