TAMPA, FLA. — Fittingly, Derek Lalonde finished his first year as head coach of the Detroit Red Wings where he earned the job. Thursday’s finale against the Tampa Bay Lightning, where Lalonde served as an assistant for four years, closed the season on what has been a rewarding and turbulent first foray into the challenge
Times weren’t always so tough in Detroit sports. It has been a decade since the city last saw a team advance in the playoffs — when the Tigers beat the A’s in the 2013 ALDS, after Justin Verlander threw eight shutout innings and struck out 10 in win-or-go-home Game 5. (No need to talk about
2 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for April 13, 2023; Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Detroit Red Wings. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are unbeaten all-time, having never allowed a goal, in their last regular-season game of the year when it is played on the road on April 13.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/edF6uGREaW pic.twitter.com/7Kmeu5E7Ad
TAMPA, Fla. — The team photo commemorating the 2022-23 Detroit Red Wings already has been snapped, arranged for convenience’s sake before the season closes. All that’s left to do is play Game 82. The Wings (35-36-10) have a chance to finish with a .500 record Thursday when they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning, with
The day has come. The Detroit Red Wings are in Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena in what will be Game No. 82 of the 2022-23 season. The final straw for this year as the Red Wings put the season to rest. What a year it has been, too, I
Welcome to The Hockey Writers’ 2023 Offseason Trade Targets series for the Detroit Red Wings. During it, we will be looking at a handful of players from each NHL team who the Red Wings should consider pursuing this summer. The Washington Capitals have a disastrous 2022-23 season and have officially missed the playoffs because of
Detroit — The big news coming out of the Red Wings organization Wednesday didn’t necessarily come out of the NHL team, which closes out its season Thursday in Tampa. The interesting piece of news came out of minor-league affiliate Grand Rapids, where the Griffins announced defenseman (and Griffins captain) Brian Lashoff will be retiring at
Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was mic’d up for the Red Wings 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena on March 28th, 2023. Presented by Enterprise.
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Detroit Red Wings headed south, with one more game to suit up for before heading anywhere but where they really want to be. Thursday’s season finale at the Tampa Bay Lightning comes one week after the Wings were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. They haven’t won since, but it matters to
The Detroit Red Wings have just one game left in the 2022-23 season, but they have returned Simon Edvinsson to the AHL level, and he will not return to the NHL level. His nine-game trial run is complete, and he was returned to the Grand Rapids Griffins. It was great for the Detroit Red Wings
We hear from coach Derek Lalonde after his Red Wings drop their fifth straight. #LGRW
Joe Veleno joins Trevor Thompson following Tuesday’s 4-1 loss in Carolina on Tuesday. #LGRW
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Detroit Red Wings’ slide is almost at the finish line. They were overpowered by another team fighting for playoff positioning Tuesday, losing 4-1 to the Carolina Hurricanes. It was the penultimate game of the season for the Wings, who will enter another long offseason after Thursday’s finale. They take on the Tampa
Only one more game, three periods of hockey left. That’s a good thing. Because it appears the Red Wings are sputtering, chugging, limping, all of it, to the finish line. With a depleted lineup Tuesday, the Red Wings traveled to Carolina and lost to the Metropolitan Division leading Hurricanes 4-1. That’s four straight losses for