Category: Red Wings
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Datsyuk, Mrazek lead Red Wings to Game 1 win
By Nick Barnowski – The Magic Man brought his whole set of tricks to Tampa Thursday night, but he wasn’t the only one who impressed for Detroit. Pavel Datysuk found the back of the net twice and Petr Mrazek stopped 44 shots to help lead the Red Wings to a 3-2 win in Game…
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47 Michigan names on NHL postseason rosters
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When the puck drops on the 2015 NHL Playoffs tonight, there will be plenty of Michigan names competing for Lord Stanley’s Cup. Here’s a team-by-team look at the players whose hockey journeys had an important stop in Michigan. Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader – Muskegon native, Michigan State Spartans Danny DeKeyser – Clay Township native,…
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Nyquist’s OT goal against Ottawa named NHL’s top goal of 2014-15
That goal Gustav Nyquist scored against the Ottawa Senators is the goal of the year. You remember the goal – the one on Dec. 27 where he skated laps around the offensive zone before firing a shot through traffic and into the back of the net. The NHL just posted its top ten goals of…
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VIDEO: Lightning coach Jon Cooper talks about getting his coaching start in Michigan
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When the Red Wings face off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round of the NHL playoffs, they will be competing against a coach very familiar with the state of Michigan. Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper wasn’t born in Michigan, but it is the place where his coaching career began. The Prince…
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EA Sports NHL 15 simulation says Red Wings will beat Lightning, then fall to Canadiens
By @MichaelCaples – EA Sports has released the results of the 2015 NHL Playoffs – according to their simulators. The NHL 15 simulations say that the Red Wings will pull off a first-round upset, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games. Then, according to the video game franchise, the Wings will lose to…
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Red Wings to meet Lightning in first round of NHL playoffs
With their 2-0 win over Carolina on the final night of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings secured the No. 3 spot in the NHL’s Atlantic Division. That means they will face the No. 2 team – the Tampa Bay Lightning – in their division for a first-round playoff series. The Lightning will…
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The last time the Detroit Red Wings missed the playoffs…
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The Detroit Red Wings clinched their 24th straight trip to the NHL postseason last night. To put into perspective how impressive that playoff appearance streak is, we decided to take a closer look at the year 1990, the last time Detroit wasn’t a part of the postseason. Here are some of the things that…
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Red Wings clinch 24th straight playoff appearance
By @MichaelCaples – It didn’t come the way they wanted it to, but it’s safe to assume the Red Wings aren’t upset with the end result. Despite falling to the Canadiens 4-3 in overtime Thursday night in Montreal, the one point Detroit earned in the Eastern Conference standings turned out to be enough to…
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Red Wings inch closer to playoff berth with 3-2 victory over Carolina
Photos by Jen Hefner/MiHockey By @SKubus – DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings did their part in clinching a 24th consecutive playoff berth Tuesday night. Henrik Zetterberg, Pavel Datsyuk and Gustav Nyquist lit the lamp for Detroit, and Jimmy Howard made 30 saves, as the Red Wings boosted themselves two points closer to the postseason with…