NHL's All-Star Game Missing Top All-Stars
When the NHL hatched the plan for an All-Star game draft, it seemed like a can't-miss way to generate buzz for the weekend.
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When the NHL hatched the plan for an All-Star game draft, it seemed like a can't-miss way to generate buzz for the weekend.
A rare meeting between two of the most successful franchises in NHL history will have the stage to itself Wednesday night as the league's final contest before the All-Star break.
The Red Wings have surged lately, winning seven games in a row and vaulting into the top spot in the Western Conference.
The Red Wings make it 17 straight wins at home beating the St. Louis Blues 3-1 on Monday.
Matthew Stafford still has to wait with Eli Manning going to the Super Bowl.
The Detroit Red Wings have made good use of extra time in their most recent games, including a few that have kept their team-record home win streak going.
Sweet 16! As the Detroit Red Wings win 16 straight at home beating the Columbus Blue Jackets in a shootout 3-2 Saturday night.
Valtteri Filppula scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give the Detroit Red Wings their 16th straight home victory, 3-2 over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night.
Todd Bertuzzi -- all bruising 6-foot-3, 229 pounds of him -- turned figure skater in front of the Phoenix net with a spinning move that would have earned him a "10" and provided the Detroit Red Wings with their fifth win in a row.
Brett Lebda's back in the NHL.
Todd Bertuzzi scored in regulation, then spun in front of the net and made a spectacular backhand shot in a shootout and the Detroit Red Wings won their fifth in a row by beating the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Thursday night.
The Detroit Red Wings remain one of the league's top teams despite their well-documented road struggles.
Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard has played his way into the All-Star Game later this month in Ottawa.
MLive.com reports that it is nearly a done deal. The NHL's Winter Classic will involve the Red Wings and the Maple Leafs, New Year's Day at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor but there will be a rink built at Comerica Park.
Immediately after breaking the franchise record for consecutive home wins, the Detroit Red Wings were looking ahead to the Dallas Stars and improving their play on the road.
Home ice has never been more of an advantage to the Red Wings than it has over the last 2 1-2 months.
Todd Bertuzzi put in his second goal of the game and the OT winner beating the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Saturday.
Mike Babcock always is focused on the next day, practice and game.
Thursday night was a big night for Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard.
It doesn't sound like it's going to take the NHL until September to finalize the details for next year's Winter Classic.
Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 on Thursday night for their 13th straight home win.
The National Hockey League announced today the full roster of players named to the 2012 NHL All-Star Weekend, Jan. 26-29 in Ottawa.
The Red Wings are slightly behind last season's pace after 42 games, but they appear to be in better shape now than they were in 2010-11.
After ending a road trip with one of their worst performances of the season, the Detroit Red Wings should be happy to return home, where they haven't lost in over two months.
It leaves the Stars in the same division as San Jose, Phoenix, Los Angeles and Anaheim instead of the proposed eight-team conference with Detroit, Columbus, Nashville, St. Louis, Chicago, Minnesota, and Winnipeg.
