Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Montreal -- They don't hand out trophies and medals at the quarter pole in the NHL, and if you are the Red Wings, it's a good thing they don't. The Wings after 20 games have 10 wins and 24...
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Detroit -- Darren Helm was 2 years old when Mike Modano broke into the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars. On Wednesday night, his line more often than not will be matched up against Modano's....
Anaheim Ducks' Erik Christensen (26) tries to create some offense while being defended by Detroit Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader (8) during the second period of their NHL hockey game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, in Detroit. Henrik...
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Detroit -- During the Hall of Fame festivities last weekend in Toronto, inductee Brian Leetch was asked by the Hockey News for an assessment of Red Wings defenseman Nick Lidstrom. The Hockey...
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Detroit --It was never any secret. They were going to need players like Darren Helm, Justin Abdelkader, Ville Leino, Jonathan Ericsson and Jimmy Howard to step up and take on bigger roles. The...
DETROIT – A Michigan State reunion will take place tonight when Red Wings’ newcomer Drew Miller skates on a line with his former Spartans teammate Justin Abdelkader against the Vancouver Canucks at Joe Louis Arena. “He gets an...
Chris McCosky / The Detroit News Detroit -- Wings goalie Chris Osgood and forward Kirk Maltby have the flu and will miss Thursday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks at Joe Louis Arena. Jimmy Howard, who was in goal in...
A split-second decision changed everything. Corey Tropp forever could be remembered for his violent slashing incident against Michigan’s Steve Kampfer last season, which resulted in a season-ending suspension.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) The Columbus Blue Jackets were supposed to have learned something from their first playoff experience — a first-round sweep at the hands of the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. They still...
Thursday, November 12, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Detroit scored four times early in the first period and Niklas Kronwall had two power-play goals and an assist to lift tDetroit past Columbus 9-1 on Wednesday night. Justin...