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Red Wings Open 101st Season With Historic Original Six Showdown

The waiting is over. The Detroit Red Wings will begin their first regular-season game against the New York Rangers on Friday. There are only a few matchups on hockey that carry as much history as the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.

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How to Watch Red Wings Season Opener Against New York Rangers

The Detroit Red Wings will be opening up their 2026-27 NHL season with an Original Six matchup against the New York Rangers. The Red Wings will host the Rangers at Little Caesars Arena on the evening of Oct.

Detroit Red Wings News / The Hockey Writers / October 2

Red Wings Milestones to Watch in the 2026-27 Season

With the Red Wings 2026-27 season getting started tonight in a match against the New York Rangers, I wanted to shine a spotlight on some of the biggest milestones that the team’s players might reach this season.

Todd McLellan News / Detroit Red Wings On SI / October 2

Red Wings Coach Todd McLellan Addresses Distractions Ahead of Season Opener

Detroit Red Wings Head Coach Todd McLellan has said ahead of their home opener on Oct. 2 — all focus is on remaining focused and staying together despite recent distractions.

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The '2026-27 NHL captains' quiz

Can you name the players chosen as team captain for each NHL franchise in 2026-27?

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NHL News / Field Level Media / October 2

Red Wings, after tumultuous offseason, start campaign vs. Rangers

The Detroit Red Wings' offseason can be described as incomplete, a complete mess, or both. Ready or not, the Red Wings begin their season with a home game against the New York Rangers on Friday night.

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The best and worst NHL free agency deals since 2000

The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.

Simon Edvinsson News / Daily Faceoff / October 1

Red Wings significantly screwing up Simon Edvinsson negotiations

Hockeytown is a mess right now, and things don’t seem to be getting any better anytime soon. Along with failing to find a permanent replacement for Steve Yzerman as general manager and the Dylan Larkin debacle, the Detroit Red Wings face the possibility of missing one of their best blueliners when the regular season begins.

Dylan Larkin News / Daily Faceoff / October 1

Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin to miss opening weekend with upper-body injury

It appears we will have to wait until next week for Dylan Larkin to make his season debut with the Detroit Red Wings. Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan announced on Thursday that the team will be without their begruntled center for Friday’s game against the New York Rangers and Sunday’s game against the Winnipeg Jets due to an upper-body injury.

Dylan Larkin News / Field Level Media / October 1

Red Wings F Dylan Larkin (upper body) to miss first 2 games

Detroit Red Wings center Dylan Larkin will miss the first two games of the season this weekend with an upper-body injury. Head coach Todd McLellan confirmed the former captain's status on Thursday.

Dylan Larkin News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 1

Red Wings’ Dylan Larkin To Miss Two Games

Dylan Larkin will continue to sit on the sidelines with an upper-body injury sustained at the start of training camp. The former Detroit Red Wings captain has been ruled out of the first two games of the season, head coach Todd McLellan told media including Max Bultman of The Athletic.

Dylan Larkin News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Red Wings’ Larkin Trade Demands Called 'Unrealistic' by Rival GM

The Dylan Larkin trade saga has spilled into the start of the regular season for the Detroit Red Wings, raising more questions than answers, according to NHL insider Frank Seravalli.

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The defining figure for every NHL franchise

People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.

Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / October 1

Three Keys to the Red Wings Making the Postseason

Every Red Wings fan is probably in agreement that the team should be writing off the season and aiming to get a superstar through the draft. Though, I’d be lying if I said I or the rest of the fanbase had any interest in going another offseason without watching the Red Wings make the playoffs.

Simon Edvinsson News / NHL Trade Talk / October 1

Simon Edvinsson’s Frustration Is Boiling Over as Detroit Fumbles His Contract

The Detroit Red Wings and Simon Edvinsson are stuck in one of the most baffling stalemates of the offseason. The player wants to sign. The team desperately needs talent.

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NHL News / Yardbarker / September 30

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby breaks Steve Yzerman's record

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby breaks Steve Yzerman's NHL record

Making history just by setting foot on the ice on Wednesday night, Sidney Crosby captained the Pittsburgh Penguins to a win in their season-opening game in Philadelphia.

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Simon Edvinsson News / Field Level Media / September 30

Report: Red Wings D Simon Edvinsson returns to Sweden

Defenseman Simon Edvinsson has gone home to his native Sweden as he awaits a resolution to his contract stalemate with the Red Wngs, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday.

Dylan Larkin News / Detroit Red Wings On SI / September 30

Status Update on Dylan Larkin Revealed at Red Wings Practice

As their regular-season opener draws nearer, Dylan Larkin is still not part of the regular lines at Red Wings practice. Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press posted that Larkin is still dealing with his upper-body injury.

Simon Edvinsson News / Daily Faceoff / September 30

Red Wings’ Simon Edvinsson returns to Sweden amid contract talks

The situation in Hockeytown continues to get worse by the day. As contract talks have seemed to have stalled between player and team, Detroit Red Wings defenseman Simon Edvinsson has returned to his native Sweden and was seen practicing with his former team, Frolunda HC, on Wednesday.

Detroit Red Wings News / Field Level Media / September 29

Jimmy Howard joins PWHL Detroit as goaltenders coach

Longtime Red Wings netminder Jimmy Howard was named the goaltenders coach for PWHL Detroit on Tuesday. Howard, 42, compiled a 246-196-70 record with 24 shutouts, a 2.62 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage in 543 games (523 starts) with the Red Wings from 2005-20.

Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / September 28

Detroit Red Wings Set 23-Man Roster

The Detroit Red Wings begin their season Friday night against the New York Rangers. Today, they set their roster to start the season. To get their roster down to 23, they assigned goalie Carter Gylander to their AHL affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / September 26

Anton Johansson May Cause Uncomfortable Conversations for the Red Wings

It’s the second consecutive preseason where the youth of the Red Wings is starting to make a serious push to join the big club full time. Last year it was the three-headed monster of Emmitt Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård and Axel Sandin-Pellikka seizing roster spots out of the preseason.