Darren Helm News

Injured center Valtteri Filppula will not need surgery on his broken right wrist, which puts his return closer to six weeks rather than eight weeks.

Read up on the latest tidbits and trends as Hockey Night in Canada's play-by-play voice Jim Hughson takes you behind the scenes and into the game.

After sitting as a healthy scratch in six of the first 10 games, Detroit Red Wings forward Patrick Eaves has seized the opportunity to play regularly following Valtteri Filppula's injury.

Red Wings forward Kris Draper has never minded switching into different line combinations.

They haven't been together long enough to earn a clever nickname or a T-shirt with their caricatures on it, but the Red Wings line of Kris Draper, Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves could end up being a mainstay.

After playing too loose defensively in their last two games, the Detroit Red Wings tightened up defensively on Saturday and ended their longest road trip of the season on a positive note.

The Detroit Red Wings managed to salvage a point out of yet another dreadful defensive performance in a 6-5 shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, rallying from 4-1 and 5-2 deficits via a 45-shot effort.

The Detroit News's Chris McCosky had an interesting conversation with Red Wings forward Brad May today... October 29, Detroit News : Brad May, who will be on the fourth line tonight with Darren Helm and Patrick Eaves, was asked about the growing number of players who love to lay big hits on guys, but steadfastly refuse to drop the gloves when ...

Red Wings prospect Gustav Nyquist explicitly stated that he expected to improve upon his solid freshman season with the University of Maine Black Bears thanks to improved physical conditioning and a better sense of familiarity with the North American game, and, thus far, anyway, he's exceeded expectations.

Coach Mike Babcock termed it a shot over the bow, a message to young Darren Helm that he's better than what he has been.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Update from the Detroit Red Wings morning skate Tuesday at General Motors Place: Darren Helm will be a healthy scratch tonight against the Canucks.

Henrik Zetterberg, Dan Cleary, and Todd Bertuzzi battled groin injuries of varying severity during the Red Wings' exhibition season, and while Zetterberg has slowly regained his form, the Detroit News's Chris McCosky noted that Cleary has yet to exhibit the kind of jump in his stride that he usually relies upon: October 26, Detroit News : Cleary ...

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Coach Mike Babcock did not dispute the notion that whatever intimidation factor the Red Wings had going into games, whatever aura of invincibility they might have had in the past, does not presently exist.

Former Red Wings defenseman Kyle Quincey said his words were blown out of proportion, but he told the Denver Post on Friday that it bothered him that he wasn't given a Stanley Cup ring by the Wings in 2008.

Former Michigan State teammates Justin Abdelkader and Tim Kennedy usually call each other every couple of weeks during hockey season.

A four-minute penalty kill got the Colorado Avalanche 's comeback started. GAME REPORT: Avalanche 4, Red Wings 3 Colorado, which has won four straight, rallied from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits in the third period.

ESPN's Pierre LeBrun dropped a few bombshells during Saturday night's Satellite Hotstove on the CBC, and he also discussed the latest turn in the NHLPA's attempts to straighten itself out both on the Hotstove and his ESPN blog... October 16, ESPN :The boys are at it again Sunday evening.

The Colorado Avalanche had by far the worst record in the Western Conference last season and weren't expected to improve much this year.

The Detroit Red Wings had one of the best teams in hockey in 2008-2009. They had four elite forwards in Pavel Datsyuk, Henrik Zetterberg, Marian Hossa, and Johan Franzen, along with top defensemen Niklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski.