Winning It In Motown

The NHL is a tough league to play in and the Red Wings found out why this weekend. Detroit faced a back-to-back against two tough opponents in the Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers, so maybe there wasn’t much of an expectation to win these games. Detroit gave the game away Friday night and the offense was a no-show on Saturday. Detroit now sits at seventh in the Atlantic … [Read more...] about Game Notes: Red Wings Drop Two in Back-to-Back

The Red Wings are back home on game two of a back-to-back. Last night’s loss to the Leafs was an absolute stinger, and now Detroit matches up with a tough opponent tonight. The New York Rangers have already whipped the crap out of the Wings this season — twice. Not expecting much of a lineup change from the Wings other than the starting goaltender. Alex Lyon is out with an … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Rangers vs Red Wings

Big divisional matchup for the Red Wings tonight in Toronto — and we have some big lineup changes for both teams. The Leafs will be without their star Auston Matthews as he is nursing an injury. The Wings are going with Cam Talbot in net, Ville Husso has been called up on emergency conditions due to Alex Lyon’s injury that we found out about today. The expectation is that Husso … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings vs Leafs

Red Wings Rumblings Happy Friday my friends. We’ve got Red Wings hockey on tonight — Game Day Updates to come, but let’s put some focus down on the farm. Griffins Gone Wild This was one of those classic AHL “kids” games where it starts at 11:30 AM and the entire crowd is… well, kids. Coming off a three-game skid, the Griffins pounced on the Wild in a 5-2 decision. Source … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The Gritty Griffs Edition

The Detroit Red Wings skated to a 4-1 win on Wednesday night with a comfortable road victory over the Chicago Blackhawks. While the game lacked the theatrics of Patrick Kane’s first game back in Chicago last year, it was a rare night where the Red Wings didn’t appear to be on their heels as much as the previous month. Per the TNT broadcast, they won despite being outshot for a … [Read more...] about Red Wings Best Blackhawks, 4-1