The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks for the third straight time last night. It marked Chicago’s first three-game losing streak of the entire season. The Red Wings did exactly the things I mentioned in my game pre-game article. They blocked shots, won faceoffs, and dominated the neutral zone. To beat the Blackhawks, you have to control the ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings will host Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals tonight at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit. They came into the series as the underdog and now will look to extend their lead in the series. If the Red Wings win tonight it will be the Chicago Blackhawks‘s first three-game losing streak of their season. Hope is restored in ... Read More »
Round 2 began last night with the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks playing their first games. Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings square off against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. Before my analysis, here are the stats. In Round 1: Games: Detroit – 7/Chicago – 5 Goals Scored: Detroit – 18/Chicago – 17 Goalie Faced: Detroit – Jonas ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings held off the Anaheim Ducks last night to win their Western Conference Quarterfinal Round. In a hard fought series that saw neither team win back to back games, this game was the trend-breaker. Friday night’s Game 6 in Joe Louis Arena saw Detroit blow a 3-1 lead late in the third period on two Duck goals scored less ... Read More »
How about them playoffs so far? Nothing quite beats the excitement of the NHL playoffs! There have been a lot of close games, highlight reel goals and amazing saves. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference teams who have advanced to the 2nd round. Chicago They just needed five games to eliminate the Minnesota Wild. Patrick Sharp had an ... Read More »
In a game where five octopi were thrown onto the ice, the Red Wings stayed alive last night after a shocking turn of events. The Wings took an early lead in the game on a Pavel Datsyuk goal before the Anaheim Ducks tied it up in the second period thanks to Kyle Palmieri. The third period looked to be the deciding one ... Read More »
Scotty Bowman and Darren McCarty were both in attendance as the Detroit Red Wings fell to the Anaheim Ducks Saturday night. The thought of that immediately brings back memories of 1997 and McCarty’s overtime goal against the Philadelphia Flyers (which was shone on the jumbotron during a stoppage of play in the first period). However they were here for a ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings have been one of the NHL’s model franchises for the past couple of decades. Thanks to their late season surge, they made the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season. In that time, they’ve won 6 President’s Trophies (next best is 2), 14 division titles, 4 Stanley Cups, and an astonishing 1,010 games during that time. They ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings and goaltender Jimmy Howard agreed on a contract extension that will see the 29-year old playing another six years in Hockeytown. He will receive $5.3 million per season, with the full value being worth $31.8 million. Howard is 6th all time in wins for the franchise with 127. He is just two wins shy of passing ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings and Toronto Maple Leafs held a joint press conference this morning on the ice of Joe Louis Arena (before the Red Wings hosted the St. Louis Blues), to confirm what was already known, that the 2014 Bridgestone Winter Classic will take place at the Big House (Michigan Stadium) at 1:00 ET January 1st. The matchup will ... Read More »
Danny DeKeyser of the Western Michigan Broncos, after WMU was eliminated from NCAA playoff contention last week, was free to decide his fate. At 23 years old, he was an unrestricted free agent, but could only sign with an NHL team for an entry level maximum amount of 2 years at $925,000 (for his age group) according to CapGeek.com. His ... Read More »
The trade deadline is fast approaching for all 30 teams, and this period before April 3rd is a time of observing and evaluating for general manager Ken Holland. He has made it very clear that he intends to wait until close to the deadline to announce any roster moves. Key forwards Darren Helm and Todd Bertuzzi remain on the sidelines, ... Read More »
The Detroit Red Wings made a pit stop in Hockeytown before departing once again on another western road trip. After travelling to Calgary, Edmonton, and Vancouver, the Wings took on the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night, in a must-win game. The Western Conference playoff race has never been tighter. A mere five wins separate last place Colorado from fourth place Los Angeles. It ... Read More »
Many of you probably haven’t seen much of Henrik Zetterberg. He’s not flashy, doesn’t have incredible highlights, and doesn’t talk much about himself. He’s just one of those guys that night in and night out does his job. However, in the past season, Zetterberg’s name has come up a little more around the water cooler as NHL legend Wayne Gretzky ... Read More »
The Red Wings have a lot of decisions to make this offseason (and during the season as well). A total of 9 players have expriring contracts, and the time will soon come to either invest or let go. Below are the 6 unrestricted and 3 restricted free agents on the roster, and you will find my thoughts on each player ... Read More »
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