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Jimmy Howard Blanks Predators, Lifts Detroit Red Wings Back into Eighth Place
April 15th, 2013 at 6:05 PM
The Detroit Red Wings are fighting hard to get into the playoffs for a 22nd consecutive season. Goaltender Jimmy Howard has more than done his part in the process. Howard stopped all 22 shots as the Red Wings shut out the Nashville Predators 3-0. It was Howard's third shutout of the season,...

Detroit Red Wings Come up Short in Classic Duel with Chicago Blackhawks
April 13th, 2013 at 2:44 PM
The Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks have played each other 725 times since 1926. Meeting #725 was definitely one of the more memorable. The Blackhawks would prevail 3-2 in a shootout that took five rounds to settle. Nine of the last ten meetings between both teams have been decided by one...

Mike Babcock Shuffles Detroit Red Wings Lineup to Spark Offense
April 10th, 2013 at 2:39 PM
Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock is looking to give his offense a boost. He already moved Johan Franzen to second-line center, and Henrik Zetterberg to first line wing. Now Valtteri Filppula will move to third-line center beginning with Thursday's game against the San Jose Sharks. Babcock said that Filppula will center...

Pavel Datsyuk Helps Detroit Red Wings Bury Colorado Avalanche
April 6th, 2013 at 5:14 PM
During the late 1990s, there were plenty of fireworks when the Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche played each other. The rivalry between both teams seemed to die down after the turn of the century, as many of the players had retired or took their talents elsewhere. Friday night marked the last...

Pavel Datsyuk Burns Phoenix Coyotes Again
March 26th, 2013 at 4:59 PM
The Phoenix Coyotes have made the playoffs every year since 2010, but they have been on the outside looking in for most of this season. They were hoping to get back in the picture with a win over the Detroit Red Wings. Pavel Datsyuk had other ideas, however. Datsyuk continued to terrorize the Coyotes...

Henrik Zetterberg, Justin Abdelkader, Help Detroit Red Wings Continue to Torment Vancouver Canucks
March 17th, 2013 at 3:11 PM
Henrik Zetterberg picked the perfect team to break out of a scoring drought against. The Detroit Red Wings' captain scored two goals to help his team knock off the Vancouver Canucks 5-2. It ended an 11-game goal-less drought for the Swede, who had last scored a goal prior to Saturday on February...

Detroit Red Wings Recall Gustav Nyquist, Expect Valtteri Filppula to Return
March 12th, 2013 at 8:33 PM
The Detroit Red Wings are looking for some offense as they embark on a road trip to Western Canada. The team recalled forward Gustav Nyquist from the Grand Rapids Griffins to give the offense a spark. Nyquist has led the Griffins in scoring with 59 points (23 goals, 36 assists) in 56...

Detroit Red Wings Lose to Columbus Blue Jackets in Shootout
March 11th, 2013 at 1:57 PM
The Columbus Blue Jackets keep on proving that they are not the basement dwellers of the NHL. A day after shutting out the Detroit Red Wings 3-0 at home, the Jackets turned right back around and won 3-2 over the same Red Wings team in a shootout. The Jackets won a season...

Detroit Red Wings Blow Another Third Period Lead in Loss
February 28th, 2013 at 3:59 PM
It has become an all too familiar theme this month for the Detroit Red Wings. After holding the Los Angeles Kings scoreless for 50 minutes, the Wings allowed two goals in a span of 4:46 in the third period to result in a 2-1 loss to the Kings. The Wings now have...

Offense Explodes for Detroit Red Wings in Rout of Vancouver Canucks
February 25th, 2013 at 5:03 PM
Word to opposing goaltenders: be on your game when facing the Detroit Red Wings. Vancouver Canucks' netminder Roberto Luongo apparently didn't get the memo as the Red Wings scored eight goals on 28 shots in a 8-3 win to hand Luongo his first regulation loss this season. "It's one of those games...

