Nicklas Lidstrom News

Two longtime division rivals renew acquaintances this evening at Detroit's Joe Louis Arena, where the defending Western Conference champion Red Wings shoot for a win over the St.

As part of his annual "Hakan-Hanukkah" entry, ESPN's John Buccigross posted both a poll pondering whether Nicklas Lidstrom or Peter Forsberg should rank as the second-best Swede not named Hakan Loob and this quip about Lidstrom, meant to be taken humorously: December 8, ESPN : Swedes are unfailingly uber-friendly and decent.

Dan Cleary scored the tiebreaking goal with 2:03 left, and Jimmy Howard made 28 saves to lift the Detroit Red Wings to a 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday night.

Nicklas Lidstrom says he is a little frustrated. Pavel Datsyuk would not confirm as much, but his demeanor indicated that he, too, is confounded.

The Toronto Maple Leafs lured Brian Burke away from the Anaheim Ducks a year ago today, and as the expectations for any player or executive the Maple Leafs acquire is nothing less than Stanley Cup dynasty-winning establishment, the Globe and Mail's David Shoalts asked Red Wings GM Ken Holland how long Leaf Nation might have to wait until the ...

Red Wings forward Kris Draper seems to have spent his free time over the past two days on the phone as he spoke to The Fan 590's Don Landry and Gord Stellick, discussing the Red Wings' up-and-down start due to injuries and somewhat spotty play and the team's desire to get on a good run during an 8:50 interview... Download file Draper also appeared ...

The last time the Stars came to town, they started the Red Wings on a slide in which they struggled to score and to win.

Eight-year-old Joey Misuraca of Clinton Township left Children's Hospital of Michigan on Tuesday wearing a white jersey signed by 10 Red Wings.

Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom has very admittedly struggled to produce offense during Detroit's inconsistent start to the 2009-2010 season, registering one goal and 4 assists in 24 games.

"I love to score and when you're not scoring, it's not that fun," Bertuzzi said.

As the Red Wings progress through the season, every game is a learning tool for young defenseman Jonathan Ericsson.

Even when the puck does go into the net for the Detroit Red Wings these days, it doesn't count.

Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom said Friday that he has committed to play for Sweden in the Olympics.

The Thrashers' Christoph Schubert congratulates goalie Ondrej Pavelec after he recorded his second career shutout on Wednesday.

Yahoo Sports has cranked out oodles of end-of-the-first-decade-of-the-21st-century reviews over the past month or so, and Yahoo Sports' Greg "Puck Daddy" Wyshynski's latest list involves the best players of the 00's. He makes a wise choice in suggesting that Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom deserves the honor: November 24, Yahoo Sports : ...

Montreal forward Georges Laraque was handed a five-game suspension by the NHL today for his knee-on-knee hit on Detroit Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall.

Jonathan Ericsson, right, will get time on the Red Wings' second power-play unit.

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 ...