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With five weeks to go in the regular season, the Red Wings are hanging on to a playoff spot by a thread. Will they make the playoffs?
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- Richards, Benn send Stars past Senators 5-4 - 05:00 PM
- 'Canes beat Pens 3-2 in OT on McBain's 1st goal - 04:08 PM
- Koivu's OT winner carries Ducks past Islanders 5-4 - 04:22 AM
- Brule nets shootout winner as Oilers top Red Wings - 12:55 AM
- Flames hang on for 4-3 victory over Sharks - 12:20 AM
- Nash scores twice in return as Jackets beat Wild - 09:50 PM
- Long overdue, NHL set to eliminate hits to head - 07:35 PM
- Kariya scores 400th goal, Blues top Rangers 4-3 - 07:57 AM
- Kopecky scores twice, Blackhawks beat Kings - 02:28 AM
Red Wings: Notebook
Ex-Wing Mikael Samuelsson takes off after joining Canucks
Ken Holland had a decision to make last summer -- he could re-sign one of two forwards, Jiri Hudler or Mikael Samuelsson. Salary-cap restrictions prevented him from signing both. - 03/20/2010
Chris McCosky: Red Wings
It's time to bury NHL's gimmicky, stale shootouts
These three-point games (two points for a win, one point for losing in overtime or shootout) are a farce anyway. Not only does it water down regular-season victories, it messes up the bookkeeping. - 03/20/2010
Oilers 3, Red Wings 2 (SO): One point, but Wings will take it
Can you really feel good about stealing a point in the final second from the worst team in the NHL? Apparently you can. "It was an absolutely huge point," coach Mike Babcock said. - 03/20/2010
Friday's top game: Flames 4, Sharks 3
Flames outlast Sharks
Mikael Backlund was able to laugh off an embarrassing mistake that almost let the San Jose Sharks back in the game. The Calgary rookie did it by setting up two second-period goals. - 03/20/2010
Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom: No decision yet on next year
"I am not going to decide anything right now," said Lidstrom, who was set to play his 1,400th regular-season game Friday night. "I am just going to enjoy what I am doing now and try to get the Wings into the playoffs. That's my goal right now." - 03/19/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Wings' playoff chances still precarious
Detroit plays lowly Edmonton tonight before facing Vancouver on Saturday and defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh at home Monday. - 03/19/2010
Two Red Wings draft picks among Hobey Baker finalists
Gustav Nyquist, a forward at Maine, was the Wings' fourth-round pick, and Brendan Smith, a defenseman at Wisconsin, was their first-round pick. - 03/19/2010
Thursday's top game: Sabres 6, Lightning 2
Jason Pominville has hat trick as Sabres beat Lightning
Pominville scored three goals and the Sabres beat the Lightning 6-2 on Thursday night to move within four points of New Jersey for the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. - 03/19/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Johan Franzen's return fires up Wings' power play
In the 11 games Franzen has played since coming back after knee surgery, Pavel Datsyuk has scored seven goals with five assists, and the Red Wings have scored 12 power play goals. - 03/18/2010
NHL Insider
NHL is hurrying new anti-concussion rules
Two papers reported officials are hoping to impose new rules before the end of the regular season. Officials are preparing a DVD package after a number of players suffered concussions this season. - 03/18/2010
Wednesday's top game: Devils 5, Penguins 2
Patrik Elias has goal, assist as Devils sweep Penguins
If the New Jersey Devils get past the Pittsburgh Penguins in the playoffs, they will have beaten the defending Stanley Cup champions 10 times. They already have six in the bag. - 03/18/2010
Wings confident they'll re-sign Tomas Holmstrom
If you find it hard to imagine Tomas Holmstrom wearing anything but the winged wheel on his sweater, so does he. "Detroit has been so good to me over the years," said Holmstrom, who will be an unrestricted free agent after this season. - 03/17/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Wings set up shop in Canada resort town
Detroit, with a back-to-back Friday (Edmonton) and Saturday (Vancouver), had a couple options with this three-day break. It could have stayed in Calgary or taken a bus to Banff. - 03/17/2010
