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March 2008
- Bruins Get Critical Home Win Over Flyers
  
  Associated Press | Mar 15, 08 6:02 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Philadelphia missed a chance to grab the seventh slot in the Eastern Conference today, allowing Andrew Ferrence's first goal of the season with 27 seconds remaining in regulation and then another in overtime to lose 3-2 at Boston. Aaron Ward had the winner. The Bruins had lost six of seven, but were backstopped by Tim Thomas' 24 saves, reports AP. Elsewhere: More »
- Wings Come From Behind to Soar Over Stars
  
  Associated Press | Mar 14, 08 12:31 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Detroit's offense shone in the third period, scoring three goals to beat the Stars, 5-3. Pavel Datsyuk had a big night with two goals and an assist, helping the Wings reach 100 points for the eighth straight year, tying a league record set by Montreal in 1982. Chris Osgood got the win in goal for the Wings, reports the AP. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Red Wings Best Blackhawks to Win 4th Straight
  
  Associated Press | Mar 12, 08 12:54 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Chicago net minder Corey Crawford, appearing in just his sixth career game, made 44 saves, but it wasn’t enough as the Red Wings defeated the Blackhawks 3-1; Detroit out shot Chicago 47-20. Kirk Maltby, Pavel Datsyuk, and Johan Franzen scored for the NHL-leading Red Wings, who have now won four straight. Rene Borque had Chicago’s lone goal, according to the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Franzen, Wings Hold Off Rival Predators
  
  Associated Press | Mar 9, 08 7:31 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Detroit scored three power-play goals, two by Johan Franzen, and held off a third-period Nashville rally, to win 4-3 at Joe Louis Arena. Dominik Hasek stopped a breakaway with two minutes left to clinch the victory, reports the AP. Five-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom returned to the Wings' lineup after missing six games with a knee injury. He had two assists. More »
- Red Wings Make St. Louis Sing the Blues
  
  Associated Press | Mar 5, 08 11:19 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Pavel Datsyuk had two goals in Detroit’s 4-1 victory over St. Louis. It was the second straight victory for the Red Wings, after emerging from a 1-8-2 stretch. Despite those struggles, Detroit still has a comfortable lead for the top spot in the Western Conference. Conversely, St. Louis is eight points out of the playoffs, notes the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the NHL: More »
- Good Red Wings injury news: Lidstrom and Rafalski set to return this week | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
  
  Detroit Free Press | Mar 4, 08
  
  Two of the Wings' three injured defensemen are expected to return this week.Brian Rafalski will be back Wednesday against the St. Louis Blues after missing the last eight games with a groin injury. Nick Lidstrom plans to return on Sunday against the Nashville Predators after missing the last five games with a right knee sprain. Chris Chelios said he's still day-to-day with a chipped fibula, but said he won't play Wednesday. Lidstrom and Chelios skated with the Wings at the start of practice, but neither participated in contact drills. “I felt a little sluggish out there,” Lidstrom said. “Haven’t...
- Stuart slowly settles into life as a Red Wing
  
  Ann Arbor News | Mar 4, 08
  
  The Wings' newest defenceman, Brad Stuart, talked with the Free Press. Stuart's young son and pregnant wife, who's due in May, are in San Jose, but Stuart's willing to endure the separation for a chance at winning the Cup in Detroit: It has been a week since the Wings resuscitated Stuart's season, plucking him from the victory-starved Los Angeles Kings for second- and fourth-round draft picks. Kings assistant Dave Lewis, whose 20-year career with the Wings spanned playing and coaching, called Stuart last Tuesday and told him how fortunate he was. "He wished me good luck, told me I'm going to a...
- Red Wings back on track
  
  Canada.com | Mar 3, 08
  
  Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula each had a goal and an assist to lead the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres Sunday.Dallas Drake and Kirk Maltby also scored and defenceman Niklas Kronwall added two assists for Detroit, which won for just the second time in the last 12 games (2-8-2)."We talked a lot about just getting to the net and shooting the puck," Wings coach Mike Babcock said. "We got off to a good start, and had the puck a lot."
- Wings End Four-Game Skid
  
  Associated Press | Mar 2, 08 10:54 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Detroit put an end to their four-game losing streak tonight with a win over the Buffalo Sabres, 4-2. Dominik Hasek got the start and the win in goal for the Red Wings, only his second appearance since returning from a hip injury that sidelined him for nearly three weeks. The future Hall of Fame goalie made 22 saves against his former team, reports the AP. More »
- The Associated Press: Slumping Red Wings Limp to Another Loss
  
  Associated Press | Mar 1, 08
  
  Detroit has won only one of its last 11 games, slashing into its massive lead in the standings. It's the worst stretch for the Red Wings since a 12-game winless streak from Oct. 21-Nov. 16, 1989."I don't want to say there is panic in the room, but you can see disappointment on our faces," goalie Dominik Hasek said. "But we still believe we can play the way we did before."After games on Feb. 5, The Red Wings had an NHL-leading 86 points, a full 17 ahead of Dallas. Detroit has added just four points in 24 days, and now leads Dallas by three points.Hasek played for the first time in three weeks after...
February 2008
- Sharks Take Bite Out of Wings
  
  Associated Press | Feb 29, 08 11:42 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Dominik Hasek returned from a three-week layoff thanks to a hip injury, and was greeted with a goal by Joe Pavelski on the first shot he faced in a 3-2 home loss to San Jose. Rookie Devin Setoguchi, called up from the minors on Thursday, had the Sharks' other two goals as they won their fourth straight on their road trip. More »
- Kronwall Returns to Wings
  
  Sporting News | Feb 28, 08
  
  Kronwall's return from a shoulder injury and Tuesday's acquisition of Brad Stuart from the Los Angeles Kings bolsters a battered defense corps. Nicklas Lidstrom, Brian Rafalski, and Chris Chelios remain out with injuries. Kronwall was injured Jan. 30. He has five goals and 20 assists in 48 games. Kronwall and Stuart will be the Wings' second defense pair, coach Mike Babcock told the Detroit Free Press. "That's going to make a huge difference to our team," Babcock said. "We're not generating off the back on our power play, it's not as smooth, and we're not as dangerous out there."
- Wings Tap Soaring Rally, Crashing Defeat
  
  Detroit News | Feb 27, 08 4:06 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - The Red Wings' downward spiral almost looked as though it had reversed itself last night, when the team managed three unanswered third-period goals to take the lead over the Oilers. But Edmonton's tying goal with 29 seconds left, followed by a scoreless overtime period, put the advantage squarely with the Oilers, who won 4-3, Detroit News reports. More »
- Canucks Add to Wounded Red Wings' Pain
  
  Detroit News | Feb 24, 08 6:10 AM CST