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Red Wings Sign Two Prospects to Entry-Level Contracts

Red Wings Sign Two Prospects to Entry-Level Contracts

The Detroit Red Wings are thinking ahead when it comes to life after Nicklas Lidstrom as they signed two blueline prospects to entry level contracts, it was announced early today. The team signed defensemen Xavier Ouellet and Ryan Sproul to standard three-year deals. The terms were not disclosed, per team policy. Ouellet, 18, was the [...]

Nicklas Lidstrom returned to the Red Wings lineup after missing the previous 11 games with a deep bone bruise on his right ankle. Photo by Dan4th.

Red Wings Storm Back To Beat Hurricanes 5-4

The Detroit Red Wings (45-25-5) rallied from a 4-1 deficit and stormed their way to a 5-4 victory over the visiting Carolina Hurricanes at the Joe Louis Arena. In the process, they snapped a six-game winless streak and won for the first time since March 9. They avoided the team’s first seven-game winless streak since [...]

Follow The Leader

Follow The Leader

When the Rangers bought out the final year of Chris Drury’s contract in the offseason, there was no better candidate to be the 26th man to captain the Blueshirts than Ryan Callahan. As much as Henrik Lundqvist is the backbone of the Rangers, Callahan is the heart and soul, embodying every aspect of the team [...]

Ty Conklin returned to the Red Wings' lineup and made 32 saves, but lost to the Rangers 2-1 in OT. Photo by Paige Kaitlyn.

Red Wings Winless in Last Six, Lose to Rangers in OT 2-1

The Detroit Red Wings’ (44-25-5) winless streak reached six games as they were clipped by the New York Rangers 2-1 in overtime at Madison Square Garden. Over their last 14 games, the Red Wings’ record is 3-8-3. The Red Wings did receive a charity point for the regulation tie and are in fourth place in [...]

Danny Cleary ended a 15-game scoring slump by scoring in the third period in a 5-3 loss to the Capitals. Photo by JPowers65.

Red Wings Slide Continues, Fall to Capitals 5-3

The Detroit Red Wings (44-25-4) played another game of catch-up hockey and failed to dig themselves out of another hole as they fall to the Washington Capitals 5-3 at the Joe Louis Arena. Kyle Quincey, Todd Bertuzzi and Danny Cleary scored for the Red Wings, who are now winless in their last five games. Jimmy [...]

Pavel Datsyuk scored his first goal since February 17 in a 3-2 loss to the Sharks. Photo by Dan4th

Red Wings Entered the Shark Tank, Lose to Sharks in OT 3-2

The Detroit Red Wings (44-24-4) ended their four-game road trip with a  3-2 overtime loss to the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion on Saturday night. With the loss, they received a charity point and ended the road trip with an 0-3-1 record. Pavel Datsyuk and Valtteri Filppula scored for the Red Wings while [...]

Black Bears Upset BU, Will Face Boston College For Hockey East Championship

Black Bears Upset BU, Will Face Boston College For Hockey East Championship

BOSTON – (#4) Maine Black Bears 5  @  (#3) Boston University Terriers 3 – FINAL Power-Play:  Black Bears (4-6 / 67 %) — Terriers (1-2 / 50 %) Penalty-Kill: Black Bears (1-2 / 50 %) — Terriers (2-6 / 33 %) Shots: Black Bears (44) — Terriers (31) Recap: The Terriers would jump ahead early [...]

Todd Bertuzzi returned to the Red Wings lineup on Wednesday, Photo by Bridget Samuels.

Red Wings Shoot Blanks Against Ducks, Lose 4-0

The Detroit Red Wings (44-24-3) went into Anaheim for some Duck hunting, but instead they shot themselves in the foot as they dropped their third straight game with a 4-0 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center. The Red Wings are 0-3-0 on their current four-game road trip and are now 16-20-1 away [...]

Jiri Hudler scored his 21st goal of the season in a Red Wings' 5-2 loss to the L.A. Kings. Photo by Bridget Samuels.

Red Wings Crowned by Kings 5-2

The Detroit Red Wings (44-23-3, 91 points) continue their road struggles with a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday night at the Staples Center. Unlike their third period rally this past Friday at The Joe, the Red Wings were never in it as they trailed from start to finish. The Red Wings are [...]

Justin Abdelkader scored a goal and led the Red Wings with a +2 rating against the Nashville Predators on Saturday night. Photo by Paige Kaitlyn.

Red Wings Late Rally Not Enough, Fall to Predators 3-2

The Detroit Red Wings already had a couple of factors going against them entering their Central Division clash with the Nashville Predators. They’re an average team away from the Joe Louis Arena and they are decimated with injuries.  You add those two factors up, and you get a 3-2 loss to the Predators at the [...]

