Winning It In Motown

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

What a day for NHL hockey! All 32 teams in action tonight…. on a Tuesday. Neat. The Red Wings are looking for back-to-back wins tonight in New York against the 2-1-2 Islanders. We’re expecting the lineup will look similar (if not identical) to what we saw on Saturday in Nashville. Heads up for postgame — Admin is feeling under the weather so game notes may or may not … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings vs Islanders

Red Wings Rumblings Revisiting the Emotions of Walman’s Trade Max Bultman has a column out this morning that certainly tugs at the heartstrings… Max tells the story of how Jake Walman found out about his trade to San Jose, and the rush of emotions he felt. Walman said he was shocked, and convinced that he would be in Detroit for a long time. To this day the trade still makes no … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: The New Face Edition