Pittsburgh — There are only 16 games left for the Red Wings this season. Only 16 more, and this recent stretch of ugly, dispiriting hockey is going to be done. For most of Sunday, fans must have hoped those 16 games would speed by in fast-forward. The Wings were outclassed, broken and beaten by the Pittsburgh
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Pittsburgh — There are only 16 games left for the Red Wings this season. Only 16 more, and this recent stretch of ugly, dispiriting hockey is going to be done. For most of Sunday, fans must have hoped those 16 games would speed by in fast-forward. The Wings were outclassed, broken and beaten by the Pittsburgh
Will Graves | Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Evgeni Malkin had his 15th career hat trick and added an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins drilled the reeling Detroit Red Wings 11-2 on Sunday night. Sidney Crosby, Kasperi Kapanen, Jeff Carter, Teddy Blueger, Danton Heinen, Brian Boyle and recently acquired Rickard Rakell also scored for the Penguins, who
Pittsburgh — The present was the big news topic when general manager Steve Yzerman talked after last Monday’s trade deadline, but the future was also discussed and relevant. Mainly, because of the rapid development of two prime Red Wings prospects, defenseman Simon Edvinsson and forward Elmer Soderblom. Yzerman has been pleased with the development of both
Royal Oak — There was a time when Claude Lemieux was widely considered the most-hated man in hockey, and whenever he visited Detroit in the mid-1990s, somehow, the hostility felt even worse. There were death threats and police escorts to and from Joe Louis Arena; the Colorado Avalanche wouldn’t even give him a hotel roommate
Detroit — Sometimes games can be decided to the simplest level, and Saturday’s Red Wings game was one of those afternoons. Tampa defeated the Red Wings 2-1 in overtime on the strength of scoring two power-play goals. The Wings, on the other hand, didn’t score with the man advantage while having five attempts in the
One point isn’t much of a measuring balm for the Detroit Red Wings, not from their point of view in the standings. The Wings have taken a tumble since they spoke of “April in the D” in mid-February, when they were in the conversation for a wild card spot. Now they’re trying to salvage what’s
When top-seeded Michigan hockey faces No. 2-seed Quinnipiac in the NCAA tournament’s Allentown regional final, there’ll be a face familiar to fans in the state rooting for their foe. The winner of Sunday’s game (6:30 p.m., ESPNU) advances to the Frozen Four, slated for April 7-9 in Boston. Manon Rhéaume, the first woman to play
Detroit — There were no brawls Saturday on the 25th anniversary of the greatest hockey brawl, but Red Wings fans still got some entertainment. Just not a victory. Brayden Point’s goal at 2 minutes 32 seconds of overtime gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. BOX SCORE: Lightning 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)
Detroit — Sometimes games can be decided to the simplest level, and Saturday’s Red Wings game was one of those afternoons. Tampa defeated the Red Wings 2-1 in overtime on the strength of scoring two power-play goals. The Wings, on the other hand, didn’t score with the man advantage while having five attempts in the
Detroit — There were no brawls Saturday on the 25th anniversary of the greatest hockey brawl, but Red Wings fans still got some entertainment. Just not a victory. Brayden Point’s goal at 2 minutes 32 seconds of overtime gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the Red Wings. BOX SCORE: Lightning 2, Red Wings 1 (OT)
The Detroit Red Wings held their own against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions, minus converting with a man advantage. It took overtime for the Tampa Bay Lightning to put away Saturday’s game at Little Caesars Arena, 2-1. “We did good stuff, we defended pretty well against a high-octane team,” coach Jeff Blashill said. “We
It went by a lot of names. “Bloody Wednesday,” “the Brawl in Hockeytown,” “Fight Night at the Joe” and some others. Maybe you have a favorite. And if you made up your own nickname, you’re not alone. Darren McCarty did, too. “For lack of a better term, it’s ‘Red Wing D-Day,’ right?” McCarty told me recently.
Detroit Red Wings (26-31-7) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (39-18-6) When: 12:30 p.m. Saturday. Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Red Wings radio affiliates). THURSDAY’S GAME: Wings blitzed early by New York Islanders in 5-2 loss HAPPY ‘FIGHT NIGHT’ DAY!: Wings’ ‘Fight Night’ vs. Avalanche remains an ‘incredible night’ • BOX SCORE Game
Detroit — Like everyone else that evening Jeff Blashill was watching. The Red Wings’ coach was hanging out with friends, watching his favorite team, the Red Wings, face the hated Colorado Avalanche on March 26, 1997. Blashill and other Wings fans had lived through so many playoff disappointments, watching Colorado win a Stanley Cup, and
Detroit — In a way, some of the younger Red Wings are heading into final exam time. There’s been a lot of lessons learned during the regular season, but now as they head into these final 18 games, it’s a good opportunity to show what they’ve learned. There won’t be any playoffs for the Red
All these years later, the epic “Fight Night at The Joe” has proven to be a modestly profitable enterprise for Darren McCarty and Claude Lemieux. McCarty, the Red Wings’ popular enforcer, and Lemieux, the Colorado Avalanche star scorer, will be together again Saturday night in Royal Oak, holding a 25th-anniversary watch party and fan question-and-answer session
Dylan Larkin sounded frustrated as he tried to explain another loss by the Detroit Red Wings. They turn their attention to a weekend series playing the Tampa Bay Lightning at home on Saturday and at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday. The Lightning have lost six of eight, but they’re the defending Stanley Cup champions and
If you never got a chance to see the Detroit Red Wings’ famous brawl with the Colorado Avalanche in 1997, or you just want to relive all the gory glory, you’ll get your chance Saturday on the 25th anniversary of “Fight Night at the Joe” with two of the main participants. Wings legend Darren McCarty
Keith Gave | Special to Detroit Free Press Paul Devorski was one of two referees to preside over Stanley Cup Final games between Detroit and Pittsburgh in 2008 (when the Wings won in six) and in 2009 (when the Wings lost in seven). He also officiated some classic international games, including the bronze-medal game in the