Predators edge Flyers in shootout
Martin Erat scored the only goal of the shootout to lead the Nashville to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday night. - 03/17/2010
Wings 2, Flames 1: Tomas Holmstrom's late goal lifts playoff hopes
The Wings got their redemption and they got their three-point cushion over the ninth place Calgary Flames when Tomas Holmstrom tipped in a hard shot from Johan Franzen with 1:19 left. - 03/16/2010
Dana Wakiji: Red Wings Insider
Jim Devellano likes Wings' resiliency
Red Wings senior vice president Jim Devellano thinks he'll be back in Detroit in a few weeks -- to see his team in the playoffs. - 03/16/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Tomas Holmstrom is enjoying resurgence
Year after year, you knew he was going to provide a strong and skilled net presence, give you 20-plus goals and in general be a real pain to play against. - 03/16/2010
Alex Ovechkin suspended two games
Two-time MVP Alex Ovechkin was suspended Monday for the Capitals' next two games because of a reckless hit. - 03/16/2010
Monday's top game: Devils 3, Bruins 2
David Clarkson's two points lift New Jersey
Now that the New Jersey Devils are making a push back to the top of the Atlantic Division they can stop peeking at the standings. - 03/16/2010
Wings' Darren Helm angry over head shot by Sabres' Raffi Torres
Red Wings center Darren Helm felt a little fortunate to be in the ice Monday -- fortunate because he survived a dirty, blindside hit to the head from Buffalo's Raffi Torres on Saturday. - 03/15/2010
Rematch against Flames offers Wings chance at redemption
The day after the Red Wings took a stunning third-period TKO from the Flames at Joe Louis Arena -- a 4-2 loss Tuesday -- Brad Stuart offered this blunt assessment: - 03/15/2010
Sunday's top game: Predators 3, Kings 2
Patric Hornqvist helps Predators solidify playoff bid
While the Los Angeles Kings argued the finer points of interference, the Nashville Predators celebrated a California road trip that might have cleared up their path to the playoffs. - 03/15/2010
Red Wings 3, Sabres 2 (OT): Wings move up
Brian Rafalski's slapper from the circle beat his Team USA teammate Ryan Miller 31 seconds into overtime. The win moves Detroit back into the eighth and final playoff spot. - 03/13/2010
Chris McCosky: Red Wings
Thankfully, GMs shot down dopey idea for pre-playoff tournament
The proposal by Islanders owner Charles Wang was to have the teams that finish eight through 15 in each conference play a week-long tournament to decide the eighth-place finisher. Never mind that 82-game regular season -- that was just a prelim. - 03/13/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Todd Bertuzzi struggling to end goal drought
Bertuzzi has gone 17 games without a goal, his last coming Jan. 23 against the Los Angeles Kings. He has eight assists in that span with a minus-5 rating. - 03/13/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Hockey family squabble comes to Joe Louis Arena
Tonight is the rubber match for Drew Miller and his brother, Ryan, provided Ryan is in net. The Red Wings host the Buffalo Sabres at 7 tonight. Ryan, 29, is the No. 1 goaltender for the Sabres. - 03/13/2010
Saturday's top game: Canadiens 3, Bruins 2
Canadiens win season-high fifth straight
Tuukka Rask took the blame for a tough loss after Sergei Kostitsyn and the Montreal Canadiens took advantage of Bell Centre's lively boards to victimize the Boston goalie. - 03/13/2010
Friday's top game: Devils 3, Penguins 1
Devils tie record with 13th straight 40-win season
Kovalchuk, whose production has lagged since he was traded to the Devils, had a goal and two assists Friday to help the Devils beat Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh 3-1. - 03/13/2010
Bob Wojnowski
Red Wings assert themselves
The Red Wings always have this no-big-worry look on their faces, shaped by years and years and years (and years and years) of big games. And every now and then, we're reminded why it's there. - 03/12/2010
Red Wings: Notebook
Mike Babcock says Wings lack sense of urgency
As his fights to qualify for the playoffs in the final month of the regular season, Babcock was asked Thursday morning if he sensed a different kind of tension or anxiety among his players. - 03/12/2010
