Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Red Wings defenseman Marc Staal is on the doorstep of a longevity milestone. When Staal steps on the ice Saturday night in Calgary against the Flames, it will be the 1,000th game of his NHL career. “It’s a cool milestone to get to,” said Staal, who played 13
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Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Offense will be at a premium in the first three games of a Red Wings road trip beginning Saturday night in Calgary. Injury has claimed Robby Fabbri and Tyler Bertuzzi also will be unavailable for action. That takes two of Detroit’s top four goal scorers out of
Robby Fabbri’s season is over, and the Detroit Red Wings are left to hope a young player can help fill the void. Saying he “feels horrible” for Fabbri, coach Jeff Blashill announced Friday, hours before the Wings left for western Canada, “we suspect Fabbs tore his ACL. We’re consulting with another specialist just to get a second
The Detroit Red Wings rallied around one another when they most needed it, restoring a measure of pride as they embark on a trek out west. It speaks to how they’ve tumbled that a 6-5 shootout loss begets optimism, but that’s where the Wings are as they pack up and head to Calgary, where a
Marc Staal recalled a funny moment recently: The Detroit Red Wings were playing the Carolina Hurricanes, and he found himself battling his brother, Jordan Staal, in a corner. An official blew his whistle, and Marc was assessed a holding call, much to Jordan’s delight. “It was a bad penalty, bad call,” Staal said. “He was
Detroit — Red Wings fans at Little Caesars Arena went home Thursday thoroughly entertained. The Red Wings lost 6-5 to the Minnesota Wild in the shootout, and they’ve been doing a lot of that lately (losing). But all the extracurricular activities that happened made for quite a fun hockey atmosphere, and this particular night the Wings
The Detroit Red Wings overcame an early case of nerves and, helped by Jakub Vrana, managed to take a step towards redemption. Their contest against the playoff-primed Minnesota Wild on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena was magnified by having been booed off home ice two nights earlier following a loss to one of the worst teams
Detroit — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made the highlight reel for the rest of time. Nedeljkovic attempted to bat away a bouncing puck, and wound up knocking the puck through his legs at 12 minutes 7 seconds of the first period, giving Minnesota a 2-1 lead. Nedeljkovic just beat himself 5-hole; swatted the puck right in,
Detroit — One way the Red Wings can help themselves get out of this recent rut is play faster. For a team with a decent amount of speed, and one that had been playing aggressively for much of the season, the last two losses in particular have been perplexing. The Red Wings were dialed down, not
Coach Jeff Blashill and general manager Steve Yzerman chatted before a quiet Detroit Red Wings group went to work on redeeming themselves. Their next game comes Thursday against the Minnesota Wild, a team that last month pounded pucks behind the Wings in what has become an alarming trend. The enthusiasm that permeated a month ago has
Detroit — The Red Wings haven’t faced adversity well at all in the last two games, both ugly defeats. At some point they’re likely to face a tough patch Thursday when they host the Minnesota Wild. It’s going to be vital the Wings handle it better than they have. “To think that things just go smooth and
The Detroit Red Wings were booed on home ice, deservedly so as not even a date at Little Caesars Arena against an opponent near the bottom of the standings ignited a good performance. Jakub Vrana’s season debut was lost in the ugliness that was Tuesday’s game against the Arizona Coyotes. Neither Alex Nedeljkovic nor Thomas
All the optimism the Detroit Red Wings instilled in the rebuild this season is on a precipice as they try to recover from their latest embarrassment. Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild can’t come soon enough — anything to erase the memory of being booed off the ice at Little Caesars Arena. The answer to what went
Detroit — There is a new candidate for the Red Wings’ worst game of the season. And it might be difficult to out-worse this one. The Wings were never really in it Tuesday as the Arizona Coyotes — occupying last place in the NHL overall standings heading into the game — handily defeated the Wings