The Detroit Red Wings have started the 2025-26 NHL season with their best 10-game record since the 2010-11 season. The team finished that regular season with a record of 47-25-10, good for first place in the Atlantic Division.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
The Detroit Red Wings (5-1-0) hosted the Edmonton Oilers (2-3-1) in a Sunday matinée (Oct. 19). Edmonton came into this contest on a two-game losing streak, while Detroit brought a four-game winning streak into this matchup.
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.
With the emergence of Brandsegg-Nygard, Sandin-Pellikka, and Finnie, McClellan and the Red Wings coaching staff are going to have to make roster choices.
The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 3-2 to open the preseason ahead of the 2025-26 NHL season. The young Red Wings were impressive in their first action for the team as they try to crack the Red Wings’ roster.
Detroit Red Wings prize prospect Emmitt Finnie played his first game in 25 days and scored two goals to lead the Kamloops Blazers to a 4-2 win against the Portland Winterhawks.
With the hockey season in full swing across all levels, the Detroit Red Wings have seen plenty of their prospects stand out to begin their seasons. There have been surprises and some exciting play to start the 2024-25 season for the Red Wings prospect pool.
Detroit Red Wings prospect Emmitt Finnie left the NHL entry draft with a chance and on a mission. “Definitely I feel like I had a bit of a chip on my shoulder going into the year,” Finnie said.
Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman announced Tuesday that the club has signed forward Emmitt Finnie to a three-year, entry-level contract.