Twice this month the Detroit Red Wings have measured themselves against the only team to have made appearances in the last three Stanley Cup Finals — and come out ahead. It’s a swell feeling for a team working its way out of a rebuild towards a competitive future. “We’re trying to grow, and we still
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We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings take care of the Lightning again Wednesday, 7-4. LGRW
We hear from Dylan Larkin after he scores twice Wednesday to help his Red Wings end a six-game skid. #LGRW
All the Detroit Red Wings wanted in their last home game before Christmas was to have something to celebrate. It had been a cold, bleak, biting stretch headed into Wednesday’s game at Little Caesars Arena, but once again the Tampa Bay Lightning were just what the Wings needed. They hadn’t won since they last met,
Detroit − The Red Wings received a bit of an early holiday gift Wednesday from Tampa Bay. Elmer Soderblom broke a tie early in the third period with a gift-wrapped goal, then Dylan Larkin scored on a bad angle on Lightning goalie Brian Elliott, as the Wings ended a six-game winless streak with a 7-4
Detroit — The way it ended, sure it was disappointing. But Jeff Blashill had an opportunity to coach the Red Wings for seven seasons, and that will be an experience he’ll always treasure. Blashill had faced the Wings once before, earlier this month in Tampa, where Blashill is now an assistant coach. But Wednesday was
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Detroit Red Wings (13-11-7) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (20-10-1) When: 7 p.m. Wednesday. Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. TV: Bally Sports Detroit Extra. Radio: 97.1 FM (Red Wings radio affiliates). • Box score Game notes: The Red Wings topped the Lightning, 4-2, in the season’s first meeting in Tampa two weeks ago. Now, the home fans will get to “welcome back”
Derek Lalonde was among those on the ice Tuesday, a bit unusual for a head coach when the practice is optional. So was veteran Oskar Sundqvist, who chalked up his decision to feeling like he needed to move his legs. It’s a been a bit of a bleak stretch for the Detroit Red Wings, who
Detroit — The NHL closes down for a three-day holiday break beginning Saturday. The Red Wings have two games before then — Wednesday hosting Tampa and Friday in Ottawa. In its most simplistic and basic form, and especially after this current six-game winless streak (0-4-2), the Wings need a victory. The Wings are suddenly looking
WASHINGTON — Moritz Seider said it, Derek Lalonde said it, Dylan Larkin said it — and the Detroit Red Wings looked it. They haven’t won a game since they played the Tampa Bay Lightning on Dec. 6; now the Wings face the Bolts Wednesday on a six-game winless streak. The Wings’ 4-3 overtime loss against
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings hold Alex Ovechkin off the board but fall to the Capitals in OT 4-3 Monday. #LGRW
We hear from captain Dylan Larkin after his Red Wings on Monday drop their sixth straight but still pick up a point in Washington. #LGRW
Hours before Monday night’s 4-3 overtime loss in Washington, the Red Wings made a trade — two, actually. In a three-way swap of players all currently in the American Hockey League, Detroit sent forward Givani Smith to the Florida Panthers for defenseman Michael Del Zotto, who they then flipped to the Anaheim Ducks for 28-year-old