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The Detroit Red Wings have one opponent this week: The Dallas Stars. The former playoff rivals face one another four times, beginning Monday with a back-to-back in Dallas, then games Thursday and Saturday at Little Caesars Arena. The Stars, last season’s Stanley Cup runner-up, are trying to gain ground after dealing with postponements because of

The day he formally returned to the organization with which he is synonymous, Steve Yzerman signaled he knew guiding the Detroit Red Wings out of a rebuild would be arduous. “I believe to be a good team, it takes time,” Yzerman said on that day two years ago Monday. “One player can have an impact,

Just as the Detroit Red Wings were enjoying their most successful stretch of the season, it ended. Playing the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena for the second time in three days, the Wings couldn’t capitalize on momentum and suffered a 4-0 loss. The Wings (16-24-6) started well but couldn’t maintain the energy

The Detroit Pistons‘ in-game host grabbed the microphone. “Before we get started, you know what I’m going to do, right?” Kev Knows (his stage name) asked 13 teenagers, who sat at tables separated by Plexiglas and maintained social distance on the second floor of the Pistons practice facility overlooking the basketball court downtown Detroit on Monday.

The Detroit Pistons‘ in-game host grabbed the microphone. “Before we get started, you know what I’m going to do, right?” Kev Knows (his stage name) asked 13 teenagers, who sat at tables separated by Plexiglas and maintained social distance on the second floor of the Pistons practice facility overlooking the basketball court downtown Detroit on Monday.

The Detroit Red Wings have built their longest winning streak of the season, finally keeping their momentum going. It took until the last month of the season, but as captain Dylan Larkin put it earlier in the month, there’s pleasure in being a spoiler. The Wings head into Saturday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks on

Jakub Vrana showed off his skill set in his first time in a Detroit Red Wings uniform. He was one of two newcomers in Thursday’s game at Little Caesars Arena against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vrana scored a pretty goal in the second period, soaring up ice and ripping the puck from the slot. That stood

As he has watched his team go through a disappointing season, Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman has been pleased with the progress of multiple young players — and another prospect might have time to make an impression, too. FIlip Hronek, Filip Zadina and Michael Rasmussen are among the reasons to be encouraged for

When Steve Yzerman sent Anthony Mantha to the Washington Capitals at the NHL trade deadline Monday, the move was widely described as a blockbuster throughout the league. And it was, but not for the reasons most people might think. Yzerman’s move was the boldest of his two-year tenure as the Wings’ general manager and said

Going from a potential Stanley Cup run to a three-week audition doesn’t sound like a selling point, but for the two newest Detroit Red Wings, it’s like being offered a really good deal. It wasn’t working out for either one of them with the Washington Capitals — Jakub Vrana was a healthy scratch earlier this month;

Filip Hronek called and offered Jakub Vrana a place to stay. Richard Panik walked into a locker room full of familiar faces. The newest members of the Detroit Red Wings enjoyed a smooth first day, going through practice in preparation for Thursday’s game against the Chicago Blackhawks. Vrana and Panik were acquired at the trade

Bill Dow |  Special to the Detroit Free Press As part of his series on former Detroit sports figures, Bill Dow caught up with former Detroit Red Wings broadcaster Bruce Martyn. How we remember him For 31 years as the play-by-play voice of Red Wings hockey — from 1964-65 through the 1994-95 Stanley Cup Final —Bruce

Anthony Mantha woke up, checked his phone, and knew what he had to do. The new member of the Washington Capitals detailed a tumultuous trade deadline, reflected on his time with the Detroit Red Wings, and revealed, unsurprisingly, that when one wakes up and see Steve Yzerman’s name on the mobile screen, there’s no lollygagging.

The Detroit Red Wings moved forward from the NHL trade deadline with an eye toward a strong finish. They emerged from an emotional, stressful trade deadline having said goodbye to three teammates, anticipating welcoming two new ones, and having put together impressive back-to-back victories against an elite opponent. “You saw this weekend what we’re capable

Few things in sports are as tough to watch as unfulfilled talent, especially when flashes of that talent are so easy to see. Giving up on that promise might be harder still. Yet that’s what Steve Yzerman did Monday afternoon shortly before the NHL trade deadline when the Detroit Red Wings general manager shipped off Anthony

The Detroit Red Wings looked like a team relieved to be past the trade deadline. Their outing against the Carolina Hurricanes Monday at PNC Arena came a mere hours after losing Anthony Mantha in a trade that set the hockey world abuzz. The Wings played loose and confident, and created havoc around the net. Their

Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman gets a top grade at the NHL trade deadline, unloading an underachiever and adding to the team’s short-term and longer-term gain without sacrificing flexibility. He found a taker for Anthony Mantha, a superbly skilled but equally frustrating player, in the Washington Capitals, and banked a first-round pick and

There will be news on Jeff Blashill’s status with the Detroit Red Wings within a month. That was the message Monday from general manager Steve Yzerman. “Jeff and I will sit down very quickly after the season and discuss that,” Yzerman said. Blashill is in the last year of his contract. He was signed to

The NHL trade deadline is at 3 p.m. and the Detroit Red Wings are sellers again. Over the weekend, general manager Steve Yzerman swung multiple deals that yielded mid-round picks. Defenseman Jon Merrill was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for a fifth-round pick in 2021 and minor-leaguer Hayden Verbeek. (His uncle is Wings assistant general

There are reasons for optimism, even as the Detroit Red Wings close out another disappointing season. The Wings (14-23-6) are down to 14 games left. They start the week at the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday, then host the Chicago Blackhawks for a pair of games at Little Caesars Arena. By next Monday, they could have