Is Henrik Zetterberg a Candidate for Hart Trophy?
February 12th, 2013 at 7:53 PM
When Henrik Zetterberg was named the captain of the Detroit Red Wings, the biggest question asked was how he would be as a leader. Zetterberg appears to be handling the leadership role very well at the first quarter mark of the season, but there has been more buzz surrounding him now...

Howard’s Heroics, Ericsson’s Late Goal Lift Red Wings
February 10th, 2013 at 10:58 PM
Jonathan Ericsson had just intercepted a loose puck at the blue line with time winding down The Detroit Red Wings defenseman than ripped a slapshot right toward Los Angles Kings netminder Jonathan Quick. Quick thought he had made the save, but the puck had trickled behind him and into the net with...

Detroit Red Wings Vs. Los Angeles Kings: Game Preview
February 10th, 2013 at 6:00 AM
What: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, Michigan When: 12:30 p.m Sunday TV: NBC Records: The Red Wings are 6-4-1; the Kings are 3-4-2. Coaches: Mike Babcock is 427-221-19-84 in his tenth season as a head coach, and 358-159-69 in his eighth season with the Red Wings. Darryl Sutter is 434-333-101-41...

Calgary Flames’ Goaltenders, Power Play Too Hot for Detroit Red Wings
February 6th, 2013 at 6:10 PM
Calgary Flames' netminder Miikka Kiprusoff had gotten off to a bad start this season. No one would have realized it with the way he played Tuesday night against the Detroit Red Wings. Kiprusoff stopped 19 of 20 shots through 40 minutes before leaving with an injury. Backup Leland Irving stopped all six third period...

Zetterberg’s Hat Trick Propels Red Wings to Win Over Blues
February 3rd, 2013 at 12:02 PM
Henrik Zetterberg missed practice Thursday with flu-like symptoms. No one would have realized it with his performance against the St. Louis Blues Friday night. The Detroit Red Wings captain tallied three goals and two assists as the Red Wings defeated the Blues 5-3, avenging a 6-0 season opening loss to the same...

Filppula Powers Red Wings to Victory Over Stars
January 30th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
Valtteri Filppula received a perfect pass from Pavel Datsyuk right in front of the goal. All Filppula had to do was shoot the puck at the net, and he had his second goal of the game. Filppula scored two goals, both assisted by Datsyuk, which helped the Detroit Red Wings defeat the Dallas...

Dallas Stars Takes on Struggling Detroit Red Wings
January 29th, 2013 at 5:13 PM
What: Dallas Stars at Detroit Red Wings When: 7:30 p.m. tonight Where: Joe Louis Arena, Detroit, MI TV: Fox Sports Detroit Plus Records: The Red Wings are 2-2-1; the Stars are 2-3-1 Coaches: Mike Babcock is 422-217-19-84 in his tenth season as a head coach, and 353-155-69 in his eighth season with the Red Wings. Glen Gulutzan is 44-38-6 in...

Bertuzzi’s Return Sparks Red Wings in Win Over Wild
January 26th, 2013 at 3:33 PM
Through the first three games of the Detroit Red Wings' season, they had only mustered four goals.  Friday night against the Minnesota Wild, they more than equaled the season total by scoring five en route to a 5-3 victory. Most of the scoring was credited to the return of winger Todd Bertuzzi,...

VIDEO: Henrik Zetterberg Officially Named Captain
January 16th, 2013 at 6:21 PM
Henrik Zetterberg named captain of the Detroit Red Wings before Tuesday's Red-White game. ***VIDEO1***

2013 Detroit Red Wings Team Preview
January 8th, 2013 at 7:19 PM
Now that everyone has had time to let the euphoria of the NHL lockout ending soak in, it's time to get down to business. Over the next few days, Red Wings 101 will be previewing the 2013 edition of the Detroit Red Wings. Today, we look at the players. THEY'RE BACK: C Henrik Zetterberg,...