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Toronto -- You would have thought the Red Wings would have had bit more pep in their step Saturday night.

Osgood made 29 saves for his 50th shutout and 394th career victory. a a I dona TMt put much merit in shutouts,a TMa TM he said.

Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg scored in the shootout to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 2-1 win over San Jose, snapping the Sharks' six-game winning streak.

The Red Wings have been one of the NHL's best faceoff teams for years, but they're in the middle of the pack this season with young players like Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm taking more draws, and Kris Draper taking fewer now that he's playing on the wing.

Neither Brian Rafalski nor Jonathan Ericsson will play tonight because of flu-like symptoms.

Detroit Red Wings defensemen Brian Rafalski and Jonathan Ericsson returned to practice today at Joe Louis Arena and are expected to play Thursday against the San Jose Sharks.

Henrik Zetterberg and Tomas Holmstrom scored in the first period, then Chris Osgood finished with his first shutout of the season to give the Detroit Red Wings a 2-0 win over the Boston Bruins.

The Detroit Red Wings called up defenseman Doug Janik to play tonight against the Boston Bruins.

Update from the Detroit Red Wings' practice Monday at Joe Louis Arena: The flu bug finally is hitting the dressing room, as two more defensemen, Brian Rafalski and Niklas Kronwall, were ill and missed practice.

A small thing, it seemed at the time. A quick, deft, almost imperceptible upwards flick of a stiletto.

Making the switch to Chris Osgood proved to be the correct move. Osgood won his second consecutive game by stopping all 20 shots he faced and five-time Norris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom scored from beyond center ice as the Detroit Red Wings advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 3-0 triumph over the Nashville Predators in Game 6 ...

Edmonton Oilers left wing Dustin Penner , middle, scores a goal past Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard and Detroit Red Wings defenceman Brian Rafalski during the first period.

Patrick O'Sullivan beat Jimmy Howard with a wrist shot in the third round of a shootout, and Nikolai Khabibulin stopped Henrik Zetterberg on Detroit's final attempt to give the Edmonton Oilers a 6-5 victory Thursday night.

Red Wings GM Ken Holland somewhat reluctantly discussed Detroit's early-season struggles with the Vancouver Provine's Tony Gallagher prior to the Wings' 5-4 win over the Canucks on Tuesday, and he emphasized that a stronger start would have provided a much smoother ride for his personnel: October 28, Vancouver Province : "When you get out of the ...

The Red Wings kept telling themselves to stick with what they were doing and good things had to happen.

Red Wings VP Ken Holland appeared on Toronto's The Fan 590 on Monday night, speaking to Bob McCown and Stephen Brunt about Team Canada's 2010 Olympic team for the vast majority of his 15:11 interview, but he starts the interview by discussing the Red Wings' struggles in a pre-Olympic light, pondering how much ice time he wants to give his players ...

The Red Wings looked like they were on their way to delivering a reality check to the upstart Colorado Avalanche, who came into Joe Louis Arena Saturday with the best record in the Western Conference .

Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom and Brian Rafalski have emerged as the early leaders on the Detroit Red Wings in fantasy hockey.

Defenseman Brett Lebda posted a plus-1 rating Thursday after he was scratched the past three games in favor of Derek Meech.

While Kyle Quincey had hoped to receive a Stanley Cup ring from the Detroit Red Wings following the 2007-08 season, he said he's not upset he didn't get one.