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Ted Kulfan takes a look at the Red Wings’ 8-2 loss at home against the Rangers, previews the western road trip beginning in Los Angeles on Saturday and Czechia U18 hockey coach Jakub Petr is the special guest on episode 79 of the Detroit News’ OctoPulse podcast. Petr coached four members of the Red Wings

Detroit — One thing coach Derek Lalonde has shown in his first month as Red Wings head coach is blunt honesty. Lalonde has been direct in his answers, being truthful and transparent. After the Wings collapsed Thursday, allowing six third-period goals in an 8-2 loss to the New York Rangers, Lalonde was bluntly honest about

Detroit − The Red Wings, just as they were Sunday, were in position to at least earn a point in the standings Thursday against the New York Rangers. But this time, the Rangers wouldn’t allow it, changing the complexion of this game dramatically in short fashion. Six third-period goals, only 10 minutes, 29 seconds apart,

Detroit − The Red Wings, just as they were Sunday, were in position to at least earn a point in the standings Thursday against the New York Rangers. But this time, the Rangers wouldn’t allow it, changing the complexion of this game dramatically in short fashion. Six third-period goals, only 10 minutes, 29 seconds apart,

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde hadn’t yet been able to contact forward Jonatan Berggren by Thursday morning fo let him know the good news. Berggren was being called up to be in the Red Wings’ lineup in eight hours to face the New York Rangers. The Wings recalled Berggren from Grand Rapids Thursday morning, along

Detroit — It’s still early, but this much seems clear: The Red Wings are in a better place now. That’s not just in the standings, either, where Detroit — off to its best start in more than a decade — sits in second place in the NHL’s toughest division nearly a month into the regular

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde didn’t hesitate when asked what he’s missed most with no Tyler Bertuzzi in the Red Wings’ lineup. “Offense, goals,” Lalonde said after Wednesday’s practice. “He’s an elite scorer. As great as our defense has been, chances against, chances for have been down, which is understandable. He would help (offensively).” Lalonde

Detroit – The Red Wings’ three-game win streak came to end Tuesday but it didn’t sound as if the Wings were entirely disappointed. Montreal used two Mike Hoffman goals and terrific penalty killing, along with a 2-1 shootout edge, to defeat the Red Wings 3-2. Canadiens goaltender Jake Allen stopped 41 shots and was another

Detroit — Oskar Sundqvist returned to the ice Tuesday, taking part in the Red Wings’ morning skate. It’s taken a while. Sundqvist hasn’t played since Oct. 26 and missed the last six games, likely longer than anyone anticipated for the upper-body injury Sundqvist has been dealing with. But Sundqvist is finally sensing a breakthrough. “I

Detroit — The NHL season is heading into only its fifth week, so it’s difficult to get overly excited. Yet, at the same time, with the Red Wings’ 3-2 overtime victory Sunday at Madison Square Garden against the New York Rangers, it’s difficult not to be impressed. It was the third game in four nights,

New York — The Red Wings haven’t played well in front of goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic this season, so Sunday was a concerted effort to change that around. The script wasn’t exactly, maybe, like planned, but it was good enough. Good enough, in fact, for a 3-2 overtime victory over the New York Rangers. BOX SCORE:

New York — This past weekend’s reunion of the Red Wings’ 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cup winning teams could have served as some sort of NHL front office gathering. So many of the players from the 1997 and 1998 teams, along with Detroit’s 2002 Cup-winning team, serve in high-profile positions with NHL or European pro

Detroit — You could tell the focus goaltender Ville Husso had late in Saturday’s game when Husso lost his stick. Instead of reaching down and picking it up, which defenseman Ben Chiarot was almost pleading to do, Husso stayed focused on the puck. Much as Husso did the entire game Saturday, making 24 saves in

Detroit — Someone tell the Red Wings’ alumni to stick around a while longer. They certainly provided good luck and saw some winning hockey from the present Wings, too. With the 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cup championship teams in attendance, the Wings won their second consecutive game Saturday while the memories flowed, defeating the New

Detroit — Andrew Copp picked a good time for his first Wings’ goal, scoring the eventual game-winner Thursday against Washington late in the third period. Copp afterward was hopeful of maybe his first goal kind of opening the floodgates for many more. If that happens, great, as far as coach Derek Lalonde is concerned. But

Detroit − Fittingly on a night the Red Wings celebrated past Stanley Cup champions, fans Thursday were able to celebrate an exciting present-day Wings victory. Andrew Copp, the Ann Arbor native who cheered those 1997 and 1998 Cup winning Wings’ teams, scored his first goal as a Red Wing late in the third period, helping

Detroit – Igor Larionov is a head coach in Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League, and his team had games scheduled this week. But Larionov told his team he had to leave. The chance to celebrate the Red Wings’ back-to-back 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cup championships was important to attend. “This is a special event,” said Larionov,

Detroit — Robby Fabbri is still a good two months away from probably even thinking about playing a game. But just being out there for Thursday’s morning skate, while recuperating from his third ACL surgery in six years, Fabbri was able to further see how his knee was coming along and begin to get reacclimated

Detroit — Jordan Oesterle was a preschooler in Dearborn Heights when the Red Wings won the 1997 and 1998 Stanley Cups and sent Detroit hockey fans into euphoria. The current Red Wings defenseman remembers some of the excitement, and for sure watched the videos growing up, became a Wings fan. But there was something, specifically,

Buffalo, N.Y. — When the Red Wings are doing a good job defensively, keeping the puck out of their net, they’ve been a successful team. When it’s looked eerily similar to the last several seasons, and the team has been poor defensively, then it’s looked like Monday’s 8-3 loss in Buffalo. That’s actually three of