Red Wings continue honoring special Youth Hockey Players of the Month DETROIT — The Detroit Red Wings have honored special Youth Hockey Players of the Game, presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, during every home game this season, and the month of December featured several young players with unique stories of perseverance. The
The Detroit Red Wings secured an impressive win on the road, beating the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout. Let’s extract some observations from the Wings victory. #1: Calvin Pickard was excellent between the pipes. In his first start of the season (second appearance), Pickard 36 saves, finishing the game with a .947 save percentage. Detroit
This was a different Red Wings team Friday in Pittsburgh. After a poor defensive game Wednesday against Chicago, the Wings shut down a powerful Penguins team, and defeated the Penguins 3-2 in a shootout. The Wings won the shootout 1-0, with Lucas Raymond scoring the lone goal. Goals from unexpected sources, Givani Smith and Filip
Red Wings head coach Jeff Blashill chats with the media after his team stymies the Penguins with a SO win in Pittsburgh. #MadeToChill
Always be ready to answer the call. That’s usually the mantra of goalies who await their turn in the cage. Pickard answered the call alright, stopping all shots in the shootout to backstop the Wings to a win. He joins us on Red Wings LIVE Postgame. #LGRW
PITTSBURGH — Calvin Pickard got a doozy of an assignment for his first start of the season: Sidney Crosby and the high-octane Pittsburgh Penguins. With No. 1 goalie Alex Nedeljkovic having made seven straight starts and backup Thomas Greiss unavailable, the Detroit Red Wings went with Pickard on Friday night at PPG Paints Arena. He
The Red Wings travelled to Pittsburgh tonight to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Wings were looking to rebound from a tough outing against Chicago on Wednesday, particularly a brutal 1st period that saw them go down 4-0. Detroit specifically wanted a dramatic improvement defensively as there were some brutal turnovers that directly resulted in
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Calvin Pickard was stellar between the pipes for the Detroit Red Wings, securing a shootout victory on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins. First Period Detroit was the better team through the first twenty minutes, outshooting Pittsburgh 11-4 and, more importantly, went to the locker room with a 1-0 lead. It was Givani Smith that
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The Detroit Red Wings look to get back to .500 tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Red Wings have lost three straight and are 5-12-3 on the road. Before losing 2-1 in OT against Seattle last night, the Penguins had won seven straight games. Game time tonight is 7:00 PM ET in Pittsburgh, PA. Player Focus: Top
Justin Abdelkader is taking advantage of the NHL’s decision not to send its players to Beijing. The former Detroit Red Wings forward was released from his stint with the Grand Rapids Griffins to serve as an alternate for Team USA at the Olympics. Abdelkader, who turns 35 in February, signed a professional tryout contract with Detroit’s AHL
Justin Abdelakder is gone from the Grand Rapids Griffins, and headed for the U.S. Olympic team. Abdelkader has been released from his professional tryout with the Griffins, so he could be an alternate for Team USA at the Olympics in Beijing. NHL players were supposed to participate in these Olympics. But with more than 100 games postponed
Updates The Penguins did end up losing 2-1 to the Kraken in OT last night. It’s also third jersey night in Pittsburgh (still yellow on black, not those baby blue monstrosities). Predicted Lineups Penguins ForwardsJake Guentzel – Sidney Crosby – Bryan RustDanton Heinen – Evgeni Malkin – Kasperi KapanenBrock McGinn – Jeff Carter – Evan
Detroit — Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider have had a dramatic impact on the Red Wings as NHL rookies. Can the Wings be fortunate enough to have another forward/defenseman duo arrive soon and make a similar impact? They just might. The way forward Jonatan Berggren and defenseman Simon Edvinsson are playing this season it’s possible they
Paul Henderson is best remembered for being a Canadian hero during the Summit Series of 1972, but his career and life have more to offer than just eight games. He played over 1,000 professional games between the NHL and World Hockey Association (WHA). He was a multiple-time NHL All-Star and a Memorial Cup winner. After
Time: 7:00pm ET Place: PPG Paints Arena TV: Bally Sports Detroit, AT&T Sportsnet, ESPN+ Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket Penguins Blog: Pensburgh Preview: So the Blackhawks game was…a thing. But hey, it showed the Wings are still carrying that no-quit attitude we’ve seen more often this season. But tonight we have another rivalry to rekindle
Red Wings Blashill Proposes NHL Change Special Teams Stats – DetHockey Now Blashill is also of the opinion that the NHL should look at the way it calculates power-play percentages and factor shorthanded goals into the equation. He thinks that shorthanded goals should be subtracted from power-play goals before the power-play percentage is figured out.At
Detroit Red Wings (18-19-6)vs.Pittsburgh Penguins (27-10-6) When: 7 p.m. Friday. Where: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. TV: Bally Sports Detroit. Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1) (Red Wings radio affiliates). • Box score Game notes: Detroit enters the game having lost three straight. The Wings racked up five goals in Tuesday’s loss to the Chicago Blackhawks but the defense took the night off, ceding
Since the last stock exchange, the Detroit Red Wings have kickstarted a new losing streak. After a heartbreaker against Dallas, Detroit looked lost against the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks. Let’s assess the damage by heading to the “stock market”. For those who haven’t read it before, the stock exchange series is a way