Get Ready For NHL Power Rankings
Get ready, Hockey Town. As the NHL season gets under way, CBS Detroit will post NHL Power Rankings by noon every Monday.
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Get ready, Hockey Town. As the NHL season gets under way, CBS Detroit will post NHL Power Rankings by noon every Monday.
The Detroit Red Wings are getting older, but expectations haven't lessened for one of the NHL's most storied - and successful - franchises.
The Detroit Red Wings start the regular season Friday night at the Joe against the Ottawa Senators and both teams seem ecstatic about it.
The Detroit Red Wings have signed free agent forward Fabian Brunnstrom to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Detroit Red Wings and the Michigan Education Association are joining together for the Michigan Reads program, which promotes good reading habits for K-12 students in the state.
Johan Franzen added a goal and two assists, Todd Bertuzzi also had two assists, and Jimmy Howard made 25 saves for Detroit (4-3-1).
The teams were scoreless in a sluggish third period and totaled eight shots.
It was back and forth all night but the Detroit Red Wings couldn't break the third period tie and lose to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime on Friday night.
Brendan Smith of the Detroit Red Wings has been suspended for the remained of the preseason and the first five regular-season games after his illegal hit to the head of Blackhawks forward Ben Smith.
If the Detroit Red Wings aren't in the Eastern Conference next season, there is going to be one angry owner.
Enjoy this while you can, there's no telling what the Central will look like next season.
Lidstrom remains a top shutdown defender and one of the NHL's biggest offensive threats from the blue line.
Red Wings general manager Ken Holland says the nucleus of his team can compete with the best.
Valtteri Filppula had a goal and two assists and Zetterberg and Nicklas Lidstrom a goal and an assist apiece for Detroit.
