Detroit Red Wings

Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Stephen Weiss scored Florida's other goal and added an assist. Nathan Horton had two assists and Scott Clemmensen stopped 39 shots. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for Detroit, which lost its second straight at home. Chris Osgood made 18 saves. McCabe beat Osgood with a one-timed shot from the right circle for his third of the season. Weiss tied it 1-1 at 8:13 of the third period with his seventh goal. He put a cross-crease pass into the open side of the net. ... Read Full Story

The Detroit Red Wings have dry-erase boards in the dressing room, nestled between the showers and training room, that show how they stack up. Usually, their winged-wheel logo is at least near the top of the Western Conference standings. Not anymore. Detroit's recent surge — earning a point in seven of its last eight games — has pushed the perennial NHL powerhouse merely into an eighth-place tie after play Tuesday night. It's early and no one thinks Detroit is a bad team. But it's an open question whether the Red Wings will be able to earn home ice advantage in the playoffs for an ... Read Full Story

Courtesy of www.nhl.com December 4th 1996 Brendan Shanahan Chris Simon Nickalus Lidstrom Tinordi Darren McCarty Read Full Story

Thomas Holmstrom broke a tie with a power-play goal with 6:53 left in the Detroit Red Wings' 3-2 victory over the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. Ville Leino and Jason Williams also scored for Detroit, Valtteri Filppula had two assists, and Chris Osgood made 21 saves. Matt Bradley and Brendan Morrison scored for Washington, and Jose Theodore stopped 34 shots. With Mike Green in the penalty box for hooking, Holmstrom fired a shot from the right circle past Theodore after taking a pass from Pavel Datsyuk. Morrison's power-play goal tied it for the Capitals 1:25 into the third period. He beat Osgood with a ... Read Full Story

Red Wings general manager Ken Holland knew his team was one of the NHL's best a year ago. Now, Holland hopes that's still the case. Detroit fell one victory short of repeating as NHL champions in June, losing to Pittsburgh in a Stanley Cup finals rematch. Since then, the salary cap prevented the Red Wings from keeping star Marian Hossa, other key players and their backup goaltender. The storied franchise still has some of the best players in hockey, including forwards Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk along with defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom. But it will rely on more young players this season than it has ... Read Full Story