The Detroit Red Wings are in Nashville tonight to play the Predators for the 7th time this season. The series is tied 3-3, with the Wings winning the November 7th (3-2 SO), December 10th (2-1), and March 9 (4-3) meetings.
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The Detroit Red Wings host the Columbus Blue Jackets tonight in the sixth meeting between the two teams this season. Columbus leads the series 3-2, with wins November 24th (3-2 OT), February 15th (5-1), and March 16 (4-3).
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Update (2:40 PM): Helene St. James has a couple further details: Draper apparently felt good after skating today. That seems to indicate that the Helm recall is more of an extra caution than a necessity.
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Update (3:15 PM): I was wrong about Holmstrom. Bruce MacLeod reports that Kris Draper is a "maybe" for Wednesday, while neither Tomas Holmstrom nor Darren McCarty are expected to be ready. Downey, however, is able to return.
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Well, I'm back from my break. It turns out I wasn't as cut off from the internet as I thought I might be, so I'm not completely out of the loop. Still, I didn't have time to blog. Thanks to Sarah for posting on the Mattias Ritola call-up.
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The Detroit Red Wings held off a Nashville Predator comeback bid in the third period on their way to a 4-3 win at Joe Louis Arena. It was their third win in a row. Just a few thoughts on the game:
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The Detroit Red Wings host the Nashville Predators this afternoon in what could be a preview of the Western Conference Quarterfinals. The puck drops at 3:00 ET.
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Bruce MacLeod has the latest from the Joe: ... Nick Lidstrom (knee) participated in battle drills today and is headed for a Sunday return. The team will finalize his status on Saturday after practice.
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... I only caught the first period of the Wings' 4-1 win over the Blues last night. I was reasonably impressed with what I saw, though it's obvious they aren't quite firing on all cylinders yet. Still, it's a marked improvement over their February play, that's for sure.
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Update (12:59 PM): Helene St. James has an update on the three remaining injured Red Wings: First, Nick Lidstrom (knee sprain) " is all but sure to play Sunday." Great news. Second, Chris Chelios (bone chip, right leg) has not progressed and is still out indefinitely.
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Update (5:40 PM): Bruce MacLeod has more now that practice is over. It looks like Lidstrom could be back as soon as Sunday against Nashville. Chris Chelios is feeling better and could be returning soon as well.
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The Detroit Red Wings halted a four-game skid last night in Buffalo, winning 4-2 off goals from unlikely sources. It was just their second win in twelve games.
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Tonight is the only meeting between the Detroit Red Wings and the Buffalo Sabres this season. The Sabres won the last meeting, 3-2 in a shootout on October 13th, 2006, in Detroit.
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85.1 Puck Out of Bounds (PDF): ... Should the puck strike the spectator netting at the ends and the corners of the arena, play shall be stopped and the ensuing face-off shall be determined as if the puck went outside the playing area.
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Tonight is the fourth and final game between the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks this season. Detroit leads the series 3-0, with wins October 18th (4-2), October 26th (5-1), and January 19th (6-3).
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Update (5:27 PM): ... Ansar Khan has more on Dan Cleary here. ... Khan also says Stuart will be on the first power play tomorrow and with Andreas Lilja on the penalty kill.
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... George Sipple reports that Dominik Hasek has completely recovered from the hip flexor that has kept him out since the Wings' February 9 loss in Toronto.
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Update (10:26 AM): The comments on IwoCPO's response to Drew Sharp are worth reading, as usual. Particularly Baroque's from 8:36 AM. - Matt
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Update (6:44 PM): For those fluent in Portuguese, Flávio de Moura reacts to the trade at temporarily renamed "Griffins Brasil" (formerly Red Wings Brasil).
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Update (12:25 PM): The official blog reports that it's a sore groin that will keep Kris Draper out tonight. - Matt
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According to TSN, the NHL has seen fit to suspend the Vancouver Canucks' Jeff Cowan for his hit on Derek Meech at 11:45 of the first period of Saturday's game. Cowan received a charging penalty on the play. The hit had Meech in pain until well after he returned to the bench.
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... Ansar Khan reports that Nick Lidstrom (knee sprain) could skate as soon as later this week and could return 10-14 days from today. 14 days would put him at three weeks from the injury, while 10 would be closer to the original estimate.
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The Detroit Red Wings lost their second in a row and eighth in nine games last night as they were defeated by the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place. The loss, together with the Dallas Stars' 6-3 win over Nashville, cut the Wings' League and Conference lead to just six points.
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Update (5:17 PM): Helene St.
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Tonight is the fourth and final meeting between the Detroit Red Wings and the Calgary Flames this season. The Detroit leads the series 3-0 with wins October 10th (4-2), November 1st (4-1) and November 27th (5-3).
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Lidstrom: out 7-10 days with knee sprain
Lidstrom: out 7-10 days with knee sprain
Lidstrom: out 7-10 days with knee sprain