Niklas Kronwall News

Sometimes disparate stories find a way to fit together on their own. The Chicago Daily Herald's Tim Sassone posited this thought about the Red Wings-Blackhawks rivalry last night... December 1, Chicago Daily Herald : If you are like me, when I look at the NHL standings each day I first check to see how far the Hawks are ahead of the Red Wings.

Oilers centre Gilbert Brule, left, has only 1 point in 17 games against Detroit, while Red Wings right-winger Todd Bertuzzi recently went nearly three weeks without scoring.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski left today's practice early after experiencing tightness in his back, and might have to miss Thursday's game against Edmonton.

Todd Bertuzzi's first goal in 10 games Monday wasn't as important as the shootout winner he scored the game before, but it was a huge relief, nonetheless, for the struggling Detroit Red Wings forward.

The bottom line for the Stars is they generally get what they deserve this season.

Sitting near the bottom of the division is certainly not where the Red Wings expected to be at this point in the season.

27/KTCK-AM 08:07 PM CST on Sunday, November 29, 2009 By MIKE HEIKA / The Dallas Morning News mheika@dallasnews.com Key matchup: Brenden Morrow vs.

Amongst the great Red Wings-related myths that require "busting": It is true that the Detroit Red Wings and their, "Hockeytown, No Limits"/Red Wings Nation fan base are notoriously paranoid, earning "tinfoil hat-wearing" status from the rest of the NHL because we tend to take every perceived media slight personally, if not suggesting that there's ...

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski, right, has two goals and 10 assists after 24 games.

On Friday, Red Wings forward Jason Williams spoke to the media at length for the first time since breaking his leg two weeks ago, reporting that he currently wears his second cast , and he told MLive.com's own Ansar Khan , the Detroit Free Press's George Sipple , and the Detroit News's Dana Wakiji that he feels relatively good about his recovery: ...

Even with a rash of injuries, the Detroit Red Wings possess enough offensive firepower to make most teams jealous.

Red Wings defenseman Niklas Kronwall made a few more comments of note regarding the MCL sprain he suffered via a knee-on-knee hit from Montreal Canadiens winger Georges Laraque, as well as Laraque's 5-game suspension , on Tuesday afternoon.

The Red Wings were able to rescue two valuable points out of wild roller coaster ride of a hockey game Saturday, taking a 3-2 shootout victory from the Montreal Canadiens in front of a large and lively crowd at Bell Centre.

The Detroit Red Wings posted information regarding an extremely important charitable event which takes place next week: November 24, DBusinessNews : The Burn Center at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital and the Detroit Red Wings will once again join forces for the 17th Annual Motor City Mitten Madness on Monday, November 30 and Thursday, December 3 ...

Well, I survived the weekend and now it's time to get back to business. As I mentioned late last week, I'll be playing catchup on analysis from the loss to Florida and the win over Montreal throughout the day today, but I wanted to get the pregame material taken care of for tonight's duel with our old friends down in Tennessee.

The Nashville Predators are healthy and confident. They're also playing the best hockey in the NHL.

The Atlanta Thrashers and Detroit Red Wings have been struggling over the past week.

The Detroit Red Wings now believe that Niklas Kronwall will miss somewhere between four and eight weeks with a significant sprain to his left knee's MCL ligament, the Wings took some solace in the fact that Kronwall's previously-reconstructed ACL ligament proved that Dr.

The NHL suspended Montreal Canadiens enforcer Georges Laraque five games for a hit on Detroit defenseman Niklas Kronwall .

The streaking Nashville Predators will aim for a sixth consecutive victory when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings for tonight's Central Division clash at Sommet Center.