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Jimmy Howard’s Path from All Star to Benchwarmer
One year ago, Jimmy Howard was an All Star. These days, he’s trying desperately to just stay relevant. Saturday, Howard gave up four goals in Detroit’s 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks, the sixth straight...
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Red Wings Want to Bring Road Success Back Home
Unlike Dorothy, the Detroit Red Wings don’t ever want to go home. At least not until they can figure out how to bring their offense with them. Monday, in their last game before the All-Star break, the...
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Dylan Larkin Proving He Belongs with NHL’s Best
Dylan Larkin is 19 years old and just 12 months removed from the University of Michigan, but in the hardest-fought All-Star Game in decades, he was on the ice for the final minute. Larkin couldn’t help...
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DeKeyser Provides A Fresh Look for Red Wings Defense
The Detroit Red Wings are finally injecting some youth into an aging roster, and while All-Star rookie Dylan Larkin and possible Veznia candidate Petr Mrazek have gotten the most attention, they aren’t...
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Teemu Pulkkinen is the Odd Man Out as Detroit Looks for Offense
The Detroit Red Wings need an offensive boost. Jeff Blashill just doesn’t trust the guy who could provide it. Even after a 5-1 win over the Islanders Saturday afternoon, the Red Wings are just 22nd in...
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Red Wings Reunite “Euro Twins” and Start Winning
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill has spent much of his rookie season searching for the line combinations that would spark his team’s offense. As it turned out, instead of looking forward, he just needed...
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Petr Mrazek’s Emergence Makes Red Wings Dangerous Again
The Detroit Red Wings making the playoffs is nothing new. They’ve literally been there every single year since 1990. Put another way, MC Hammer was at the height of his fame the last time an NHL...
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Red Wings’ Offense Saves Petr Mrazek in Role Reversal
Petr Mrazek has been carrying the Detroit Red Wings since the beginning of 2016. Sunday afternoon, his teammates finally returned the favor. The likely Vezina candidate matched a career worst by...
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Are the Detroit Red Wings Just a One-Man Show?
As the NHL season nears the three-quarter point, the Detroit Red Wings are comfortably on pace to extend their postseason streak to 26 seasons. Their 29-19-9 record has them in second place in the...
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Could Jimmy Howard Be Returning to Form for the Red Wings?
The Detroit Red Wings lost another road game Sunday, but it could easily turn out to be a long-term victory. Jimmy Howard made 29 saves and shut out the New York Rangers for 61:59 before Kevin Klein...
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Mrazek Earns Win (But No Assists) in Columbus
Petr Mrazek did everything he could to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night. He even tried to jump-start Detroit’s struggling offense. After Jimmy Howard lost 1-0 to...
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Helm, Glendening Provide Unlikely Spark for Red Wings Offense
The Detroit Red Wings finally found a way to get their offense rolling Saturday. It came from just about the last two people anyone would have expected – defensive specialists Darren Helm and Luke...
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Quiet Deadline Indicates Organizational Shift for Red Wings
Consistency is a tough thing to come by in the NHL. Stanley Cup windows open and then slam shut almost as quickly. The salary cap forces high-end drafting teams to cycle through talent endlessly and...
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Jimmy Howard Looking Like a Top-Tier Goaltender Once Again
The Detroit Red Wings picked up two key points in Monday’s 3-2 overtime win over the Dallas Stars, but the victory might have much bigger implications down the road. On a night when the Red Wings...
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Red Wings must find their offense to keep postseason streak alive
The last time the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs, the NHL was a completely different league. Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier’s Edmonton Oilers won the 1989-90 Stanley Cup, Brett Hull scored 72...
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Playoff streak ending could be positive for Red Wings
Ever since Steve Yzerman retired in 2006, writers looking for the ultimate “I told you so” have been predicting the demise of the Detroit Red Wings and their playoff streak. The number of pundits...
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Red Wings’ offensive woes lead to embarrassing home loss
There’s never a good time for an NHL team to lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs – a franchise that is killing time until the draft lottery. Losing a home game in March when you’re battling to extend your...
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Anthony Mantha holds keys to Red Wings playoff hopes
Anthony Mantha was recalled from the AHL by the Detroit Red Wings today, and fans of the team had a wide range of responses. There’s a lot going on here, and the storm that has been Detroit’s 2015-16...
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Red Wings fans given yet another case of late-season heartburn
The Detroit Red Wings and Detroit Pistons seem to be in a battle to see which team can make their fans the angriest in the shortest period of time. With both teams trying to hold on to the Eastern...
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Red Wings rally in Sunrise could be turning point in playoff hunt
If the Detroit Red Wings make the playoffs, Saturday night in Florida will be the game that made it possible. After an embarrassing loss at home against the Maple Leafs was followed by a loss in...
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