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Update from the Detroit Red Wings' practice on Tuesday: The team spent a lot of time working on the power play, which has struggled recently.

Nine players on the Detroit Red Wings roster were not with the club at the start of last season.

It has taken a while for their many new parts to mesh, but the Detroit Red Wings finally are seeing cohesiveness.

Once a high-powered offensive juggernaut, the Red Wings have used defense to put together their first three-game winning streak of the season.

Amongst today's Red Wings-related stories... Out of Bounds' Greg Eno reflected upon the " Old Red Barn " that was Olympia Stadium; NHL.com's Bill Meltzer reports that the Euro Hockey Tour's Karjala Cup begins on Thursday , with Jiri Hudler slated to play for the Czech Republic; The Globe and Mail's Eric Duhatschek posited a downright weird take on ...

Red Wings GM Ken Holland spoke to SI's Michael Farber while "on the road" last weekend , and he addressed an all-too-familiar topic--the competency of Detroit's goaltenders, and, very specificially, Jimmy Howard's ability to play at the NHL level: November 4, Sports Illustrated : Since Dominik Hasek helped Detroit win the 2002 Stanley Cup, Holland ...

While it did not salvage the trip in terms of the won-loss record the team set for themselves, they did get the desired number of points and it did provide hope is some areas of their game.

The Boston Bruins and Detroit Red Wings were two of the NHL's top teams last season, but neither club has carried that level of play into 2009-10. The Red Wings do have a solid performance to build on as they return home Tuesday night to face the Bruins , who are slumping offensively without two of their biggest stars.

The CBC's Scotty Morrison believes that the Detroit Red Wings, free agency-induced losses and injuries to Johan Franzen and Valtteri Filppula included, have two big problems to address regarding their 4-4-and-3 start: scoring goals and, more importantly, keeping pucks out of their own net.

Keeping the opposition off the scoreboard has been the Detroit Red Wings ' biggest issue during their surprisingly mediocre start.

The Detroit Red Wings conclude a five-game road trip tonight, when they play the Calgary Flames at Pengrowth Saddledome.

Poor play cost Red Wings netminder Chris Osgood time on the ice last regular season.

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.

Goaltender Jimmy Howard #35 of the Detroit Red Wings makes a save against the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on October 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.

EDMONTON, Alberta -- Pavel Datsyuk missed practice today at Rexall Place, for a reason he jokingly said surprised him.

Finally, some pucks found the back of the net for the Red Wings. Four third-period goals, two by previously goal-less Pavel Datsyuk and a winning power-play goal by Jason Williams with 5:03 left and the Wings skated out of GM Place with their first road win of the year, 5-4 over the Vancouver Canucks.

Adrian Aucoin #33 of the Phoenix Coyotes celebrates his game-winning goal against the Detroit Red Wings with team mate Peter Mueller #88 on October 22, 2009 at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona.

The Red Wings' toughest obstacle right now might be human nature. Because when you are seemingly doing all the right things and you're not winning and your record has slipped below .500, human nature tends to push you in one of two ways.

Nicklas Lidstrom may be the most decorated defenceman in the NHL but, after practice Wednesday, the six-time Norris Trophy winner admitted he couldn't match the skills of another blue-liner participating in the Detroit Red Wings' practice.

Surprising Avs ground Red Wings Goaltender Craig Anderson #41 of the Colorado Avalanche makes a glove save against the Detroit Red Wings during NHL action at the Pepsi Center on October 24, 2009 in Denver, Colorado.