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Detroit — The NHL can administer tough, crushing lessons to a young team still learning how to win. The Red Wings, still in the formative stages of development, found that out yet again Saturday. The Wings have been taking some interesting steps forward since the start of the second half of this shortened season. Baby steps, for

Detroit — The type of game the Red Wings want to play, need to play to be successful, Dallas plays similarly. Defense, low-scoring, tight-checking, be opportunistic offensively, and depend on your goaltender to make the needed saves. The Wings did it well Saturday, but the Stars were better in a 3-0 victory Saturday. Tanner Kero (Hancock/Michigan Tech), Andrej

Detroit — The Red Wings are going to be without goaltender Jonathan Bernier for days, or longer. That’s the picture coach Jeff Blashill laid out during Friday’s call with media, implying Bernier’s lower-body injury suffered in Thursday’s victory over Dallas is a bit hazy. “I would just say it’s day to day until I know more,” Blashill

Detroit — The Red Wings won but that wasn’t the biggest news Thursday. Yes, the 3-2 victory over Dallas, behind three Robby Fabbri goals, was another fine step for a Wings’ team that’s won three of four games against the division’s best teams. But the Wings (10-17-4) also suffered what might be a big, big loss. Goaltender

Detroit — The Red Wings won but that wasn’t the main news in this game. Yes, the 3-2 victory over Dallas behind three Robby Fabbri goals, in what was another fine step for a Wings’ team that’s won three of four games against the best teams in the division. But the Wings (10-17-4) also suffered what might

Detroit — The hockey schedule says it’ll be seven weeks since Tyler Bertuzzi last played in a hockey game. And with only seven weeks left in this shortened NHL season, you really begin to wonder if the Red Wings have seen the last of Bertuzzi this season. Bertuzzi played just under 16 minutes on Jan. 30 against Florida,

Detroit — The script regarding these Red Wings is slowly being flipped. The rewrite has come over the first four games of a six-game homestand. What was expected to be a nightly thumping, and deeper burial into the Central Division cellar, has taken a turn. The Wings have played admirably in four games against defending Stanley Cup

One year ago, the sports world stopped. We thought it’d be a minute. It would seem like forever. Only now are things, sort of, getting back to normal. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s latest state order allows up to 750 fans at Detroit Pistons and Detroit Red Wings home games, and up to 1,000 once the Detroit Tigers start

Detroit — On nights like these you, again, can see how the Red Wings are making some progress. It may not be the huge steps some fans want to see. It’s gradual and doesn’t come with a long, consistent string of victories. But it’s there, proven Tuesday in a 4-2 victory over Carolina. With victories over

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Detroit — Evgeny Svechnikov was back in the Red Wings’ lineup Tuesday against Carolina. That temporarily soothed an engaged social media segment. Some want to see Svechnikov in the Wings’ lineup daily, and expressed frustration when he was returned to Grand Rapids for the last three games after earning four points (two goals, two assists) in four

Detroit — Is Anthony Mantha about to go on one of his hot streaks? The Red Wings have been waiting for one of Mantha’s goal-scoring binges all season. Signs seem to point toward one coming. Sunday’s goal with 10 seconds left in the Wings’ 2-1 loss to Carolina, was Mantha’s third goal in five games and second

The Detroit News Ted Kulfan talks about how Jeff Blashill is “coaching for his Red Wings career” in the second half of the season and Scotty Bowman discusses his longtime friend and Red Wings statistician Adam Mitchell, who died of a heart attack a year ago. Here’s the highlights from episode 47 of OctoPulse: ►:45: How Jeff Blashill

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — If Tampa Bay isn’t the best team in the division, Carolina might be. The Red Wings had a good look at both teams this past week, and Carolina looked awfully good Sunday, defeating the Red Wings 2-1, and moving into the Central Division lead. Anthony Mantha scored with 9.4 seconds

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Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Detroit — If Tampa Bay isn’t the best team in the division, Carolina might be. And the Red Wings had a good look at the Hurricanes this past week. Carolina looked awfully good Sunday, defeating the Red Wings 2-1, and moving into the Central Division lead. Anthony Mantha scored with 9.4 seconds left,

Ted Kulfan   | The Detroit News Show Caption Hide Caption Wings’ Vlad Namestnikov on April 12 trade deadline: ‘I try not to think about it’ Ted Kulfan talked to Vladislav Namestnikov on Saturday about the NHL trade deadline on April 12: ‘That part is out of my control’ The Detroit News Detroit — There was a

The Detroit News Bloomfield Hills native Pat Nagle made 17 saves against the Rockford IceHogs to post the Grand Rapids Griffins’ 1,000th win in franchise history. Nagle (3-2-0 with a 2.46 goals-against average and a .906 save percentage) was named the first star in Thursday’s 3-1 victory in Rockford, Ill. Kevin Boyle (3-1-1 with a 2.55

Rod Beard   | The Detroit News Detroit — It seemed like a very normal Saturday night. The Pistons were facing the Utah Jazz at Little Caesars Arena with an announced crowd of 16,590 watching a third-quarter comeback fall short. After the loss, the Pistons were heading out for three games on the road in the

Ted Kulfan | The Detroit News Detroit — This is what the Red Wings envisioned, and what the organization felt was possible if the entire roster was whole. Minus the injuries and, this year the COVID-19 protocols, maybe the Red Wings could have looked something like this before now. Take Thursday night’s 6-4 victory over Tampa Bay, along with