Red Wings: NHL Three Stars: Lupul, Hemsky shine in the clutch; Niemi blanks Red Wings

No. 1 Star: Joffrey Lupul, Toronto Maple Leafs The Leafs winger broke a 3-3 tie at 16:50 of the third period with this stunning end-to-end unassisted goal, leading Toronto to a 6-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. He also assisted on Dion Phaneuf’s game-tying goal 2:15 earlier in the period. … Continue reading

Red Wings show resilience to pull out overtime victory after failing to compete for two periods

Pin It Detroit Red Wings##Q## forward Pavel Datsyuk (13) celebrates his overtime goal with teammate Johan Franzen, much to the dismay of an Edmonton Oilers fan. The Associated Press   EDMONTON, Alberta – A mixture of puck luck, strong goaltending, team resilience and individual brilliance by Pavel Datsyuk enabled the … Continue reading

Red Wings’ young defensemen and grinders stepping up big, enabling club to bank points

Pin It Detroit Red Wings forward Cory Emmerton celebrates his second-period goal against the Edmonton Oilers. The Associated Press   DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings##Q## best players carried them earlier in the season. If they didn##Q##t produce, the team suffered. Now, the club is getting goals from different sources, … Continue reading

Pistons: Detroit 3, Edmonton 0: Howard posts second shutout of season

Jimmy Howard made 22 saves, and Jakub Kindl and Cory Emmerton scored in the second period to lift the Detroit Red Wings over the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Thursday night. Justin Abdelkader’s empty-net goal put the game out of reach. Howard made 36 saves in a win … Continue reading