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Detroit Red Wings' goaltender Jimmy Howard, left, is congratulated by teammates Jonathan Ericsson, right, and Ville Leino following Detroit's win.

Irony tends not to suit the Red Wings particularly well these days, and before the Wings fired 40 shots at Scott Clemensen , fired 23 wide and another 13 into Florida Panthers players' shins --while trading chances with the Panthers instead of sustaining possession and control of the puck in the offensive zone--coach Mike Babcock challenged his ...

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Kronwall has had three consecutive multiple-point games.

The Windsor Spitfires were as much fans as players in spending Tuesday with the Detroit Red Wings at Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit Red Wings' Henrik Zetterberg, left, and teammate Jonathan Ericsson celebrate Zetterberg's goal against Anaheim Ducks during the third period.

Henrik Zetterberg had three goals and two assists in the Detroit Red Wings' 7-4 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday night.

Of note: a few pundits posted comments regarding the NHLPA's future, stemming from Sunday evening's NHLPA player rep conference call and the resignation of Buzz Hargrove .

In the immortal words of LL Cool J, "Don't call it a comeback, I've been here for years." Despite the fact that the Detroit Red Wings that began the 2009-10 season looked shockingly different than the team that made back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Finals the past two seasons, there was no denying that team was always there.

The Hockey News proclaims Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings, the best defenseman in their November 16th "Defenseman Issue." The weekly magazine polled six hockey experts to rank the NHL defenseman in 11 categories and Lidstrom was the winner in four and received votes in two others.

In Jonas Gustavsson, the Toronto Maple Leafs finally have a goaltender whom they trust will stop the puck.

Toronto -- You would have thought the Red Wings would have had bit more pep in their step Saturday night.

Osgood made 29 saves for his 50th shutout and 394th career victory. a a I dona TMt put much merit in shutouts,a TMa TM he said.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak.

The Red Wings have been one of the NHL's best faceoff teams for years, but they're in the middle of the pack this season with young players like Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm taking more draws, and Kris Draper taking fewer now that he's playing on the wing.

Neither Brian Rafalski nor Jonathan Ericsson will play tonight because of flu-like symptoms.

Detroit Red Wings defensemen Brian Rafalski and Jonathan Ericsson returned to practice today at Joe Louis Arena and are expected to play Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.

Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout of the season to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

The Detroit Red Wings called up defenseman Doug Janik to play tonight against the Boston Bruins.

Update from the Detroit Red Wings' practice Monday at Joe Louis Arena: The flu bug finally is hitting the dressing room, as two more defensemen, Brian Rafalski and Niklas Kronwall, were ill and missed practice.

A small thing, it seemed at the time. A quick, deft, almost imperceptible upwards flick of a stiletto.