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Detroit — You’d think a player coming off his third ACL knee surgery and not having played an NHL game for about 10 months would take a while to get back into the swing of things. For Robby Fabbri, it hasn’t taken long at all. Fabbri has made a dramatic and immediate impact, Thursday scoring

Detroit − The Red Wings finally have a victory to their credit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It had been a while, nine consecutive losses and the Wings hadn’t defeated Toronto in regulation since Dec. 15, 2017, but the Wings did it Thursday in nailbiting fashion, 4-1. It was the first victory of any sort

Detroit − The Red Wings finally have a victory to their credit against the Toronto Maple Leafs. It had been a while, nine consecutive losses and the Wings hadn’t defeated Toronto since Dec. 15, 2017, but the Wings did it Thursday in nailbiting fashion, 4-1. Lucas Raymond and Robby Fabbri (power play) had early goals,

Detroit — As an NHL season goes rolling along there’s always the tricky question of how much practice does a team balance with the 82 games in a regular-season schedule. Every team needs to practice. That’s not breaking any news. Timing, chemistry, conditioning, planning — those are things associated with a typical practice, and a

Detroit — Judging from social media and a portion of the ample amount of statistics that are out there, Moritz Seider isn’t having a monumental season like a year ago, when he won the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s best rookie. And, all right, maybe the numbers are lagging from a year ago. Maybe even

Detroit – The Detroit Red Wings haven’t scored many goals lately but sure did Tuesday, and needed them all. The Wings defeated the hard-charging and explosive Winnipeg Jets 7-5 to end a three-game losing streak. After only scoring four goals during those three losses, the Wings exploded for three goals in the first period then

Detroit — There was a steady stream of media heading toward the lockers of Andrew Copp and Ben Chiarot after Tuesday’s morning skate. It was predominately Winnipeg media, touching base with former, popular Jets players who are now key Red Wings. Chiarot was a 2009 fourth-round draft pick of the Atlanta Thrashers and came to

Detroit — The Red Wings need some sort of good news, some kind of spark, right about now. Maybe Tyler Bertuzzi can provide it. Coach Derek Lalonde confirmed after Monday’s practice Bertuzzi will be in the lineup Tuesday when the Wings entertain Winnipeg. Bertuzzi’s return appeared imminent after the Wings assigned Elmer Soderblom to Grand

Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic wanted to get some work in, needed to get work in, and the Grand Rapids Griffins schedule supplied him with that opportunity. The Red Wings goaltender only played two games in the last month, and had been supplanted as Ville Husso’s back up by Magnus Hellberg. So when general manager Steve

The losses are beginning to pile up for the Red Wings. Maybe a little frustration, also, for a team that seems to play well enough just to lose these days. Toronto sent the Wings (16-15-7) to their third consecutive loss Saturday, 4-1. It was the Wings’ fourth loss in five games, and they only have

A lot of talk early this week, and for the last while actually, has been about the Red Wings roster and who might be headed to Grand Rapids or out of the lineup. Jonatan Berggren was one of the young players who appeared to be in slight danger of being sent down I-96 to the

Detroit − The Red Wings did a better job of keeping pucks out of their net Friday, but still aren’t putting enough of them into the net on the other side. And the special teams, both the penalty kill and power play, are a total disappointment. The Wings didn’t fall behind early, that was an

Detroit — Defenseman Jake Walman talked last month about wanting to be a player the coaching staff and his teammates could count on. Walman wanted to establish himself as a regular, NHL player, someone who was in the lineup consistently and playing meaningful minutes and in every situation. Gradually, over the last several weeks, people

Detroit — No hockey team wants to fall behind, and need to stage a massive rally to get back and win a game. The Red Wings, who are not a dangerous offensive team, are certainly in that category. But they’ve made it particularly difficult for themselves in recent games. Wednesday’s 5-1 loss against New Jersey

Detroit — The Red Wings returned to the business of playing hockey Wednesday, after days of roster speculation, but the result wasn’t what they were looking for. New Jersey scored two second period power-play goals, sparking the Devils to a convincing 5-1 victory over the Red Wings. Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton scored the first power

Detroit — Jakub Vrana is staying in the Red Wings organization — for now, at least. Vrana cleared waivers Wednesday at 2 p.m., meaning he remains Wings property. What happens in the future remains to be seen. The Wings made the surprising decision Tuesday of waiving Vrana to alleviate the roster crunch, needing a roster

Detroit — Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is headed to Grand Rapids to get in some work. The Red Wings assigned Nedeljkovic to their minor-league affiliate Wednesday, after the slumping goaltender made only two starts since Nov. 30, the last one on Dec. 8 (which was also Nedeljkovic’s last appearance). Nedeljkovic, 26, has played in nine games

Detroit — Hearing about, and watching the disturbing incident involving Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin, brought back difficult memories for two Red Wings players. Oskar Sundqvist and David Perron were on the St. Louis Blues when Blues defenseman Jay Bouwmeester had a sudden cardiac arrest on the bench on Feb. 11, 2020. “Scary,” said Sundqvist,

Detroit — The Red Wings had to make a roster decision to get under the 23-man limit for Wednesday’s game, and it was a stunner. The Wings placed forward Jakub Vrana on waivers Tuesday afternoon, just a little over two weeks after Vrana returned from a two-month stay in the NHL/NHLPA players assistance program. Vrana,

Detroit — The drama and intrigue surrounding the Red Wings’ roster, and the decisions that need to be made, continued after Monday’s practice, with the situation not getting significantly clearer. There was one bit of news that will impact the lineup at some point, but not this week. Forward Jakub Vrana will stay in Grand