Much has been made of the Detroit Red Wings’ expected goals metrics lately. I suppose that is to be expected, though. As a quick refresher, a team’s expected goals total is derived by weighting all unblocked shot attempts by their probability of being a goal. That probability is determined by shot speed, location, type, and
Before the season began, I put together scoring projections for each Detroit Red Wings player. And since we’re in the midst of a nine-day All-Star break, now is a good time to revisit those projections. As a whole, the Red Wings are exceeding expectations offensively, but falling short defensively – at least when compared to
Following the holiday break, the Detroit Red Wings opted to deploy David Perron on the first line alongside Dylan Larkin and Lucas Raymond. The results have not been pretty – six goals for, 11 against, and a 35.79 percent expected goals share at even strength. During the Philadelphia Flyers game on Jan. 25, the Red
Dylan Larkin recaps the Red Wings 3-2 overtime loss to Ottawa and the Red Wings overall improvement in the month of January.
The Detroit Red Wings have spent the first half of the 2023-24 season flirting with playoff contention. Because of this, a lot of focus has been placed on the performance of the players on the NHL roster. This, of course, means that less attention has been placed on the Red Wings’ many prospects playing all
27 mins ago Stupid Stat of the Day for January 31, 2024; Detroit Red Wings vs. Ottawa Senators. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are unbeaten all-time in their last home game before a mid-season NHL All-Star Game hosted by the Toronto Maple Leafs. #LGRW #RedWings https://www.detroithockey.net/2024/01/31/ssotd-red-wings-vs-senators-1-31-2024/ — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockeynet@social.detroit.hockey) January 31, 2024
Dylan Larkin speaks with the media following Detroit’s practice at the BELFOR Training Center on Monday January 29, 2024.
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Devin Little, Logan Horn and Evan Sabourin are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking unit and
Marco Kasper rose in draft conversations throughout his entire draft year, but even his biggest supporters were surprised that he ultimately went eighth overall in the 2022 Draft to the Detroit Red Wings. The Red Wings had a well-documented need at center going into the draft so they clearly believed that Kasper would be a
We hear from both Dylan Larkin and Alex Lyon, each of whom made significant contributions to Detroit’s victory over Vegas tonight in Detroit.
We hear from Alex Lyon after he makes 28 saves in Detroit’s victory over Vegas tonight at Little Caesars Arena.
2 hours ago Stupid Stat of the Day for January 27, 2024; Detroit Red Wings vs. Vegas Golden Knights. Stupid Stat of the Day: The Red Wings are winless all-time when hosting the Vegas Golden Knights on any day of the week other than Sunday. #LGRW #RedWings https://www.detroithockey.net/2024/01/27/ssotd-red-wings-vs-golden-knights-1-27-2024/ — DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockeynet@social.detroit.hockey) January 27, 2024
We hear from coach Lalonde after the Red Wings shutout the Flyers, 3-0.
After the Red Wings defeat the Flyers 3-0, we hear from Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider in their postgame reactions.