Kyle Quincey

Mike Babcock has done much to goad the Red Wings to the verge of exterminating the best team in hockey's regular season, to jam well-timed adrenaline needles into his club. Cheerleading is not one of those things. "He deserves a lot of credit for our...

DETROIT -- The Red Wings know what to expect from the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 4, because they're intimately familiar with the backs-to-the-wall desperation their visitors will carry into Joe Louis Arena. "We know how hard they're going to come out,...

Some unkind, impolite words shouldn't be the catalyst for Andrew Shaw to go from mere agitator to teeth-clenched, unrestrained, blinding rage. "Yeah, that kind of stuff doesn't usually bother me," the Blackhawks forward said Wednesday. "I'm usually...

DETROIT — Sometimes, it takes more than urgency and effort. Sometimes, a hockey team can pack all the sandpaper and abrasiveness coaches seek for a road trip into a hostile arena, and it still won't be enough. Sometimes, playing with a sense...

Brendan Smith became the social media poster boy for all that went wrong for the Red Wings in the Game 1 debacle Wednesday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Smith is young and inexperienced -- just 24 years old -- and he made several costly mistakes in...

The last time the Red Wings faced the Blackhawks in the playoffs was 2009, when the Wings were the defending Stanley Cup champions and the Blackhawks were a year away from their championship title. This time, the Blackhawks still are among the elite....

The Red Wings went after every puck like it was a pot of gold, finished every check, banked two goals in the first period and another in the second period and cashed in with a trip to Chicago for round two of the playoffs. -- Box score By the time the...

Offense The return of Dave Bolland to the lineup after he missed the first round against the Wild with a groin injury will help balance the Hawks' lines. The veteran will slide into the middle of the third line and should provide strong play at both ends...

Defenseman Kyle Quincey made a big mistake midway though the second period of Game 6. But there's no time to dwell on that, not with a Game 7 looming in Anaheim on Sunday against the Ducks. Henrik Zetterberg's goal 1:04 into overtime gave the Red...

The Sports Xchange By Paul Harris, The Sports Xchange Red Wings 4, Ducks 3 DETROIT -- Henrik Zetterberg's second goal of the game, 1:04 into overtime, gave the Detroit Red Wings a 4-3 win over the Anaheim Ducks on Friday night at Joe Louis Arena and...

DETROIT -- Shades of 2009. It is going to come down to a seventh game to decide things between the Ducks and the Red Wings in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg scored 1:04 into overtime of Game 6 on Friday...

The Sports Xchange By Paul Harris, The Sports Xchange Zetterberg lifts Red Wings to win, forces Game 7 DETROIT -- Henrik Zetterberg didn't have a goal in the first five games of the Detroit Red Wings Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference first-...