The Detroit Red Wings are battling for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Playing their second season under head coach Todd McLellan, the team is a point of

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings left the ice Tuesday with mixed feelings, frustrated with their 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Little Caesars Arena but happy for Patrick Kane. Kane’s assist on Alex DeBrincat’s goal with 2:15 remaining in the third period tied the Buffalo native with Westland’s Mike Modano as the NHL’s all-time leading scorer among American-born players with 1,

Detroit returned to the win column on Saturday – the finale of its three-game road trip – with a 5-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets at Canada Tire Centre. The Red Wings scored five unanswered goals, four coming in the third period, and goalie John Gibson made 26 saves for his eighth straight win.

This trade proposal sees the Detroit Red Wings land St. Louis Blues center Robert Thomas as they look to push for the playoffs.

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The Caps reach the end of the road Thursday night in Detroit when they face the Red Wings in the finale of their six-game road trip, their longest of the season. Washington has not found prosperity on the ice during this journey; it is 1-3-1 on the trip to date and the Caps are in a 1-5-1 tailspin in their last seven games overall.