Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary, key components of Detroit’s sputtering power play, were back in the Red Wings’ lineup Thursday night against the Los Angeles Kings after recovering from shoulder injuries.

Saku Koivu scored his 200th goal, Jonas Hiller made 38 saves, and the Anaheim Ducks ended a three-game losing streak with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night.

Tomas Holmstrom deflected two of Nicklas Lidstrom’s shots into the net for his 14th and 15th goals to help the Detroit Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-1 on Saturday night.

Tomas Holmstrom has spent much of his NHL career planted in front of the opponent’s goalie deflecting shots into the net. He was there again Saturday night, beating goalie Ilya Bryzgalov off deflections of Nicklas Lidstrom’s shots for his 14th and 15th goals in the Detroit Red Wings’ 4-1 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes.

When we see Boston vs Philly in this year’s Winter Classic tomorrow, it’s going to be an interesting time. Hopefully it will be possible for a good game for everyone to see. In New York, it’s supposed to be slushy and cool for New Years, but Boston will be a little cooler, so we can watch these players rushing around.

It’s hard to imagine Steve Yzerman as anything but a gap-toothed captain of the Detroit Red Wings hefting the Stanley Cup. It is the enduring image of his remarkable, Hall of Fame career. It came close to not happening.

The Detroit Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets have both had trouble scoring during losing streaks. The Red Wings will try to avoid a fourth straight loss Saturday night when they try to hand the lowly Blue Jackets a franchise-record ninth defeat in a row.

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday recalled defenseman Jakub Kindl from the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

The Chicago Blackhawks just beat the Detroit Red Wings. This marks a big change for the NHL Western Conference, because up until recently, the Red Wings have been in full charge

Red Wings forward Henrik Zetterberg, the team’s leading scorer, will be out for a minimum of two weeks after suffering a slight left shoulder separation in a game against the Lightning.