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A traffic cop held out his hand outside Joe Louis Arena trying to stop this red-and-white tsunami that poured from the building as excited Red Wings fans celebrated their team's 3-1 victory over San Jose on Wednesday night.
Darren Helm sealed the win with an empty-net goal. After scoring a career-high 12 goals during the regular season, Helm already has three goals in the playoffs.
With Johan Franzen unable to play because of a sore left ankle that's hampered him since the first round, the Wings called on veteran Mike Modano to make his series debut.
After struggling during the first five games of the Western Conference semifinals against San Jose, Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula stepped up when his team needed it the most.
Last night's Red Wings win in Game 6 was easily one of the top sporting events in this area in the past few years.
There is something about a great comeback that stirs emotion far greater than a rout ever could.
Wow what another exciting game. This series has been tremendous. This seems like the Stanley Cup Final and we're only in the second round! These Red Wings never give up. Detroit threw all but the kitchen sink at Antti Niemi through two periods and he stopped everything.
The Detroit Red Wings capture Game 6 to tie the best of seven series with a 3-1 win over the Sharks on Tuesday night.
Sitting at Joe Louis Arena about 13 minutes before the game 6 pregame show started, all these thoughts started to go through my head.
If you look at tonight's game 6 between the Wings and Sharks, both teams will be putting new players on the ice.
One of the great things about professional sports is that once you have momentum on your side it's tough for the opposition to stop.
With 11 Stanley Cups on the front lawn, and a massive winged wheel alongside a giant octopus on the roof -- it's pretty difficult to miss.
Tigers have won their last 3, and 6 of 8. Rick Porcello is on the mound against lefty Francisco Liriano, who in his last start threw a no-hitter against the White Sox.
The Wings are getting prepared for a third elimination game in their series with the Sharks and we now know that where will be changes to each teams lineups.
Jeff Riger down at the Red Wings morning skate has reported that Mike Babcock has officially announced Mike Modano will replace Johan Franzen in tonight's game 6 against San Jose.
The Detroit Red Wings are confident they will beat the San Jose Sharks for a third straight time and force a Game 7.
The Red Wings are alive and now halfway to their goal of winning 4 in a row from the Sharks to advance.
Pavel Datsyuk was not going to be denied at a time when his team's season was on the line. And it made no difference to him that his wrist was so sore he couldn't take faceoffs.
Johan Franzen did not play in the third period after he tweaked the ankle injury that has been hobbling him since Game 3 of the first round against Phoenix.
There wasn't any big speech or dramatic moment back in a quiet San Jose Sharks locker room, just a simple two-word message from a few veterans: Move on.
There have been many open-ended questions recently regarding the Red Wings.
The Red Wings need to do the same thing today here in San Jose. Detroit will need to build on that late goal by Darren Helm and carry that momentum into the first period of tonight's game.
As thrilling as the Red Wings' victory was Friday at Joe Louis Arena, the aftermath only brings stark reality.
Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom does not look like a 41-year-old defenseman. Nor does he resemble someone who should be contemplating retirement.
The Wings won game four 4-3 against the Sharks at the Joe and at least for a day remain in the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs.
Thursday's Christmas giveaway was organized by Filthy Rockwell, who runs Filthy Cares — a Detroit-raised musician turned Christmas cheer ambassador.
On Christmas morning, the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated, spent the holiday giving back, putting service before their own celebrations.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says he and President Trump have agreed to meet "in the near future," signaling progress in talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war.
Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory.
A winter weather advisory has been issued for all of Southeast Michigan on Dec. 26.
Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs.
Three people were injured – one critically – in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash Thursday in Oakland County.
A dog that was living for over a year with Friends of Michigan Animals Rescue was reunited with his former family.
Thursday's Christmas giveaway was organized by Filthy Rockwell, who runs Filthy Cares — a Detroit-raised musician turned Christmas cheer ambassador.
Ford Motor Co. is pivoting away from its once-ambitious electric vehicle plans amid financial losses and waning consumer demand for the vehicles.
