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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.
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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.
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).
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.
The Detroit Red Wings lose to the Philadelphia Flyers 3-1 in the season opener on Friday night.
Analysis: Howard experienced a roller-coaster season in which his record (37-17-5) nearly mirrored that of his strong rookie season (37-15-10), but his stats (2.79 GAA, .908 save percentage) weren't nearly as good as 2009-10 (2.26, .9.24).
Niklas Kronwall wants to finish his career with the Wings, and the club is hoping to sign him to a long-term extension this season, well before he becomes eligible for unrestricted free agency on July 1.
The Red Wings are not ready to relinquish their perennial status as a Stanley Cup championship contender, despite consecutive second-round playoff losses to San Jose.
Defenseman Ian White scored in the eighth round of the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in a preseason game Thursday night.
Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist in his first NHL game action in more than seven months, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 on Wednesday night in the preseason opener for both teams.
Mike Modano removed any suspense (ok, there was very little) from his playing future by announcing his retirement on Wednesday.
The entire Detroit Red Wings team was among the mourners at Brad McCrimmon's funeral Saturday.
On Feb. 2 of last season Detroit Red Wings forward Johan Franzen had a career night scoring five goals during 7-5 win against the Ottawa Senators.
Niklas Kronwall has no interest in exploring the free-agent market in 2012 and hopes to sign a contract extension at some point this season.
Stefan Liv, a once-promising goaltending prospect for the Wings, was among those who died in the Sept. 7 plane crash in Russia involving KHL club Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
It happened halfway around the world, but one of the worst-ever tragedies involving a sports team hit close to home for the Red Wings.
A Russian jet carrying a top hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people including former Red Wings Ruslan Salei and Brad McCrimmon.
Over the past decade -- and especially over the past five seasons -- the Western Conference has been dominated by a small handful of teams, particularly at the top of the regular season standings.
