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HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: Johan Franzen out 3-4 weeks with sprained knee

Detroit Free PressLOS ANGELES -- Wings forward Johan Franzen will be out 3-4 weeks with a left knee injury.
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

HELENE ST. JAMES' BLOG: Grind Line to be reunited for tonight's game against Kings

Detroit Free PressUpdate from Staples Center, where tonight the Red Wings will meet the Kings: The Grind Line is slated to make its first appearance of the season.
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

Red Wings stats

Detroit Free PressSCORING gp g a pts +/- pim Marian Hossa 8 4 7 11 8 10 Pavel Datsyuk 8 1 8 9 7 0 Brian Rafalski 8 1 8 9 5 4 Tomas Holmstrom 8 6 2 8 4 0 Mikael Samuelsson 8 1 7 8 2 4 Johan Franzen 8 5 2 7 1 6 Henrik Zetterberg 6 4 3 7 2 2 Nicklas Lidstrom 8 2 4 6 7 0 Jiri Hudler 8 2 3 5 -4 0 Niklas Kronwall 8 1 4 5 0 14 Dan Cleary 8 2 2 4 -4 8 Valtteri Filppula 8 1 3 4 -2 2 Derek Meech 3 0 1 1 0 0 Brad Stuart 7 0 1 1 -3 8 Darren McCarty 1 0 0 0 -1 0 Darren Helm 2 0 0 0 0 0 Ty Conklin 3 0 0 0...
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

Red Wings' Johan Franzen out 3-4 weeks with knee sprain

Detroit Free PressWhile the Red Wings enjoyed a sunny day in southern California on Sunday, Johan Franzen was in Detroit with a sprained knee that could sideline him three to four weeks.
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

WINGS CORNER: Brett Lebda has lots of support in hometown of Chicago

Detroit Free PressCHICAGO -- The Lebda clan finally has the chance to watch the Blackhawks play their home games on WGN-TV. But instead of staying home, they made the trip from the Chicago suburbs to see Red Wings defenseman Brett Lebda play in person at the United Center on Saturday night. Lebda, 26, said after the morning skate that he was leaving 20 tickets for family and friends.
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

DETROIT 6, CHICAGO 5 (SO): Red Wings need shootout for fourth straight win

Detroit Free PressCHICAGO -- The largest crowd to witness a regular-season hockey game at the United Center got some extra thrills on Saturday night. Marian Hossa scored a slap shot shoot-out winner after the Red Wings and Blackhawks combined for 10 goals in regulation in front of a record crowd of 22,690. The previous record was 22,644, set on March 8, 1997, against the Phoenix Coyotes.
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

Red Wings sum

Detroit Free PressFirst period Detroit, Franzen 5 (Zetterberg, Hudler), 1:40 (pp) Chicago, Versteeg 2 (Brouwer, Havlat), 16:34 (pp) Second period Chicago, Johnson 2, 2:00 Detroit, Hossa 4 (Kronwall, Samuelsson), 8:51 (pp)
Detroit Red Wings1 week ago

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Detroit Red Wings right wing Jiri Hudler (26), from Czech Republ... (AP Photo/The Canadian Press,Jimmy Jeong)
AP Photo/The Canadian Press

Detroit Red Wings right wing Jiri Hudler (26), from Czech Republic, celebrates his second goal with Detroit Red Wings' Mikael Samuelsson, from Sweden, during second period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008.»Yahoo! Sports

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid (5) skates past Detroit... (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jimmy Jeong)
AP Photo/The Canadian Press

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Ladislav Smid (5) skates past Detroit Red Wings right wing Kirk Maltby (18) and in front of Detroit goalie Chris Osgood, right, during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Edmonton on Thursday Nov. 20, 2008.»Yahoo! Sports

Detroit Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin stops a shot in the first pe... (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
AP Photo/Paul Sancya

Detroit Red Wings goalie Ty Conklin stops a shot in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers, Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, in Detroit. Detroit won 4-0.»Yahoo! Sports

DETROIT - NOVEMBER 17: Erik Cole #26 of the Edmonton Oilers trie... Getty Images
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DETROIT - NOVEMBER 17: Erik Cole #26 of the Edmonton Oilers tries to control the puck on his back during the second period while playing the Detroit Red Wings on November 17, 2008 at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. »Yahoo! Sports