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The Buffalo Sabres take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Ceasars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSG-B Sabres projected lineup JJ Peterka — Tage Thompson — Alex TuchJordan Greenway — Ryan McLeod — Dylan CozensJason Zucker — Peyton Krebs

It’s never a bad thing when your goalies are performing well. It can be a bad thing when you constantly need your goalies to perform well. Through the first nine games of their 2024-25 season, that’s the situation the Detroit Red Wings find themselves in. Through those nine games, the Red Wings have primarily relied

The Winnipeg Jets face the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, SN1 Jets projected lineup Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel VilardiNikolaj Ehlers — Vladislav Namestnikov — Cole PerfettiNino Niederreiter — Adam Lowry —

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Edmonton Oilers publicly announced the timeline of Connor McDavid’s return from injury. It’s not great news for the Oilers, but it could have been a lot worse. Meanwhile, the team has called up two AHL players to help fill in while McDavid is away. Is there anything else the

On Tuesday night, the Detroit Red Wings traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club for a 2025 third-round pick.  UPDATE: The #RedWings have traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Utah Hockey Club in exchange for a 3rd round pick in 2025. pic.twitter.com/XUy7a6TvpM — Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 30, 2024 The move couldn’t

One of the most noticeable trends involving the Detroit Red Wings this season has been the wide discrepancy in shots. Opponents have been trouncing the Red Wings in the shot department night after night. Yet, Detroit’s record is 4-4-1. Is shot differential a concern? It’s in line with the bend-but-don’t-break defensive strategy that the Red

After years of carrying the bulk of the offensive load for the Detroit Red Wings, team captain Dylan Larkin is no longer the only elite offensive talent on the team, and may no longer be the team’s best player either. Lucas Raymond has shown many flashes of his potential since he made the leap to

The Edmonton Oilers face the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 6 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NHLN, SN Oilers projected lineup Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Zach HymanVasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Viktor ArvidssonJeff Skinner — Adam Henrique

Coming into this game, the Buffalo Sabres had a little momentum on their side. They’d won their last two games, including a decisive 4-2 victory over the Dallas Stars. This game against the Detroit Red Wings was pivotal not only in the current standings but in terms of momentum going forward. The Sabres responded wonderfully,

The New Jersey Devils take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena tonight.  Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSGSN Devils projected lineup Ondrej Palat — Jack Hughes — Jesper BrattTimo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson MercerPaul Cotter — Erik

On Oct. 22, the Detroit Red Wings traveled to New York to play the Islanders for the league’s “Frozen Frenzy” day. If you tuned into the game to see some offense and goal-scoring, you were sadly disappointed as the Red Wings pulled out a 1-0 victory thanks mainly to the play of netminder Alex Lyon.

To the surprise of no one, Moritz Seider is once again the Red Wings’ top defenseman, and his ice time and usage reflects it. The German defender, who signed a massive seven-year contract last month, is averaging just north of 24 minutes a game – a jump up from his average ice time of 22:22

The New York Islanders hosted the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night as part of the NHL’s Frozen Frenzy. If you watched it and not this game exclusively, you probably forgot these two teams existed. They combined for one goal on a night where goals were being scored left and right. Related: Islanders’ Duclair Out

The Detroit Red Wings face the New York Islanders at UBS Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. RED WINGS (2-3-0) at ISLANDERS (2-1-2) 7:45 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, MSGSN2 Red Wings projected lineup Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin — Patrick KaneVladimir Tarasenko — J.T. Compher —

On Tuesday, Oct. 22, the NHL will have the Frozen Frenzy for the first (and as of now, the last) time this season. All 32 teams will be in action and there will be games throughout the night with each one starting at a different time, all of which can be seen on ESPN. Related:

Last year, one of the key factors in the Detroit Red Wings’ improved record was their power play. Their 23.1 percent conversion rate ranked ninth in the NHL in 2023-24. In all, Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, Alex DeBrincat, Patrick Kane, Shayne Gostisbehere, David Perron, and the rest of Detroit’s offensive players combined for 63 goals

Through the first five games of the 2024-25 regular season, the Detroit Red Wings are sitting at a 2-3-0 record. A few things have stuck out in the first handful of games this season, some good and some bad. Let’s take a look at some of them. Defense Has Been a Roller Coaster General manager

It’s early in the 2024-25 NHL season. Very early. But even then, there are a few teams off to concerning starts. The Nashville Predators spent a bajillion dollars in free agency and are 0-5-0. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche are 2-4-0, though they have won two games in a row. There were high expectations in Buffalo,

The Detroit Red Wings face the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others. 2 p.m. ET; BSDET, BSSO Red Wings projected lineup Vladimir Tarasenko — Dylan Larkin — Lucas RaymondAlex DeBrincat — J.T. Compher — Patrick KaneMichael Rasmussen — Marco Kasper —

In today’s NHL rumors rundown, the Utah Hockey Club intends to remain active as they search for players to improve their team this season. Meanwhile, Derek Forbort has left the Vancouver Canucks for personal reasons. How long will he be gone? After being linked to the Edmonton Oilers, is Joel Quenneville now being connected to