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
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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
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)
Twenty-five years later, Micky Redmond offers his thoughts on the epic Red Wings-Avalanche brawl.
Coach Jeff Blashill says his Red Wings didn’t create enough chances in Saturday’s OT loss to the Lightning. #MadeToChill
we hear from Alex Nedeljkovic after he makes 34 saves in Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss to the Lightning. #LGRW
As we celebrate the anniversary of “Fight Night at the Joe” between the Red Wings and Avalanche, Larry Murphy and Chris Osgood sit down with Brendan Shanahan and ask him the question that Red Wings fans have been wondering for 25 years.
On his way down for an intermission interview when the fight broke out at the Joe on March 26, 1997, Mickey Redmond didn’t get to make the on-air call … until now.
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