Winning It In Motown

Ugly game in Buffalo and now the Red Wings are taking on Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl’s team. Miracles may be needed for the home team today. Remember Calvin Pickard? Red Wings and Griffins legend. Well, he’s starting for the Edmonton Oilers tonight. At least it’s not his first career NHL start, otherwise we may have more to worry about! How to Tune In Time: 6:00 PM ET … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Oilers vs Red Wings

It’s an early start for the Wings and Sabres today, so we all know what that means — Chaos is on the menu. Detroit is buzzing on a three-game win streak while Buffalo is looking to win its third game in a row. It’s a divisional matchup for Detroit, so while it is very early in the season, it’d be nice to come away with two points. (no shit sherlock) JT Compher missed last game … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings vs Sabres

I guess we should get used to the whole “getting outshot” thing, huh? The Red Wings pulled off a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils Thursday night despite being doubled up in shots (40-20). Shots on goal didn’t matter again for the Wings, it was special teams and “old fashioned hockey” that won them this game and brought them above the .500 mark in the very early stages of this … [Read more...] about Game Notes: Red Wings gut out win over Devils

The Red Wings are back at home tonight to host the New Jersey Devils. The Wings are a 500 club after Tuesday night’s slim shutout win over the New York Islanders. Detroit is going to need to bring a better game tonight — 10 shots on goal probably isn’t enough to beat the Devils. Speaking of the Devils, they will be getting some players back tonight. Luke Hughes and Brett Pesce … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Devils vs Red Wings

Red Wings Rumblings Last night’s win over the New York Islanders came with few bright spots, but a win’s a win in this league. It’s nice to see Alex Lyon return to form and earn the shutout, and I do think that Simon Edvinsson is progressing nicely as a top D for this team… BUT, you’re not going to win very many games registering only 10 (or 11) shots. That’s not great, but … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The ‘a Win’s a Win’ Edition