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Detroit — The Red Wings are opening the regular season on Friday at Little Caesars Arena against Montreal. By 5 p.m. Monday, the Wings need to settle on the 23-man roster that’ll face the Canadiens. They took a major step toward settling on that roster Sunday by trimming 15 players. Notably, forward Jonatan Berggren and

Next up, the real season. The games that don’t count ended Saturday for the Red Wings, with a 5-1 loss in Toronto. Pius Suter opened the scoring with a first-period goal, set up by Adam Erne and Gustav Lindstrom. But Toronto answered with five unanswered goals, with Auston Matthews (both power play) and William Nylander

Detroit – There isn’t much time left for the young players who are looking to impress the Red Wings management and coaching staff. Only one game left now, Saturday in Toronto. Friday’s game against the Maple Leafs — more like their minor-league team, the Marlies, given the lineup — was one of the final chances,

Detroit — Defenseman Robert Hagg admits the incident was a scary one. Hagg, during the Red & White intra-squad scrimmage two weeks ago in Traverse City, was hit on the head by a Simon Edvinsson shot. The puck got Hagg on the side of his head, knocking Hagg to the ice. “I saw it in

Detroit — There have been changes galore on the Red Wings this season, with new faces all around the locker room, and it really took forward Pius Suter by storm early in training camp. Suter is only in his second season with the Wings, but the changes were still a bit jarring. “The first day

Late goals from Connor Brown and Alex Ovechkin broke a tie Wednesday and sent Washington to a 4-2 exhibition victory over the Red Wings in Washington. Brown scored a power-play goal at 17 minutes, 33 seconds, breaking a 2-2 tie. Ovechkin then clinched it with an empty-net goal with 54 seconds left. Tyler Bertuzzi (power

Detroit — Givani Smith is right in the mix, and that’s fine with him. Whether Smith is fighting for a spot on the Red Wings’ roster, or standing up for a teammate and using his physical prowess, Smith enjoys being in the thick of battles. And just like the last season or two, Smith is

Detroit — Coach Derek Lalonde has talked a lot about giving players a “fresh start” this exhibition season, given Lalonde is new and didn’t have any pre-existing opinions about them. Lalonde watched video on players over the summer, and had conversations getting to know them. But whatever happened in the past, that meant nothing to

Detroit — This isn’t the regular season yet, but the Red Wings had a lineup Monday that possibly could be the one they have opening night. If it is, there are still a few kinks to work out. Pittsburgh, who the Wings dismantled to begin the exhibition season a week ago, came into Little Caesars

Detroit − The Red Wings are going to be starting − and finishing − games a little earlier this season. The Red Wings announced Monday updated start times for 20 weekday home games during the regular season now will feature 7 p.m. start times. “Based on feedback from fans, season ticket members, hockey operations staff,

Detroit − Tyler Bertuzzi feels two or three preseason games is just about right to get ready for the regular season. It turns out, Bertuzzi is likely going to be in that range. Bertuzzi will make his preseason debut Monday against Pittsburgh after missing all of last week. Bertuzzi woke up one morning during training

Detroit — Joe Veleno certainly became bigger physically last season and the added strength helped him reach the NHL. But at the same time, Veleno felt there was a drawback. For the strength Veleno picked up, he lost some speed. “It affected my speed a bit,” Veleno said. “I was still pretty fast, but I

Detroit — Goaltender Ville Husso made his exhibition debut Friday and if Husso can maintain the level of play he displayed, the Red Wings will be quite happy. Husso stopped all 13 shots he saw from the Washington in the Capitals’ 2-0 victory. Victor Brattstrom replaced Husso halfway through the game, which is the norm

Detroit — The Red Wings are likely to score more goals this season, but it didn’t show during Friday’s exhibition game against Washington. Granted the Wings didn’t have their full NHL lineup by any means, but the Capitals did a fine job quieting the Wings offensively, while defeating the Wings 2-0. Washington outshot the Wings

Detroit — The reality began to hit home with forward Andrew Copp several weeks ago when normally he’d begin the moving process to Winnipeg. The Ann Arbor native would be packing his bags and head to Canada to start the NHL season. But Copp isn’t with the Jets anymore and, for that matter, not with

Detroit — Derek Lalonde saw a lot of defenseman Moritz Seider when Lalonde was an assistant coach in Tampa, and the Lightning faced the Red Wings four times. Lalonde saw the characteristics and talent that led Seider to win the Calder Trophy for NHL rookie of the year. But, now, as Lalonde has taken over

Detroit – The Red Wings lost Wednesday’s exhibition game but some players looking to earn a job or a spot in the lineup made a favorable impression. And during this eight-game, two-week stretch of hockey games that don’t count, that is the main purpose for teams like the Wings – finding an opening night roster.

Detroit – Filip Zadina finished the Red Wings’ preseason opener Tuesday night in Pittsburgh with two points, which was notable for any number of reasons. But we might as well start with the point that his new head coach made at the start of training camp last week. “I meant it,” Derek Lalonde said, “when

Detroit — Dylan Larkin was asked a question about Elmer Soderblom and Simon Edvinsson and Larkin couldn’t resist. You have a feeling somehow or other, down the line, there’s going to have to be a nickname. Larkin was quick with his comeback. “You mean the Swedish basketball team,” said Larkin of the 6-foot-8 Soderblom and

Detroit − General manager Steve Yzerman mentioned before training camp began that forward Jonatan Berggren might be a young player to keep an eye on. Berggren had success in Grand Rapids last season, and showed late in the AHL season he could be ready for the NHL. So far in training camp, Berggren hasn’t looked