Helene St. James

Coach Derek Lalonde had a laugh over Vegas' refusal to give the Detroit Red Wings good odds of making Stanley Cup playoffs.

When Detroit Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde needs a spark, he has three forwards in particular in mind.

Former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios basked in glory as his No. 7 was raised to the United Center rafters by the Chicago Blackhawks.

Patrick Kane had a goal and an assist, including the winning score for the Detroit Red Wings in their 3-2 OT victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.

Derek Lalonde reveals why he quit social media last year, and David Perron on manifesting the Detroit Red Wings at NHL trade deadline.

Klim Kostin never played to expectations with Detroit Red Wings; on Friday, the team sent him to San Jose for a defenseman and a draft pick.

Other than shipping out Klim Kostin, general manager Steve Yzerman and the Detroit Red Wings kept the group that has them in the playoff picture.

The Detroit Red Wings tied it up twice in the third period, but gave up the tiebreaker in the final minutes of a 5-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights.

The Detroit Red Wings have lost six straight games, with two of them to teams well outside the playoff picture.

Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press The Detroit Red Wings have made it hard on themselves, erasing the leeway they built with a strong January and February — but they still are in position to end their playoff drought.