Nicklas Lidstrom News

Irony tends not to suit the Red Wings particularly well these days, and before the Wings fired 40 shots at Scott Clemensen , fired 23 wide and another 13 into Florida Panthers players' shins --while trading chances with the Panthers instead of sustaining possession and control of the puck in the offensive zone--coach Mike Babcock challenged his ...

One of the unwritten rules of just about any sport involves the suggestion that any practice deemed "optional" is anything but, and while Red Wings coach Mike Babcock deemed Friday's morning skate an "optional" one, the Free Press's George Sipple reports that most of the team's players chose the "option" of going down to get a sweat on, one way or ...

I was absent on Thursday due to an unforseen accident involving a bowling ball and a nuclear reacor , and as such, I missed a few stories, and will be catching up today/tomorrow. Prior to Wednesday night's loss against the Dallas Stars , the Red Wings discussed Jimmy Howard's increased workload with the Detroit press, as first noted by the Free ...

The Detroit Red Wings lost scorers in the offseason and saw three top-six forwards suffer injuries during the first month of the season, yet they are the top-scoring team in the Western Conference.

On a night when the Red Wings honored Nicklas Lidstrom for scoring his 1,000th point with Detroit, the fourth Red Wing to do so discussed the now-clarified rumor regarding Anaheim Ducks defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who recently hinted that he might accept a trade back to the New Jersey Devils.

When Brad Stuart arrived in Detroit in February 2008, the Red Wings had a specific role in mind for the big defenseman.

Henrik Zetterberg notched his fourth career hat trick and finished with five points, as Detroit logged a 7-4 final against Anaheim at Joe Louis Arena.

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Jimmy Howard has allowed only two goals, stopping 66-of-68 shots, in his past seven periods.

Detroit Red Wings forward Kirk Maltby missed Thursday night's game against Vancouver with the flu, so Drew Miller made his Red Wings debut one day after being claimed off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Coach Mike Babcock suggested that his Red Wings couldn't attend tonight's Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremony and Tomas Holmstrom.

The Hockey News proclaims Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings, the best defenseman in their November 16th "Defenseman Issue." The weekly magazine polled six hockey experts to rank the NHL defenseman in 11 categories and Lidstrom was the winner in four and received votes in two others.

Steve Yzerman was nervous before making his NHL debut. He quickly found out he had nothing to worry about.

What began as a festive night at Air Canada Centre, with a pregame ceremony honoring the 2009 Hockey Hall of Fame class, quickly turned into a debacle for the Detroit Red Wings once the puck dropped.

The Detroit Free Press's Helene St. James revealed a stunning statement made by Red Wings enforcer Brad May, a non-visor wearer, regarding the NHL and NHLPA's insistence upon allowing players to decide whether they should wear visors: November 7, Detroit Free Press : May is a proponent of everyone wearing one, saying that, "For 15 years I've said ...

Two of the four members of the NHLPA's review committee investigating the firing of Paul Kelly played against each other on Tuesday night, with Mark Recchi suiting up for the Boston Bruins and Nicklas Lidstrom helming the Detroit Red Wings, and the pair tried to keep their in-person meeting under wraps, as the Boston Globe's Fluto Shinzawa noted...

DETROITa 'Tomas Holmstrom is very motivated to get off to a strong start with the Detroit Red Wings.

For the first 15 years of his career, all Nicklas Lidstrom knew of an NHL captain came from Steve Yzerman , the longest-serving captain for one team in NHL history.

Amidst Red Wings VP Jimmy Devellano's latest suggestions that the Red Wings need a "miracle" to earn home-ice advantage, stated all of a week after he suggested to The Fan 590 that Wings fans need to " lower their expectations ," several Red Wings very, very politely disagreed with his assessment, as they told the Free Press's Michael Rosenberg: ...

Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom prefers not to be rushed into making decisions, as those of us who remember the, "He nearly went home to Sweden" contract negotiations are quite familiar with, and Lidstrom told NHL.com's Dan Rosen that he has yet to decide whether he wishes to participate in the 2010 Olympics: November 5, NHL.com : Would Nicklas ...

Halfway into last night's first period, Marco Sturm had two point-blank chances to give the Bruins a 1-0 lead.