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Dec 14, 2021; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser (65) stops with the puck behind their net during the first period against the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports Detroit Red Wings: An updated look at the playoff picture by Alex Faber Today, the Detroit

Heavily improving from their 2020-21 campaign, the Detroit Red Wings have been perpetually “in the hunt” for the playoff picture this season. Let’s head to the standings to see if there is any shot at Detroit making the playoffs. The Red Wings are probably not a playoff caliber team yet. Even when the Wings were

Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Red Wings announced that defenseman Olli Juolevi was claimed off of waivers from the Florida Panthers. Forward Joe Veleno was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins to make room for the deal. UPDATE: The #RedWings today claimed defenseman Olli Juolevi off waivers from the Florida Panthers. Additionally, center Joe Veleno has

Grand Rapids Griffins rookie goaltender Victor Brattstrom earned the shutout in the Griffins only win last week.  The Griffins lost their other two games and currently have a record of 23-22-7.  The Griffins started the week playing Iowa at home on Friday.  The Griffins were shut out 4-0.  On Saturday, the Griffins executed revenge on

The Detroit Red Wings have went 1-2 since the last edition of the stock exchange –  it was an inconsistent week, to say the least. Detroit secured one of the more impressive wins of the season in overtime against the Hurricanes, but they followed it up with a pair of losses in the sunshine state.

The Detroit Red Wings picked up promising defense prospect Olli Juolevi off waivers today.  After being on the wrong end of a 6-2 thrashing by the Florida Panthers, the Detroit Red Wings selected Juolevi from the Panthers in the hope that he can make an impact at the NHL level. Juolevi was originally a 1st

The Red Wings wrapped up their road trip through the sunshine state facing the Florida Panthers in their 2nd meeting of the season. In what would be a 6-2 loss, here are some key takeaways. 1. Lots of changes in lines coming into the game. The top line consisted of Namestnikov – Larkin – Raymond

SUNRISE, FL – MARCH 5: Goaltender Thomas Greiss #29 of the Detroit Red Wings stops a shot by Anton Lundell #15 of the Florida Panthers during first period action at the FLA Live Arena on March 5, 2022 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images) Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers by Chris

The Detroit Red Wings will complete their road trip to Florida tonight with a game against the Panthers.  In October, Florida won the first game of the season series 3-2.  The Panthers are on a one game winning streak and are 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. Game time tonight is 6:00 PM ET at

After an impressive win against the Hurricanes, the Detroit Red Wings had a bit of a stinker against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Let’s extract eight observations from the loss. #1: A typical Lightning-Red Wings game. The Lightning controlled most of the game, outshot the Red Wings and were clearly the better

Mar 4, 2022; Tampa, Florida, USA; Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri (14) falls on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott (1) after he scores a goal during the second period at Amalie Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Preview: Red Wings travel to Tampa Bay to play first of two in Florida by

The Detroit Red Wings travel to Tampa Bay to play the 2nd of four meetings between the two teams.  The Lightning won the first game of the season in a thrilling 7-6 come-from-behind victory in Detroit. Tampa Bay are currently 4th in the NHL standings.  The Lightning are also one of the hottest teams in

Veteran defenseman Nick Leddy was one of the few defensive shakeups the Detroit Red Wings made before the start of the 2021-22 season. After a solid defensive showing last season, Detroit has been downright back on defense. Does Leddy shoulder any of this blame? A few days ago, we examined the stats behind another one

You all know the names Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider and have likely been thrilled by their successes in their rookie seasons. They have been breaking and tying records left and right placing themself in the company of the Hockeytown Greats such as Gordie Howe, Nicklas Lidstrom, Henrik Zetterberg, and Steve Yzerman. So, what are

Going into this season, some fans were skeptical about Dylan Larkin and his decline in play over the last couple of seasons.  Fast forward to this season and Larkin seems like a man on a mission.  He has been without question, the MVP of this version of the Detroit Red Wings. Larkin looks rejuvinated on

According to stats, the eye test, the standings and the scoresheet, the Detroit Red Wings overtime win against the Carolina Hurricanes was one of best wins of the season. First, let’s consider the opponent. Carolina is one of the best teams in the NHL this season. With a stellar defense and a handful of dangerous

The 2022 NHL Trade Deadline is less than three weeks away.  Trades must be made before 3:00 PM ET on March 21.  So far this season, Detroit General Manager Steve Yzerman has been very quiet, almost too quiet, in making moves with his current roster.  In fact, Yzerman has not made any trades since moving

The Red Wings hosted the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday evening in their 2nd meeting of the season so far. On the last meeting of these two teams, Detroit suffered a 5-3 loss on Carolina’s home ice, so the Red Wings were hungry to get their first win of the season over the Hurricanes. 1. Carter

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA – DECEMBER 16: Danny DeKeyser #65 of the Detroit Red Wings looks on during the first period of the game against the Carolina Hurricanes at PNC Arena on December 16, 2021 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Raymond scores OT winner to secure 4-3 win over Carolina Hurricanes

In one of the better wins of the season, the Detroit Red Wings took down the number one team in the Metropolitan, the Carolina Hurricanes, in overtime. Rookie forward Lucas Raymond scored the game winner. First Period The first period was a pretty competitive affair. The Red Wings outshot the Hurricanes 11-8, racking up the