Following up on his report from Saturday Headlines, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman has reported on another team that has spoken to the Vancouver Canucks regarding a potential trade for star defenseman Quinn Hughes.
Welcome back to Red Wings Weekly! In this weekly column, we like to take a look at the Red Wings’ most-recent week of play, identify any players and/or trends that stood out, and then look ahead and find out what the next week may have in store for the team from Hockeytown.
On Saturday, Dec. 6, the Seattle Kraken hosted the Detroit Red Wings. This was the two teams’ second meeting of the season. The first was on Nov. 18, where the Red Wings won 4-2.
Patrick Kane scored the tiebreaking goal at 17:31 of the third period as the Detroit Red Wings defeated the host Seattle Kraken 4-3 on Saturday night. Emmett Finnie, Andrew Copp and James van Riemsdyk also scored and Simon Edvinsson had two assists for the Red Wings, who won for the second time in their past seven games (2-3-2).
Things haven't exactly been going the Detroit Red Wings' way recently. Take Thursday night in Columbus, for example. The Red Wings battled back to take the lead in the third period, only for a Blue Jackets shot to go off Detroit defenseman Albert Johansson and into the net for the tying goal with 1:31 remaining in regulation.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
It’s been spoken about for a while. Whether Detroit has a superstar is probably the biggest question for Red Wings fans. It’s been a long time watching Dylan Larkin flirt with a point-per-game while scoring 30 goals, but it doesn’t ever feel like he is among the league’s biggest game changers.
The Detroit Red Wings have a history of star netminders. From Harry Lumley and Terry Sawchuk to Chris Osgood and Jimmy Howard, the Original Six franchise has had a number of standout goaltenders who have led the team to success.
It’s easy to keep up with some of the big names in Detroit this season. For that reason, the guys who were on NHL ice are going to be left off this check.
The most recent Kicking Tires Podcast episode had my co-host and me talking about what we wanted to see this December from the Red Wings. ‘Tis the season, and all so we called it our Christmas Wishlist.
The Detroit Red Wings are starting a lengthy road trip and coach Todd McLellan looks forward to the journey. Detroit begins a six-game road swing on Thursday night in Ohio against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The Detroit Red Wings looked like a cohesive team for the first time in a while during their home victory over the Boston Bruins, giving them a much-needed win over a division opponent.
The Quinn Hughes trade speculation continues to build, and while several contenders have been mentioned as potential landing spots, one team keeps coming up in conversations.
A veteran presence will be missing from the Detroit Red Wings‘ lineup tomorrow night. When speaking to the media on Monday, head coach Todd McLellan confirmed that forward Mason Appleton is going to miss the Red Wings’ matchup on Tuesday night with the Boston Bruins due to an injury.
The Detroit Red Wings are going through a major slump at this time. Detroit has lost 11 of its last 19 games, and this includes a recent loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The Detroit Red Wings were off to a hot start in 2025-26. They rebounded from a brutal opening night loss to the Montreal Canadiens. And it seemed as if this team had things figured out after nine seasons without postseason hockey.
The Detroit Red Wings updated that forward Michael Rasmussen was activated from injured reserve, while defenseman Erik Gustafsson was sent back down to Grand Rapids (AHL).
The Detroit Red Wings are off to a strong start this season. With a 12-8-1 record, the Wings are a point off the Atlantic Division lead. It's exactly what the organization hoped would happen in their first full season under head coach Todd McLellan.
The Detroit Red Wings were 2-1 winners over the New York Rangers on Sunday night in a game they completely controlled from start to finish. What is going to get most of the headlines from this game, however, is what happened after the game ended.