Larkin a big plus

DETROIT -- Earlier in the season when Dylan Larkin was leading the league in plus-minus, it seemed to be maybe due to a small sample size. But now, 27 games into the season, Larkin still leads the NHL in plus-minus at plus-19. Second is Los Ang...

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PATERSON REASSIGNED TO GRIFFINS

The Detroit Red Wings have reassigned goaltender Jake Paterson from the ECHL’s Toledo Walleye to the Griffins.

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OUTGUNNED BUT NOT OUTSCORED

Thanks to a virtuoso performance by Tom McCollum, the Griffins overcame a monstrous 42-17 disadvantage in shots on Saturday to post their eighth consecutive victory, a 4-1 decision over Lake Erie at Van Andel Arena.

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Post-Game Quotes vs. Predators

TOMAS TATAR What was the wave of momentum like in that third period as you mounted a comeback? “That goal on the power play was obviously huge for us. We started to believe that we could come back. Obviously it’s a lot of character in this r...

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Ken Holland and Jeff Blashill earn victory for bell ringing

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings Executive Vice President and General Manager Ken Holland and Head Coach Jeff Blashill earned a victory in the team’s 10th annual bell ringing competition on Friday night, as the four groups of Red Wings players, personn...

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GRIFFINS CONTINUE TEAR, TAME CHICAGO

The Griffins continued their torrid run on Friday, beating the Chicago Wolves 3-1 at Van Andel Arena to notch their seventh consecutive victory and nudge their record above 0.500 for the first time this season. Jared Coreau made 31 saves to backstop the Griffins to their sixth straight triumph on home ice, while Mark Zengerle sparked Grand Rapids’ rally from a 1-0 deficit with a goal that pushed his point streak to a team-high five games.

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Wings lose Miller, Pulkkinen for 6-8 weeks

DETROIT – The Red Wings will be without two significant pieces to the roster for the next six weeks. The club announced Friday that Drew Miller will have surgery Saturday to repair a fractured jaw, and that Teemu Pulkkinen could miss up to...

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