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AUDIO: Red Wings Rebound, Zap Lightning in Game 3

With their playoff lives essentially on the line, the Red Wings put forth one of their better efforts in recent memory while Petr Mrazek posted his third career playoff shutout as the Red Wings blanked the Lightning 2-0 in game three of their first round series. 1ST PERIOD The big pregame news featured Petr Mrazek…

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Wings Lose Game One

Wings fall to the Lightning 3-2 in Game 1 of their best of 7 series... Alex Killorn with the go ahead goal with 8:52 remaining in the third period and Nikita Kucherov scoring twice.  The Red Wings outshooting the Lightning 36-34, with 2 goals coming from Mike Green and Justin Abdelkader, but they went 0-for-5…

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Preview: Red Wings v.s. Lightning

By Erick Lehman, Detroit Sports 105.1 The Red Wings open up their 25th consecutive playoff appearance tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. The two teams split the season series 2-2 this year. The Lightning beat the Red Wings last year in the playoffs in seven games. Here is a preview of the…

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Detroit Has Options To Dump Datsyuk Salary If Needed

By Erick Lehman, Detroit Sports 105.1 Pavel Datsyuk may or may not retire. A column from Mitch Albom on Sunday states that he plans to retire. However, his agent says that it is not set in stone, and Datsyuk will decide after the Red Wings playoff run.  If Datsyuk does retire, he will leave the…

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Is 'April In The D' Officially Back?

By Erick Lehman, Detroit Sports 105.1 The "April in the D" tag is typically tied with the Detroit Tigers. More often than not, Detroit fans use that term when watching a Tigers game, preparing for a Tigers game, or when the Tigers season begins. Occasionally, you'll see the term used with the Detroit Red Wings,…

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REPORT: Last Call for Datsyuk in Detroit

The Red Wings qualified for their 25th consecutive Stanley Cup Playoff berth on Saturday but Sunday morning, news leaked that Pavel Datsyuk intends to move back to Russia and end his reign with the Red Wings after the upcoming playoff run. In Mitch Albom's sit down with Datsyuk, Pavel said he wouldn't rule out playing…

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Wings: 25th Consecutive Playoffs in Sight

The Red Wings are a step closer to clinching their 25th consecutive playoff berth after beating the Flyers 3-0.  Jimmy Howard with his 2nd shutout of the year.. Darren Helm, Andreas Anthanasiou and Kyle Quincey scoring the 3 goals.  With the victory, the Wings moved two points ahead of Boston for a playoff spot in…

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Final Week Is Big For Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings find themselves in a very late playoff push. With three games remaining, the Red Wings sit in third place in the Atlantic Division, likely the only way they will make the playoffs. Detroit has a one point lead over the Bruins, who lost to the Blackhawks yesterday, and are tied with…