Detroit Red Wings: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

Sabres End the Red Wings’ Win Streak in 4-2 Victory

The Detroit Red Wings and Buffalo Sabres squared off for the first time in the 2025-26 regular season in Buffalo tonight (Oct.22). The Red Wings entered the contest on a five-game win streak while the Sabres looked to get themselves rolling after struggling to start the season.

Features

The Morning Bark

The Quiz of the Day

JT Compher’s nifty move opens scoring for Red Wings vs. Sabres

The Detroit Red Wings are on fire to begin the 2025-26 season. Detroit defeated the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday to give them their fifth win in a row. Now, they are on the road against the Buffalo Sabres seeking a sixth straight win.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / October 22

Red Wings Look to Keep Win Streak Alive With Road Game vs. Sabres

The Detroit Red Wings return to action after being off since Sunday (Oct. 19), when they defeated the Edmonton Oilers. They head to Buffalo to take on a struggling yet dangerous Sabres team looking to get back on track.

Detroit Red Wings News / The Hockey Writers / October 22

Breaking Down the Red Wings’ 5-1-0 Start: What’s Fueling Detroit’s Success?

After years of steady rebuilding and patient roster development, the Detroit Red Wings have finally found their stride to open the 2025–26 season. With a 5-1-0 record through six games, Detroit sits near the top of the Atlantic Division standings, and this time, it doesn’t feel like an early-season fluke.

Sidney Crosby News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'Maurice Richard Trophy winners' quiz

How many of the Maurice Richard trophy winners since the award was first given out in 1998-99 can you name in five minutes?

The 'NHL all-time goals leaders' quiz

The 'NHL 1,600 point club' quiz

The 'Team Canada 2025 Four Nations Face-Off roster' quiz

NHL News / Last Word On Sports / October 22

NHL Predictions: October 22nd Detroit Red Wings at Buffalo Sabres

Welcome back to another NHL Predictions. Each day, our writers here at Last Word On Hockey look at the games and give in-depth analysis. Our team breaks down the key matchups, storylines, and stats, then makes predictions based on how they might play out.

NHL News / Yardbarker

The 20 NHL players under the most pressure for the 2025-26 season

Some players certainly face more pressure than most, and of course inherently some players are facing the most pressure.

Maple Leafs making the right call with major roster decision

How long is Steve Yzerman's leash with the Detroit Red Wings?

Matthew Schaefer impressed in his NHL debut with Islanders

One rookie to watch on all 32 NHL teams in 2025-26

Best hockey line nicknames of all time

Detroit Red Wings News / Inside The Rink / October 22

What’s Next For The Red Wings?

After a red-hot start, the Red Wings have an eased strength of schedule, it would seem. After playing six straight playoff teams (and five of which were divisional seeds), Detroit takes on Buffalo, Long Island, and St.

Dylan Larkin News / Inside The Rink / October 22

Dylan Larkin Has Been Hockey’s Most Impressive Forward

We can talk a lot about the rookies. From Finnie to Sandin-Pellikka and Brandsegg-Nygard, some of the best stories in the first leg of this season have been the kids on the Red Wings.

Patrick Kane News / NHL Trade Talk / October 21

Patrick Kane Out for Red Wings Road Trip, Injury Could Be Worse Than Expected

The Detroit Red Wings will be without Patrick Kane for at least the next two games, as the veteran forward continues to recover from an upper-body injury sustained last Friday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Dylan Larkin News / Field Level Media / October 21

'Everything a captain should be': Dylan Larkin, Wings take on Sabres

Dylan Larkin and the Detroit will look to continue their torrid starts to the season on Wednesday night when the Red Wings visit the Buffalo Sabres. Larkin was named the NHL's First Star of the Week on Monday after recording nine points (four goals, five assists) and a plus-7 rating in four games last week.

Patrick Kane News / Daily Faceoff / October 21

Red Wings’ Patrick Kane to miss next two games with upper-body injury

An important veteran in Hockeytown remains out of action. When speaking to the media on Tuesday, Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan revealed that forward Patrick Kane will not be on the team’s trip to New York this week after suffering an upper-body injury this past weekend.

Emmitt Finnie News / Inside The Rink / October 21

Finnie Fever Taking Over Detroit

The hype around Emmitt Finnie has never been higher after he doubled dipped against the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday. The 2023 7th round draft pick is now tied for first in scoring among rookies this season with 2 goals, 3 assists and 5 points in 6 games.

NHL News / Yardbarker / October 20

Knee-jerk reactions to first two weeks of NHL season

Let's take a look at some knee-jerk reactions to the beginning of the season.

