Red Wings-Canucks Preview

Red Wings-Canucks Preview

Anderson makes season-high 48 saves as Avalanche hold off Red Wings

Craig Anderson made season-high 48 saves, Chris Stewart and T.J. Galiardi each had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche continued their surprising start with a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night.

Not all bad

...Florida. The Hawks played great defense in that game. I didn't love how Huet played Kris Draper's goal Thursday. Even Joel Quenneville said that was the one that should not have happened...

Wings use man advantage in 2nd to take first rivalry showdown from Blackhawks

Kris Draper and Johan Franzen scored 1:34 apart late in the second period to put Detroit ahead and Chris Osgood made 31 saves to help the Red Wings hold on for a 3-2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in a rematch of Western Conference finalists on Thursday.

Breaking down the Western Conference

Bucci is kicking off another NHL season with his annual music-mash preview. Good tunes, predictions, East breakdowns ... it's all right here.

Big stage, big boost for Blues

You can't draw too many conclusions from Game 1 of the season, but St. Louis' win over Detroit on Friday is just the boost this young team needs.

Pregame report from Stockholm: Odd start times throw off players body clocks; who's in, who's out

...in goal for the Red Wings, while Justin Abdelkader will be in the lineup with veterans Kris Draper and Kirk Maltby. Darren Meech and Patrick Eaves will be out. For the Blues, Chris Mason...

Red Wings 4, Penguins 1

Red Wings 4, Penguins 1

Central Division preview

Sean Allen looks at every Central Division team from the fantasy hockey perspective for the 2009-10 season.

Flyers 5, Red Wings 2

Flyers 5, Red Wings 2

Inside the Projections: Faceoffs

Puck Prospectus dishes on which teams will excel in the faceoff circle in 2009-10, explaining the ratings in the faceoffs category from its upcoming season projections in ESPN The Magazine's NHL preview.

Story | Conversation | September 21, 2009

Detroit Red Wings center Kris Draper(33) in the second period of Game 3 of their second-round NHL hockey playoff series...

Red Wings 3, Flyers 1

Red Wings 3, Flyers 1

...left) goes flying after being checked by Detroit Red Wings' Ville Leino (top), of Finland, as Kris Draper (bottom) skates past during first period NHL hockey action in Vancouver on Tuesday Oct. 27, 2009...

Intel: Pitfalls ahead for Pens, contenders

Teams that fancy themselves as Cup favorites must navigate the NHL schedule's rough patches.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2009