Winning It In Motown

Thirty-something hours until fade to black. The Detroit Red Wings are officially out of the playoff race, wrapping up the 2024-25 season with back-to-back road games in New Jersey tonight and Toronto tomorrow. For some, it’s a merciful end, but it’s still disappointing to be without playoff hockey for a ninth-straight spring. It should feel like a missed opportunity for a Red … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings at Devils

It’s the moment so many of us have been waiting for. The Red Wings announced Tuesday afternoon that forward Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and defenseman Axel Sandin-Pellikka to the American Hockey League’s Grand Rapids Griffins from Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League. ASP and MBN, as they are known among Red Wings fans, are two of Steve Yzerman’s most-recent first-round … [Read more...] about Red Wings Reassign Brandsegg-Nygård, Sandin-Pellikka to Griffins

Although the Detroit Red Wings (38-35-7) will miss the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the ninth consecutive season, this did not stop them from closing their home slate with a win by defeating the Dallas Stars (50-25-6) by a score of 6-4 from Little Caesars Arena on Monday night. Detroit opened the scoring at 15:33 left in the first period when Dylan Larkin drew three Stars players … [Read more...] about Red Wings Win Final Home Game 6-4 Over Dallas

Red Wings Rumblings It’s finally official — the Red Wings have been mathematically eliminated from playoff contention. It’s amazing that it took this long for it to happen. It wasn’t as close of a miss as it was last season when Washington slipped by only to get the brakes beaten off of them in the first round, but at least they survived late into the season… if you’re looking … [Read more...] about Quick Hits: Offseason Mode Engaged

If you are a fan of following exactly how over it is, tonight could be the night. Any point not achieved by the Red Wings from here on out or any point gained by the Canadiens (who are in Ottawa tonight) officially mathematically eliminates Detroit. I believe Detroit would even have to win out in regulation in order to catch Montreal’s tiebreaker advantage. We’re talking … [Read more...] about Game Day Updates: Red Wings at Lightning