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Detroit — The calendar says late November and the NHL season has just crawled past the quarter mark. But Tuesday’s game for the Red Wings in Boston could mean a little more than usual. The Wings have been a surprise in these early weeks, and lead Boston by one point in the standings, though the Bruins have

Detroit — The losing has been a major reason. The fact Little Caesars Arena itself is such an elite facility that fans want to explore and not necessarily watch hockey has also been a factor. All that made for the Red Wings lacking any sort of home-ice advantage at their new building. The Wings weren’t good enough

Detroit — Up, down, back up again for the Red Wings. They’ve been streaky these last several weeks, but right now the Wings are on the upswing, with Saturday’s 3-2 overtime victory over Buffalo the latest win. And this one was dramatic, with Lucas Raymond scoring the winner, his ninth goal, just 26 seconds into overtime

Detroit — Up, down, back up again for the Red Wings. They’ve been streaky these last several weeks, but right now the Wings are on the upswing, with Saturday’s 3-2 overtime victory over Buffalo the latest win. And this one was dramatic, with Lucas Raymond scoring the winner, his ninth goal, just 26 seconds into overtime

Detroit — They won Wednesday to end a winless streak, but the Red Wings did see another streak come to an end and this one they wouldn’t have minded go on a little longer. The Wings’ penalty kill saw a streak of 19 consecutive penalty kills come to an end Wednesday when St. Louis scored a first-period power-play goal. Disappointing for

Detroit — The Red Wings are considering one wrinkle to possibly ignite one of their slumbering scoring lines. There’s a chance Givani Smith could be used with Pius Suter and Robby Fabbri as a way to get the Suter line on track. Filip Zadina has been a wing on that line, but the line collectively hasn’t

Detroit — There were some spectacular saves made by Detroit Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic in Wednesday’s third period, which turned out to be a 4-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues. But the way Nedeljkovic explained it afterward, it was almost through a sense of desperation. “I was kind of caught out of position,” Nedeljkovic said

Detroit — The turkey is going to take a taste a little better for the Red Wings. In the traditional Thanksgiving Eve game Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena, the Wings sent a festive crowd home happy with a 4-2 victory. Adam Erne broke a 2-2 tie with his third goal, flinging a shot on net that

Detroit — The Red Wings placed defenseman Danny DeKeyser into COVID-19 protocol Wednesday, before they faced the St. Louis Blues. The Wings early last week put forward Dylan Larkin into protocol in Dallas, but found out the next day Larkin was false-positive and Larkin re-joined the team in Vegas. ▶ More stories, fewer ads: Our all-access subscription is

Detroit — There was an expectation this season the Red Wings would have more depth in their scoring, especially from what appeared to be a potentially dangerous second line. But the line of Pius Suter centering Robby Fabbri and Filip Zadina has struggled to consistently provide offense. The line has been relatively cold lately, with Suter not putting

Detroit — If you blink, you may have missed it. The NHL is a quarter of the way through its schedule, most teams right around the 20-game mark. It’s never too early to formulate opinions of how the league is shaping up. The schedule has been fast and furious. The Red Wings played 20 games

Detroit — After two full years, Robby Fabbri finally gets to play against his old team. Fabbri was traded from the St. Louis Blues to the Red Wings on Nov. 6, 2019. By this time, normally, would have faced his former squad at least a time or two. The pandemic changed things. The first year Fabbri was with the Wings,

In typical Mark Howe fashion, his recent retirement announcement was almost an afterthought and done as quietly and under the radar as the way the 66-year-old former defenseman with the Detroit Red Wings conducted himself during a 48-year career in professional hockey. This past summer, Howe walked into Steve Yzerman’s office and told the Red

Detroit — How good has Dylan Larkin been offensively this season? To put it in perspective, Larkin’s goal Saturday in Arizona was his ninth of the season. Last season — and, yes, there were variables such as a shortened NHL season because of the pandemic and Larkin’s injury late in the season that forced him to miss games — he scored all

Glendale, Ariz. — The Red Wings reached the 20-game mark Saturday, essentially the quarter-pole of the NHL schedule. It’s been a sprint of a schedule, with little time for practice, and the Wings have been hurt by of it lately. After a promising start, the Wings have slipped. Saturday’s 2-1 overtime loss in Arizona — the NHL’s

Glendale, Ariz. — When you play the Arizona Coyotes these days, you need to come out of it with some points — and the Red Wings did just that, but only one of them Arizona’s Clayton Keller scored 25 seconds into overtime, scoring his fourth goal, giving the Coyotes a 2-1 victory. The Wings challenged

Glendale, Ariz. — Lucas Raymond has been dazzling for the Red Wings, at times making it look easy in his first exposure to the NHL. Here’s an example of how well Raymond has adjusted to life in the world’s best hockey league. He has 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) in his opening 19 games, leading NHL

Glendale, Ariz. — The Red Wings were beginning to build a reputation as a good defensive team last season. They were hoping to build upon that, make it their identity. It was a good plan, and it may prove out. But not right now. Thursday’s 5-2 loss in Vegas, though a little better defensive performance, was the

Las Vegas — This wasn’t a fun evening for the Red Wings in the entertainment capital of the world. The Wings are leaving Vegas like so many other visitors, a little worse for wear, after losing 5-2 to the undermanned Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night. Vegas scored four times in the second period, as the Wings’ defensive

Las Vegas — This wasn’t a fun evening for the Red Wings in the entertainment capital of the world. The Wings are leaving Vegas like so many other visitors, a little worse for wear, after losing 5-2 to the undermanned Vegas Golden Knights. Vegas scored four times in the second period, as the Wings’ defensive issues continued to