Darren Helm scored the game-winning goal with 1:13 left in the third period for the Red Wings. Photo by Paige Kaitlyn.

Red Wings Rally to Clip Kings 4-3

The Detroit Red Wings (44-21-3, 91 points) managed to only put 15 shots on goal, but they once again had Jonathan Quick’s number by scoring twice late in the third period as they rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 at the Joe Louis Arena. Valtteri Filppula tied the game with 4:02 left in [...]

Johan Franzen scored his team-leading 25th goal of the season, but it wasn't enough as the Red Wings lose to the Flyers 3-2. Photo by Bridget Samuels.

Red Wings Lose Another One-Goal Game, Fall To Flyers 3-2

Once again, the Detroit Red Wings come up short as they lose their second straight one-goal game, falling to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 at the Wells Fargo Center. Ilya Bryzgalov showed last night why he’s worth $51 million for the next nine years as he stopped 37 shots, including Valtteri Filppula late in the third [...]

Niklas Kronwall was named the NHL's Second Star of the Week with two goals and five assists with a +3 rating over his last three games. Photo by JPowers65

Detroit Red Wings Weekly Rewind

Despite getting a serious case of the injury bug, the Detroit Red Wings (40-20-3, 89 points) are still near the top of the NHL standings as they are tied with their division rivals, the St. Louis Blues, for third overall in the league. With key members such as Pavel Datsyuk, Nicklas Lidstrom, and now Jimmy [...]

Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log

Tampa Bay Lightning Week in Review – Featuring The Quarterdeck Log

The Tampa Bay Lightning is 31-28-6 with 68 points through 65 games. After 65 games last season, the Bolts were 37-21-7 with 81 points. The Bolts are in fourth place in the Southeast Division and trail the division leading Florida Panthers by six points. Tampa Bay is in 10th place in the 15 team Eastern Conference, two points out [...]

Niklas Kronwall scored the lone goal for the Red Wings in a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks. Photo by JPowers65

Short-Handed Red Wings Fall Short, Fall to Blackhawks 2-1

After setting an NHL record with 23 consecutive wins on their home ice, the Detroit Red Wings (43-20-3) are struggling to find their groove as they were clipped by the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 at the Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings have now lost three out of their last four at The Joe. Defenseman Brad [...]

Niklas Kronwall had three assists for the Red Wings, who steamrolled the Minnesota Wild 6-0. Photo by Bridget Samuels.

Filppula Nets Two as Red Wings Run Wild at Home 6-0

You might want to check to see if the Detroit Red Wings (43-19-3, 89 points) lit the lamp once again. They brought their scoring prowess from Columbus back home to the Joe Louis Arena as they won their first home game since February 19 with a 6-0 whitewashing of the Minnesota Wild. Valtteri Filppula scored [...]

Henrik Zetterberg and Niklas Kronwall were two of four Red Wing players with multi-point games against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Photo by Bridget Samuels.

Red Wings Score Four in Third Period, Cruise Past Blue Jackets 5-2

No Pavel Datsyuk? No Nicklas Lidstrom? No Jimmy Howard? It looked as if it was going to be a trap game, but the Detroit Red Wings had no problems for most of the third period as they got four goals in a 10:09 span as they stormed back to beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-2 [...]

Why The Red Wings Will Be Alright

Why The Red Wings Will Be Alright

It’s ok Red Wings fans. We didn’t get Derek Roy, no Steve Ott, no Kurtis Foster. Word early in the morning on Monday was Detroit was all set to acquire Paul Gaustad from Buffalo and they were just waiting to hear back from the Sabres about when to make it official. That call never happened. [...]

Commodore Traded to Lightning, Brendan Smith Called Up From AHL

Commodore Traded to Lightning, Brendan Smith Called Up From AHL

The Detroit Red Wings made a trade, but it wasn’t the blockbuster that we all wanted. The team sent defenseman Mike Commodore to a familiar dance partner, the Tampa Bay Lightning, for a conditional seventh round draft pick. Last week, the two teams made a trade that resulted in the Bolts getting the Red Wings’ [...]

Bolts Bolster Blue Line With Three Deadline Day Deals

Bolts Bolster Blue Line With Three Deadline Day Deals

Tampa Bay Lightning GM Steve Yzerman revamped the Bolts blue line corps with a trio of trades on this deadline Monday. The Lightning acquired defenseman Mike Commodore from the Detroit Red Wings in exchange for a conditional seventh round draft pick in 2013.  The 32 year old Commodore played only 17 games with the Red Wings accumulating two [...]