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Season's first quarter proves Wings are 'in for a battle'

They don't hand out trophies and medals at the quarter pole in the NHL, and if you are the Red Wings, it's a good thing they don't. The Wings after 20 games have 10 wins and 24 points.
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Nolan's 2 goals give Wild 3-2 win over Islanders

Nolan's goal with 67 seconds remaining, his second of the game, sent the Wild to a comeback victory. The oldest guy on the team also dived to block a shot during a penalty kill.
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Mike Babcock wants Wings to take more shots

Hearing coach Mike Babcock talk, you would never know the Red Wings lead the NHL in shots per game. "If you don't shoot the puck enough, you don't spend any time on offense," Babcock says.
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Wings dominate, then give victory away

It's hard to imagine a point feeling any more worthless than the one the Red Wings took from their 2-1 overtime loss to the Panthers on Friday at Joe Louis Arena.
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Panthers edge Red Wings in overtime

Detroit -- This one is going to leave a mark.
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Tuomo Ruutu lifts Canes past Leafs in shootout

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Tuomo Ruutu and Jussi Jokinen scored in the shootout and the Hurricanes rallied from three goals down to beat the Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
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Wings still puzzled by no-goal call

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Although coach Mike Babcock and the players agree it's time to move on, there was still discussion Thursday of Brad May's no-goal against Dallas Wednesday.
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Renewed Panthers cruise past Sabres

After a 2-7-1 start, Florida has won six times in its last nine games, and has earned points in all but two of those contests to rebound back to respectability.
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Veteran Mike Modano still having fun

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The thing Modano knows for certain is he wants to play for Team USA in the Olympics, and beyond. What he doesn't know is whether his health will abide his wishes.
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Dana Wakiji: Brendan Shanahan's legacy includes helping to turn Wings around

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Shanahan called it a career Tuesday, leaving behind a body of work that should land him in the Hall -- 656 goals, 1,354 points, 1,524 games, and three Cups (in Detroit).
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Stars hand Wings first home loss in regulation

After winning three of four meetings last season, the Stars skated out of Joe Louis Arena with a 3-1 victory Wednesday night before a relatively sparse and subdued crowd.
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Stars hand Wings first home loss in regulation

Detroit -- The Dallas Stars continue their odd mastery of the Red Wings.
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Wings' Darren Helm ready for challenge from Mike Modano

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Darren Helm was 2 when Michigan's Mike Modano broke into the NHL. On Wednesday night, when the Wings host the Stars, Helm's line more often than not will be matched up against Modano's.
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Alex Ovechkin tops Gaborik and Rangers in return

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Ovechkin scored in his first game back from a two-week absence, and Matt Bradley rebounded from a messy brawl to lift the Capitals to a victory.
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Red Wings welcome visitors to practice

There were great hockey players on the ice at Joe Louis Arena on Monday -- and that was before the Red Wings started practice.
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Ex-Wing Brendan Shanahan retires from NHL

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Shanahan won three Stanley Cups during his 21-year NHL career -- all with the Red Wings. He totaled 656 goals and 1,354 points in 1,524 games.
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Wings' Chris Osgood won't play until Friday at earliest

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Osgood is getting better from the flu, but still isn't quite healthy enough to play. He practiced Tuesday but was coughing in the dressing room afterward.
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Flyers hand Devils first road defeat

The Philadelphia Flyers game plan was to keep it simple against the streaking New Jersey Devils.
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Canucks GM says Peter Forsberg is staying in Sweden

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Mike Gillis of the Canucks was considering signing the former Avalanche star, but said he learned Monday Forsberg wanted to stay in his home country.
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Chris McCosky: Jimmy Howard is earning his time in Wings goal

The second goaltender Monday was goalie coach Jim Bedard, who was subbing for the still sick Chris Osgood.
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Slava Kozlov breaks slump to lead Thrashers to fourth straight victory

The former Red Wing broke out of his slump with his first goal of the season and the Thrashers beat the Oilers, 3-2, on Sunday for their fourth straight win.
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Hurricanes end 14-game winless streak

Jussi Jokinen scored the winning goal in the shootout and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the visiting Minnesota Wild, 5-4, to end a 14-game winless streak.
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Jonathan Ericsson showing a lot of character for Wings

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The character of a couple of young Red Wings got tested during their 7-4 victory over the Ducks on Saturday, with positive results.
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Henrik Zetterberg's third-period hat trick lifts Wings

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It took three goals by Henrik Zetterberg in the final 10:50, but the Red Wings finally were able to stave off the Anaheim Ducks in a thriller Saturday. Zetterberg wound up with five points.
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Top-rated Nick Lidstrom isn't concerned about scoring slip

Lidstrom was voted -- by a panel of NHL GMs and scouts -- to have the best first pass, be the best shutdown player and top mentor, plus the best point shot in the NHL.
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