BOSTON – Many NHL stars took to social media Friday night to show their adoration for Pavel Datsyuk’s game-winning beauty in Detroit’s 1-0 win in Game 1 of the Atlantic Division semifinals. Former player Matthew Barnaby tweeted, “I wonder how m......
BOSTON – It was a week ago when coach Mike Babcock told anybody who would listen that the No. 8 seed Red Wings would be a tough out against the Presidents’ Trophy winning Boston Bruins. The Red Wings may now have the attention of some hockey pu......
BOSTON – Torey Krug was one of the biggest Red Wings fans growing up in his Livonia, Mich., neighborhood. It was a childhood filled with memories of one winning season after another. He vividly recalls running around outside his family’s home c......
BOSTON – For someone who’s making his Stanley Cup playoff debut tonight, Red Wings rookie Tomas Jurco plans to keep his mind off of Game 1 against the Boston Bruins by playing a different kind of game. “Actually it’s funny because my friend is ......
BOSTON – It was 57 years ago this month that the Red Wings and Boston Bruins last met in the Stanley Cup playoffs – April 4, 1957 at Detroit’s Olympia Stadium. The heavily favored Red Wings had finished in first place in the six-team league, ei......
BOSTON - The Boston Bruins won the Presidents' Trophy by leading the NHL with 117 points. Another number shows just how much, or little, that means. "I heard about 40 percent of the series are upsets in the first round," Boston coach Claude ......
DETROIT - If Danny DeKeyser hadn’t chosen to forego his senior year at Western Michigan University and sign with the Red Wings last March, he’d most likely be preparing for final exams. The defenseman, who was majoring in public relations and h......
DETROIT – Depending on his disposition, Red Wings forward Johan Franzen has been known to participate in extracurricular activities after the whistle. It’s something that Mule plans to shy away from as the Red Wings enter their Atlantic Divisio......
DETROIT – Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg has skated on his own over the last week but Thursday he joined his teammates on the ice prior to the team’s Thursday afternoon flight to Boston where Game 1 of their Atlantic Division semifinal series......
DETROIT – It’s been eight weeks since Jonathan Ericsson underwent surgery to repair damage to the middle finger on his left hand after he was struck by a puck in mid-March. The surgery was necessary to stabilize several fractures and repair a p......
DETROIT – It’s been one heck of a rocky road for Darren Helm. But finally, finally, the Red Wings’ speedy third-line center will get to play in his first Stanley Cup playoff game in more than two years when the puck drops Friday in the first-ro......
DETROIT – The Red Wings-Bruins series doesn’t get underway until Game 1 Friday in Boston, the last of the eight opening-round series to kick off the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs. But starting a day or two after everyone else might be beneficial fo......
DETROIT - When Brendan and Reilly Smith used to face off in a seven-game series in their childhood basement, the only thing that was ever really at stake was their pride. “Pride – I mean more than anything, I couldn’t let him beat me as my litt......
DETROIT – Anyone who has ever been coached by the Griffins’ Jeff Blashill tells of a passionate man who has a comforting demeanor with a constructive teaching style. “I can’t say enough good things about Jeff. He was huge for me, kinda brought......
DETROIT - Just two nights after clinching their 23rd straight playoff appearance, the Red Wings took the ice for their final regular-season contest before an energized crowd at Joe Louis Arena. Despite the 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, i......
DETROIT – Red Wings great Ted Lindsay is recovering from heart surgery this week in a Detroit-area hospital, his daughter said. The 88-year-old Hockey Hall of Famer underwent surgery to replace his aortic valve Wednesday at Beaumont Hospital in......
DETROIT - There’s a first time for everything. For three Red Wings players, another first is in the not so distant future as they begin preparing for their Stanley Cup playoff debut. “Obviously it’s huge,” said Riley Sheahan, who joins team......
DETROIT - This week, there are few things as sweet as the number 23 in Hockeytown. The Red Wings entered a two-game road trip Tuesday in need of three points to extend their playoff streak to 23 straight seasons, and that’s exactly what they got......
PITTSBURGH – Mission accomplished. In what can only be described as one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, the Red Wings got what they came for on their short two-game trip – three points and a guaranteed spot in the upcoming S......
PITTSBURGH – Though the Red Wings are just a point a way from sealing a Stanley Cup playoff berth, players and coaches are in full post-season mode, opting to skip Wednesday’s morning skate to rest players for tonight’s game against the Pittsburgh......