BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Detroit Red Wings made a break for home feeling better about themselves than about the weather. A snowstorm pounded western New York and made for dicey travel conditions, but the Wings were warmed by proving to themselves for the first time in more than a month that they can win on the road.
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If only the Buffalo Sabres could be on the Red Wings’ schedule more often. The Wings took full advantage of the lowly Sabres, completing the season sweep Monday with a 3-2 overtime victory. They shut out the Sabres on Saturday at Little Caesars Arena in a lopsided 4-0 decision. Dylan Larkin scored the game-tying, then
Vladislav Namestnikov hasn’t garnered the headlines this season. He hasn’t been talked about often as he probably should. But there aren’t many Red Wings having better seasons. Namestnikov proved his worth again Monday, scoring a third-period, short-handed goal that sparked the Wings’ rally in a 3-2 overtime victory in Buffalo. It was Namestnikov’s 11th goal, converting a
What’s The Grind Line? Apart from the once-famous line of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, and either Joe Kocur or Darren McCarty, The Grind Line is also The Hockey Writers’ weekly column about the Detroit Red Wings. This week Devin Little, Patrick Brown, Kyle Knopp, and Brian Oldani are the muckers who make up THW’s forechecking
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Detroit Red Wings’ final meeting of the season with the Buffalo Sabres mirrored the slog of the winter storm but ended with a celebration. It took a patient performance before the Wings had reason to rejoice during Monday’s matinee at KeyBank Center, where a shorthanded goal sparked a rally. Dylan Larkin scored
Both 500 and 13 were magic numbers on this date in National Hockey League history. Three was a pretty big number, too, as a slew of Hockey Hall of Famers scored hat tricks on Jan. 17. These are just a few of the memories this date has given us. Let’s take our daily trip through
It has almost been six years since Dylan Larkin of the Detroit Red Wings made history at the 2016 All-Star Game (ASG) in Nashville. While there’s some worthy debate about the merits of Larkin’s record-setting night, nobody has been able to outdo what he accomplished that night. This was Larkin’s first season in the NHL.
Detroit — Alex Nedeljkovic knew his parents would be driving from Parma, Ohio, for Saturday’s game, but finding out his grandparents would be attending was also a pleasant surprise. It would be the grandparents’ first NHL game, and getting to see it at Little Caesars Arena was special. “It was a lot of fun, exciting,” said Nedeljkovic,
Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press Alex Nedeljkovic has emerged as the Detroit Red Wings’ primary goaltender but he’s far from satisfied with his performance this season. Nedeljkovic believes his play has mirrored that of a team at 17-17-5. “Some nights I’m seeing the puck well, and the next night maybe not
Dana Gauruder | Special to the Detroit Free Press Alex Nedeljkovic has emerged as the Detroit Red Wings’ primary goaltender but he’s far from satisfied with his performance this season. Nedeljkovic believes his play has mirrored that of a team that owns a .500 record. “Some nights I’m seeing the puck well and the next night
This hasn’t been the busiest day in National Hockey League history, but it still has its charm. One of the earliest games played for the Stanley Cup provided one of the most-lopsided outcomes we will ever see and an offensive outburst that will never be matched. Eight seems to be the magic number of the
The Detroit Red Wings look like they may have hit on a formula for having two scoring lines. Dylan Larkin and Tyler Bertuzzi have such sparkling chemistry it’s tough to pull them apart, but their split is why the Wings head into Monday’s matinee rematch in Buffalo feeling good about themselves. Almost everything about Saturday’s
Detroit — The Buffalo Sabres proved to be the perfect tonic for the slumping Red Wings. The Wings ended a four-game winless streak with a convincing 4-0 victory over the lowly Sabres, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic stopping 22 shots for his first shutout as a Red Wing. Tyler Bertuzzi and Robby Fabbri had first-period power-play goals, Lucas
Well-rested, the Detroit Red Wings put on a well-executed show Saturday night before a lively crowd at Little Caesars Arena. They started strong against the Buffalo Sabres, converted on power plays, limited the chances against goalie Alex Nedeljkovic and were rewarded with a 4-0 victory that boosted their home record to 13-6-2. It was precisely
Detroit — Maybe a day off will help the Red Wings. After a loss Thursday against Winnipeg in which the Wings looked a bit fatigued at times, coach Jeff Blashill decided to make Friday a complete day off. No work on the ice or in the weight room. No meetings. No coming down to Little
Detroit Red Wings prospect Ryan O’Reilly has a chance to do some special things. O’Reilly, not to be confused with the St. Louis Blues superstar with the same name, is a sophomore at Arizona State University, and is starting to get noticed. The 21-year-old Southlake, Texas native admittedly got off to a slow start this
Detroit — Whatever momentum the Red Wings had ahead of their prolonged pre-holiday break has disappeared. The Wings looked like a team capable of surprising the NHL, ending play on Dec. 18 with an inspired victory over the New Jersey Devils despite the lineup beginning to be thinned by COVID-19. Since returning from that 12-day hiatus, things have cratered.
Dylan Larkin hesitated to discuss his All-Star status because his Detroit Red Wings look so very pedestrian. Larkin’s selection to next month’s All-Star Game, the second selection of his career, brightens a stretch of hockey that has the Wings frustrated. Coach Jeff Blashill likes to note that’s a pointless reaction; as such, it reflects the
Detroit — Maybe it was the travel back from the West Coast, maybe that the Red Wings are officially in a slump. Whatever the cause, a return home wasn’t helpful Thursday for the Wings, who lost 3-0 to the decimated Winnipeg Jets. The Jets were without eight players, all in COVID protocol, but they did have
One team was healthy but weary from travel, the other fresh but decimated by the pandemic. The Detroit Red Wings were put on their heels early Thursday at Little Caesars Arena, and couldn’t muster the energy to challenge the Winnipeg Jets and lost, 3-0. The Wings’ best chance to dent Connor Hellebuyck (Commerce) came late