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Red Wings Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:05:45 PST

The Red Wings believe they have three veteran defensemen capable of logging more minutes and three young defensemen who can assume bigger roles.

They'll need everybody on the blue line to step up and help compensate for the loss of Niklas Kronwall, who will be out 4-8 weeks with a second- to third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee, an injury sustained on what the Red Wings said was a dirty knee-on-knee hit by Montreal's Georges Laraque on Saturday.

Kronwall, 28, won't be easy to replace. He is their leading scorer among defensemen (five goals, 13 points) and a big open-ice hitter. He logged a lot of minutes as one of the point men on the second power-play unit and had been taking the first shift during the penalty kill.

"He's been...

Puck Headlines: Hossa puts skate in mouth again; injury updates (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:30 PST

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The 10 best NHL players of the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:31:11 PST

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Monday's Three Stars: Roloson saves Isles; Rangers rout Jackets (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:30:40 PST

No. 1 star: Dwayne Roloson, New York Islanders Usually, goalies who give up three goals aren't going to be...

Deslauriers, Oilers blank Coyotes (CBC.ca)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:34 PST

The Oilers used a three-goal first period and a perfect outing by their backup goalie to beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-0 in Edmonton on Monday.

Predators win 6th straight, 3-1 over Red Wings (AP)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:28:56 PST

The Nashville Predators are healthy and confident. They're also playing the best hockey in the NHL. Martin Erat scored twice and Nashville beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-1 Monday night for its sixth straight victory. The streaking Predators finished off a five-game homestand in style and have won 10 of 12 overall, a stretch that started with the return of J.P.

NHL suspends Laraque 5 games, defying seekers of 'an example' (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:28:47 PST

The TSN story on Georges Laraque's five-game suspension, for his knee-on-knee hit (video) that put Detroit...

Puck Headlines: Asking Bettman to resign; Chicago trade talk (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:23:17 PST

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What We Learned: At quarter pole, NHL's biggest surprises (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:40:41 PST

Hello, this is a feature that will run through the entire season and aims to recap the weekend's events and...

Red Wings' Kronwall out 4-8 weeks with knee injury (AP)

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:00:01 PST

The banged-up Detroit Red Wings have lost defenseman Niklas Kronwall for at least a month with a sprained ligament in his left knee. The team announced Sunday that Kronwall will be out four to eight weeks. Kronwall had a leg-on-leg, open-ice collision with Montreal enforcer Georges Laraque on Saturday.

Saturday's Three Stars: Robidas rules; Perron's goal of year? (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:51:46 PST

No. 1 star: Stephane Robidas, Dallas Stars After Brian Rolston opened the scoring for the New Jersey Devils, it...

Video: Laraque 'not worried' after knee-on-knee hit on Kronwall (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:08:49 PST

The Detroit Red Wings are expecting defenseman Niklas Kronwall will be out at least two weeks with a "a...

Datsyuk scores regulation goal, SO winner as Red Wings beat Canadiens 3-2 (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:52:00 PST

MONTREAL - The scourge of injuries that has hit the NHL this season continues to victimize the Detroit Red Wings.

Red Wings win shootout over Canadiens (AP)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:47:16 PST

The Detroit Red Wings ended the Montreal Canadiens' domination after regulation. Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored on Detroit's first two shootout attempts to give the Red Wings a 3-2 win over Montreal on Saturday night. Datsyuk, who netted one of Detroit's two power-play goals in the first period, deked and put a shot past Carey Price on the Red Wings' first shootout try.

The 10 best teams that didn't win the Cup in the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:05:14 PST

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Wounded Canadiens find motivation in desperation (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:47:39 PST

Urgency. Desperation. These were the words Michael Cammalleri used to characterize the mindset of his Montreal...

Leafs look to limit Ovechkin, Caps (CBC.ca)

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:53:35 PST

For a team with glaring defensive issues, Toronto could hardly have done worse than draw Alexander Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals on Saturday night on Hockey Night in Canada (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET).

Friday's Three Stars: Heatley's trick; Florida, Boston win in OT (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:07:35 PST

No. 1 Star: Dany Heatley, San Jose Sharks Coach Todd McLellan stacked his best players on the same line against...

McCabe's OT goal gives Panthers 2-1 win over Wings (AP)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:07:04 PST

Scott Clemmensen kept the Florida Panthers in the game until the rest of his teammates got their act together. Bryan McCabe's goal 40 seconds into overtime gave Florida a 2-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night. Clemmensen made 39 saves for the Panthers, who won for the fourth time in five games to reach .500 (9-9-2).

Does star power matter for the NHL in the U.S.? (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:34:24 PST

If were to make an all-injured player all-star team, it's probably Daniel Sedin, Eric Staal and Marian Hossa...

Phillips scores two in 800th career game as Senators blast Penguins 6-2 (The Canadian Press)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:21:00 PST

OTTAWA - The 800-game mark will only come along once in Chris Phillips' career.

Video: Intent To Blow strikes again in Leafs/Hurricanes OT (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:03:31 PST

On Wednesday night, the "intent to blow" rule stole a goal from the Detroit Red Wings and had the NHL...

Puck Previews: Thrash drive for 5; happy 21st, Patrick Kane! (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:33:51 PST

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Fantasy: Kostitsyn finally worth a look; making Ducks calls (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:41:01 PST

( "Sleepers, Keepers, Bench'em or Drop'em" is a weekly fantasy hockey column written by Darryl...

NHL: Wings' no-goal not right call; will address procedures (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:24:45 PST

Mike Murphy, the NHL's Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations, appeared on the NHL Live!

Puck Headlines: Russia Olympic favs; more no-goal controversy (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:44:59 PST

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The 10 best hockey games of the last decade (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:47:20 PST

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Video: Blown call of season candidate on Red Wings' no-goal (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:18:44 PST

Remember when the Detroit Red Wings were royally screwed in last year's Western Conference semifinals...

Auld backstops Stars to 3-1 win over Red Wings (AP)

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:07:59 PST

The Dallas Stars weren't spectacular, just effective. Alex Auld made 31 saves, and Mike Ribeiro, Matt Niskanen and Loui Eriksson scored in Dallas' 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. Brad Richards and James Neal each had two assists for the Stars. "We played our best game, from start to finish," Auld said.