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After a lengthy hearing on Wednesday with the NHL's Department of Player Safety, Gustav Nyquist has been suspended six games for spearing Minnesota's Jared Spurgeon in the face during the Wild-Red Wings game on Feb. 12.
The Washington Capitals have acquired defenseman Tom Gilbert from the Los Angeles Kings for a conditional draft pick.
Vermette was ejected in the third period with a game misconduct for abuse of an official.
Barring a five-game surge to close out February, the Red Wings will surely be sellers at the March 1 trade deadline.
"I didn't mean to do that. My stick gets caught, I am trying to get body position on him...I had no intention of doing that," Nyquist said, via the Free Press.
"If somebody sets a date, it's not going to be us," Bettman told the Jamie and Stoney Show on 97.1 The Ticket.
Detroit has hosted the NHL All-Star Game just once in the past 61 years, but league commissioner Gary Bettman expects the event to return to Hockeytown soon after the completion of Little Caesars Arena.
"He was a competitor and he hated losing," Bettman told the Jamie and Stoney Show on 97.1 The Ticket.
The NBA wants its teams to avoid Twitter wars.
Jared Spurgeon had knocked Nyquist to the ice from behind near the side boards, and Nyquist came up swinging, using the blade of his stick to spear Spurgeon just below his left eye.
The Red Wings have lost four straight and have the worst record in the Eastern Conference.
Detroit businessman and sports magnate Mike Ilitch died Friday at the age of 87.
The passing of Mike Ilitch has been met with both sadness and admiration by many in Metro Detroit.
Several hosts from 97.1 The Ticket reflected on Ilitch's legacy after his death on Friday, including Bob Wojnowski of The Wojo Show.
Detroit players, past and present, gave their condolences on social media Friday night.
The Stars were visibly deflated by the loss, especially considering Jiri Hudler scored into his own net in the first period to give Ottawa a 2-0 lead.
The carousel on the blue line continues to revolve for the Red Wings.
Detroit, which entered tied for the fewest points in the Eastern Conference, managed only 17 shots against goalie Braden Holtby. Washington had 31 shots.
A report from the Glendale Star surfaced Tuesday, saying officials with the Coyotes franchise have been touring arenas in Seattle and Portland as potential landing spots if relocation is decided upon.
After getting shelled in his first rehab start, Jimmy Howard was injured in his second.
By almost any measure - wins, championships, longevity - Scotty Bowman is the greatest coach in NHL history.
Atlanta may never live their Super Bowl loss down.
Seth Jones took a drop pass from Brandon Dubinsky and wired a high slap shot past goalie Petr Mrazek 3:22 into overtime to give the Columbus Blue Jackets a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.
"Our focus is winning the game tonight (versus Columbus) and putting ourselves in the playoff picture so there's no chance that happens," he said.
Werenski said he chose to play defense in youth hockey because he "wanted to be Nick Lidstrom."
