COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s an exciting day for Mitch Callahan, who will make his NHL debut when the Red Wings take on the Columbus Blue Jackets in a battle of Eastern Conference playoff contenders. It’s a hugely important game in the standings for b......
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Pavel Datsyuk took to social media Monday to proclaim he will be back. But how soon? Nobody knows. The Russian superstar wrote on Twitter: “Dear All, I started skating. Hoping to play soon. Thanks for your support!” Gene......
DETROIT - The secret is out. After leading the league with 18 goals in 23 games since Jan. 20 and recording seven points (6-1-7) in Detroit’s last four games, helping the club ascend to the No. 1 wild card spot in the playoff standings, forwar......
DETROIT – Now … the plot thickens. With three weeks left in the regular season, the Red Wings now appear to be in the driver’s seat as they look to increase their Stanley Cup playoff streak to 23 straight seasons. The Red Wings picked up a p......
DETROIT - After scoring just one goal over an 18-game span from Dec. 1 to Jan. 18, Gustav Nyquist has taken the National Hockey League by storm during the last quarter of the regular season. The 24-year-old leads the league with 18 goals in 23 ......
DETROIT – After missing the last eight games with issues related to a concussion that he sustained last month, Darren Helm has been cleared to play. However, Mike Babcock was taking a wait-and-see approach when he was asked Friday about Helm pl......
DETROIT – Red Wings center David Legwand and Pittsburgh Penguins forward James Neal each received $5,000 fines for their actions during Detroit’s 5-4 overtime win Thursday, the NHL’s Department of Player Safety has announced. Neal was assessed ......
DETROIT - If they weren’t scoring goals, blocking shots, finishing checks or competing against the best players in the world, center Riley Sheahan and defenseman Brian Lashoff could take the music business by storm. No, it’s not a joke. Dur......
DETROIT – Usually when the Red Wings and Penguins meet it’s a mano e mano showdown between Detroit’s Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, and Pittsbugh’s Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. Unfortunately, injuries to the Red Wings’ stars precluded......
DETROIT – David Legwand’s major penalty late in regulation set off one of the most intense five-minutes of the Red Wings season Thursday night. Legwand, who was acquired from Nashville at the trade deadline, was accessed a five-minute penalty a......
DETROIT - Over the next 17 days, millions of college basketball fans will be fixated on their NCAA tournament brackets, cheering for teams they picked to advance and comparing every game’s result with their friends and colleagues. The Detroit R......
DETROIT – The experiment lasted less than 40 minutes, but that’s fine for Brendan Smith, who returns to his customary position tonight. “It’s been a little bit of a rollercoaster, but I think I can do that just because of my versatility,” said ......
DETROIT – If Henrik Zetterberg was the Red Wings’ offensive MVP in the first half of the season, Gustav Nyquist has been the scoring catalyst in the second half. Since Jan. 20, the Red Wings’ forward leads the National Hockey League with 14 goa......
DETROIT - It’s no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins will be bringing one of the world’s best players to Joe Louis Arena Thursday. “We know he’s one of the best players in the world, if not the best,” defenseman Danny DeKeyser said of Pittsbur......
DETROIT – Defenseman Jonathan Ericsson has undergone surgery on the middle finger of his left hand today. Surgery was required to stabilize the fractured finger and repair a partially torn tendon. Ericsson is expected to be out of Detroit’s li......
DETROIT – Three days after he suffered a deep laceration to his left thigh, Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader was still feeling blessed as he spoke to reporters Wednesday about the injury that occurred late in Sunday’s game in Chicago. “I was......
DETROIT - With his parents in the stands and the Maple Leafs on the visiting bench, center Landon Ferraro couldn’t think of a better way to make his NHL debut at Joe Louis Arena. “I think just at the end, everyone, all the guys putting their st......
DETROIT – At some point the injuries have to stop, right? But the way the Red Wings are stockpiling their wounded that might not occur until the last man is standing in their locker room. Tuesday’s 3-2 win over the visiting Toronto Maple Lea......
DETROIT – It’s been nearly 12 years since Ray Ferraro called it quits after 18 NHL seasons, but he vividly remembers walking out of Joe Louis Arena with his family, and his youngest son Landon in tears. “Right at the end of this hallway when I ......
DETROIT – Brendan Smith was 15 years old the last time he played regularly at forward. Tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Red Wings’ defenseman will move to left wing because, as coach Mike Babcock said, “I think it gives us the best ......