Detroit — The Red Wings were supposed practice Sunday, prepare for rematch against an exciting Colorado Avalanche team Monday, then get ready for one more game before the NHL’s holiday break. COVID-19 had other plans, and nobody knows what to expect in the coming days. The Avalanche were ravaged by the virus late last week, forcing a
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The coach is quarantining. So is the goalie. So are an assistant coach and three other players. For now, the Detroit Red Wings will keep playing — they were scheduled to host the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night. Though their game against the Avalanche Monday has been postponed. It’s just that head coach Jeff Blashill,
Dylan Larkin celebrated with his Detroit Red Wings teammates and thought of his grandmothers as he savored his first hat trick. Fans at Little Caesars Arena Saturday tossed dozens of hats onto the ice when Larkin’s third goal went in, late in the second period of the 5-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. Larkin
By Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit — Detroit Red Wings fans entered Little Caesars Saturday night wondering what their team, reshuffled by COVID-19 protocol roster and coaching subtractions in the morning, would look and play like. Captain Dylan Larkin answered any fears the faithful might have had, scoring his first career hat
A milestone performance on a milestone night offered a balm against the nearly hourly intrusion of pandemic protocol updates. Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin celebrated his first career hat trick Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, one of five games left on the NHL slate after five were postponed because of COVID-19. Coach Jeff Blashill
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit – Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman had to make moves behind his bench and on the ice prior to the 8 p.m. Saturday game with the New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Head coach Jeff Blashill and starting goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic were put
No stranger to dropping bombshells, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman revealed in his recent “32 Thoughts” column that the Arizona Coyotes are listening to offers for 23-year-old defenseman Jakob Chychrun. The news sent shockwaves through the NHL as players of Chychrun’s stature and in his age group rarely hit the trade block. Friedman writes: …it now sounds
Steve Kornacki | Special to The Detroit News Detroit – Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman had to make moves behind his bench and on the ice prior to the 8 p.m. Saturday game with the New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Head coach Jeff Blashill and starting goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic were put
The Detroit Red Wings‘ expanding list of team personnel in COVID-19 protocol prompted general manager Steve Yzerman to question the daily testing mandated by the NHL as the virus has infiltrated pro sports as it has the world. Wings head coach Jeff Blashill and starting goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic are among seven Wings in quarantine. Around
The Detroit Red Wings placed three players and two coaches, including head coach Jeff Blashill, in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol ahead of Saturday night’s game against the New Jersey Devils. Also placed in the protocol were forwards Carter Rowney and Givani Smith, goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic and assistant coach Alex Tanguay. Red Wings assistant coach Doug
Detroit Red Wings assistant coach Doug Houda will take the lead behind the bench while the team deals with multiple personnel in COVID-19 protocol. The Wings announced Saturday morning that head coach Jeff Blashill, assistant coach Alex Tanguay, and players Givani Smith, Carter Rowney and Alex Nedeljkovic were placed in quarantine following positive tests. The Wings
Detroit — Sports fans can definitely can get their fill Saturday at Little Caesars Arena, a one-stop winter sports buffet. The venue has waited and wanted for this to happen, and it finally will: a Pistons game at noon against the Houston Rockets and the Red Wings taking on the New Jersey Devils at 8 p.m. Both
Stephen Whyno | Associated Press Postponements and coronavirus problems for the NHL are coming at a dizzying and disquieting pace not seen since earlier in the pandemic. The league shut down two more teams through the Christmas holiday break on Friday, eager to avoid putting all 32 on pause amid worsening COVID-19 conditions across North America.
The Detroit Red Wings will have to play at least one makeup game because the Colorado Avalanche’s season has been put on pause through the Christmas holiday break because of COVID-19. The Wings had been scheduled to play the Avs on Monday at Little Caesars Arena, but the NHL shut down the Avs on Friday
Detroit — The Red Wings are going to have an unexpected day off Monday. The National Hockey League announced Friday that it has extended the period of game postponements for three teams, including the Colorado Avalanche, who were expected to play at Little Caesars Arena against the Wings. But due to concern with the number of positive
RALEIGH, N.C. — The Detroit Red Wings come home for a couple games, which is a relief for a team that has gotten to the point they’re looking to boredom as a potential weapon. The Wings have an evening game Saturday against the New Jersey Devils as Little Caesars Arena, which opened in October 2017, hosts its
Raleigh, N.C. — The Red Wings knew the Carolina Hurricanes would be a challenge Thursday night despite the Hurricanes’ issues with COVID-19. But this much? The Hurricanes didn’t have six regulars, but showed plenty of spunk and determination (and organizational depth) defeating the Wings 5-3. Goalie Alex Nedeljkovic, making an unsuccessful return to Carolina, allowed two
RALEIGH, N.C. — After all the pregame concern over how COVID-19 protocol would impact the home team, the Detroit Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes looked full of vigor. They put on an entertaining and energetic performance before fans at PNC Arena on Thursday, scoring a combined five times in the first period. The 5-3 final did not
Raleigh, N.C. — There was doubt and trepidation, but the Red Wings and Carolina Hurricanes have been deemed safe and able to play. When the Hurricanes had no new COVID positive tests Thursday morning — they were scheduled for one more round before the game — it clinched the fact the game would be played. The Red Wings are
Associated Press The Boston Bruins placed forwards Anton Blidh and Trent Frederic and goalie Jeremy Swayman in the NHL’s COVID-19 protocol on Thursday. With the number of coronavirus cases and game postponements rising across the league, the addition of Blidh, Frederic and Swayman gave the Bruins six players in the protocol. One team staff member