Golden Knights star is out week to week with an undisclosed injury

Maple Leafs already facing pressure as starting goalie rips teammates

Toronto should keep trade target that's linked to Penguins, Blue Jackets

How Sidney Crosby could actually leave Pittsburgh for Canadiens

Flyers in tough spot with ex-first-round pick Matvei Michkov

Emmitt Finnie News / The Hockey Writers / October 20

Flyers Should Copy Red Wings’ Emmitt Finnie Strategy

The Detroit Red Wings are one of the best teams in the NHL through six games, sitting atop the Atlantic Division standings with a 5–1–0 record. Part of that is the team’s high-flying first line, including stars Dylan Larkin, Lucas Raymond, and a surprise seventh-round rookie from the 2023 class: Emmitt Finnie.

Steve Yzerman News / Athlon Sports / October 20

Steve Yzerman Lays Out Canada’s Expectations for 2026 Olympics

Four months out from the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Detroit Red Wings GM and former Olympic gold medalist Steve Yzerman knows exactly what awaits Team Canada.

Click here to get Yardbarker's Quiz of the Day emailed to you!

The 'MLB playoff RBI leaders' quiz

The 'Most 2,000-point NBA seasons' quiz

The 'Most two passing touchdown NFL games' quiz

The 'College basketball AP preseason No. 1 teams' quiz

Detroit Red Wings News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 20

Steve Yzerman, Wayne Gretzky hit Team Canada Olympics GM with warning

The 2026 Milan Olympics wil feature NHL players in the Men’s Ice Hockey competition for the first time since 2012. After a legendary 4 Nations Face-Off Championship Game, Canada and the USA both have gold medal aspirations.

Emmitt Finnie News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 20

Red Wings’ Emmitt Finnie off to impressive start

Missing the playoffs for the last nine years, the Detroit Red Wings have had several top-15 overall picks in the first round and have several above-average prospects remaining in their pipeline.

Steve Yzerman News / NHL Trade Talk / October 20

Red Wings’ Hot Start Could Push Yzerman to Be an Early Trade Buyer

The Detroit Red Wings are quickly becoming one of the biggest surprises of the NHL season — and if their strong play continues, they could force general manager Steve Yzerman to accelerate his plans and enter the trade market sooner than expected.

Detroit Red Wings News / Field Level Media / October 19

NHL roundup: Unlikely hero lifts Red Wings to 5th straight win

Emmitt Finnie scored the first two goals of his NHL career and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings stretched their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.

Emmitt Finnie News / NHL on ClutchPoints / October 19

Red Wings’ Emmitt Finnie reacts to incredible 2-goal effort vs. Oilers

The Detroit Red Wings have fully embraced a youth movement this season. They carried three rookies on the NHL roster out of training camp. And they’ve all earned the trust of head coach Todd McLellan.

Emmitt Finnie News / Field Level Media / October 19

Emmitt Finnie nets first two career goals as Red Wings top Oilers

Emmitt Finnie scored the first two goals of his NHL career and added an assist as the host Detroit Red Wings stretched their winning streak to five games with a 4-2 win over Edmonton Oilers on Sunday afternoon.

Patrick Kane News / Daily Faceoff / October 18

Red Wings’ Patrick Kane to miss game Sunday against Oilers

Showtime is temporarily cancelled in Detroit. Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan confirmed Saturday that veteran winger Patrick Kane will miss Sunday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers.

Nikita Kucherov News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 17

Lightning star winger misses game vs. Red Wings due to illness

The Tampa Bay Lightning have announced that star winger Nikita Kucherov will be held out of Friday night’s game due to an illness. Kucherov has three points, one penalty, and a minus-eight through four games this season.

NHL News / NHL Rumors / October 17

Gap remains in negotiations between Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey Devils

TSN: Pierre LeBrun spoke with Toronto Maple Leafs (MLSE CEO and president), Keith Pelley. “One of the things that Pelley said is that it’s “go time,” especially with the cap going up.

Detroit Red Wings News / Pro Hockey Rumors / October 16

Detroit Red Wings are shopping surplus defensemen

The Detroit Red Wings are attempting to resolve their surplus of defensemen through the trade market.

Gustafsson, Hamonic may be on the move as younger players overtake them in Detroit

Cam Talbot Emerging as the Red Wings’ Early-Season Starter Over John Gibson

The 15 greatest hockey line nicknames of all time

The 'Sports teams without repeating letters' quiz

Detroit Red Wings News / Daily Faceoff / October 16

Gustafsson, Hamonic may be on the move as younger players overtake them in Detroit

With the emergence of Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Simon Edvinsson and Albert Johansson, the Detroit Red Wings have a crowded blue line. It’s a refreshing sight for Red Wings fans, who after Wednesday’s 4-1 win over the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers are now 3-1-0 through their first four games of the season.