A 15-gallon tank of gas will cost Michiganders about $42, which is around $15 less than the highest price drivers paid in July 2024.
Ford Motor Co. has stepped up technology in its popular F-150 pickup to combat ever-evolving techniques car thieves have at their disposal.
The management company of the LaFontaine Automotive Group in Metro Detroit has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle an alleged Paycheck Protection Program loan fraud.
Slower adoption of electric vehicles was cited as the reason for pending layoffs at GM's Factory Zero.
The "Taylor Swift" bill package, which includes House Bills 4262 and 4263, authorizes the Michigan attorney general to pursue action against anyone using ticket bots.
James Ransone, the actor who played Ziggy Sobotka in the HBO series "The Wire" and appeared in many other TV shows and movies, has died.
Comedian and actor Bowen Yang performed his final sketch on "SNL" Saturday night, after announcing his unexpected mid-season exit from the show.
The special features interviews with Kathy Bates, Annette Bening, Albert Brooks, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Jerry O'Connell and Mandy Patinkin.
The Oscars ceremony is moving to YouTube starting in 2029, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday.
A single winning ticket was sold for Powerball's Christmas Eve jackpot of $1.817 billion, in Arkansas. It was the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever won.
Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to find, a potential hazard in a crash.
The Justice Department said the process of releasing the Epstein files may take "a few more weeks" due to the volume of materials.
The economy remained on track this year, defying the gloomiest predictions. That doesn't mean Americans are thrilled with how things are going.
NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, tracks Santa's Christmas Eve flight around the world each year.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order to reclassify marijuana. While it might seem like a small move, it opens a new door for the industry as a whole.
Millions of people with an Affordable Care Act health plan face a massive jump in premiums next year — this chart shows just how much.
Henry Ford Health has announced new labor agreements with registered nurses and radiology technicians at its Rochester hospital.
A Michigan hospital is asking members of the public to raise their flashlights as well as the spirits of children during the holiday season.
Oakland County health officials are reporting a confirmed case of measles in a pediatric patient at DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital.
Jared Goff and the Detroit Lions have gifted the division rival Green Bay Packers a spot in the playoffs.
Jordan Addison took a jet sweep handoff 65 yards for the game-sealing touchdown with 3:43 left after the Minnesota Vikings forced six turnovers and eliminated the Detroit Lions from contention for the playoffs with a 23-10 victory.
The Minnesota Vikings host the Detroit Lions in Week 17 of the 2025 NFL season on Christmas Day.
The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings have gone from 29 combined wins last season to just 15 this season entering their Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day.
Dylan Larkin scored the tying goal late in the third period and then got the winner 34 seconds into overtime to rally Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars for their third straight win.
The roundtable discusses efforts by political and corporate leaders to raise the bar and improve K-12 education with a focus on raising reading scores.
With one in eight adults at risk for kidney disease, Dr. Silas Norman, a University of Michigan doctor specializing in kidney health, and Sandy Baruah, President and CEO of Detroit Regional Chamber, appear on Michigan Matters.
The state of Michigan can do better when it comes to raising the bar on K-12 public education.
The Detroit show will attract hundreds of thousands to the area as automakers, tech companies and more gravitate to downtown Detroit.
This week on Michigan Matters, Carol Cain speaks with retail owners and entrepreneurs ahead of the holiday season.
Southeast Michigan is under a winter weather advisory Friday morning and afternoon for freezing rain, and more on your top headlines.
A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease Friday, but there was still a risk of high surf along the coast, flash flooding near Los Angeles and avalanches in the Sierra Nevada.
Three people were injured – one critically – in the aftermath of a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in Oakland County, Michigan.
Basketballs, gift cards and presents for children of all ages — those are the kinds of gifts that the charity organization Filthy Cares gave out on Christmas Day.
The strikes come after President Trump spent weeks accusing the West African country's government of failing to rein in the persecution of Christians.