Red Wings

The Detroit Red Wings have the longest active playoff streak alive in all of professional sports. With their 3-0 win Saturday night over the Dallas Stars, the Red Wings qualified for the NHL Playoffs for the 22nd consecutive year. But Just barely!

The Detroit Red Wings haven't missed the Stanley Cup Playoffs since the 1989-1990 season, but in this strike-shortened season they are at-risk of being home for them this year. Last nights 3-2 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks leaves them sitting in the 8th and final position with just eight games to play.The Red Wings hold the active record for all major sports by having reached the playoffs f

A 20-year-old Red Wings prospect, dressed as one of the Teletubbies, was busted in Grand Rapids with a blood alcohol level which was nearly four times the legal limit.

It has come down to this: win or stay home. The Detroit Red Wings must defeat their first-round playoff opponent, the Nashville Predators, tonight to remain alive in the NHL playoffs. To make it even tougher, in order to advance to Round #2, they must now win three straight from Nashville.

The window of opportunity just got a lot smaller in the Red Wings quest for a 12th Stanley Cup. The 3-1 loss at home last night to the Nashville Predators left them down three games to one in the best of seven playoffs. A loss Friday night in Nashville would end their season.

What could have been a great hockey game between the Red Wings and the Nashville Predators turned into a series of trips to the penalty box last night. In all, there were 17 penalties called as the Commissioner of the NHL looked on. Commissioner Gary Bettman is known for his dislike of the Red Wings and the referees supported his cause last night, keeping Detroit a man short for a good part of the

The Detroit Red Wings now advance to the playoffs.  After finishing as the fifth seed in the Western Conference, the Red Wings will start out on the road with their first series against the #4 seed, Nashville. The Wings appeared to really be struggling as the season ended, do you think they have a chance to win it all? Vote in the poll after the jump:

It looks like the Vancouver Canucks have the next shot at ending the Detroit Red Wings historic home-win record. The Canucks roll into Joe Louis Arena tonight for a 7:30 game with the Red Wings riding and NHL record 23 straight home wins. It will be no easy task.

Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal and the Detroit Red Wings extended their NHL-record home-winning streak to 23 games with a 3-2 win Sunday afternoon over the San Jose Sharks.

Last night the Detroit Red Wings extended their legacy by doing something that no NHL team had ever done, win 21 straight regular season games in a row at home! Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal in the 3-1 win over the Dallas Stars that made the crowd at Joe Louis Arena go wild! The previous record for home wins was 20 and that record was set 83 years ago by the Boston Bruins, later matched in the 1

The Detroit Red Wings last night tied a record for consecutive home wins that dates back to 1929 with the Boston Bruins. The Red Wings 4-3 win ties the record, and gives them a shot at number 21 tomorrow night against the Dallas Stars. Johann Franzen got the game-winning goal and put the Red Wings on the doorstep of yet another hockey milestone.

Another win at home for the Red Wings last night. They are nearing a record set in 1929 by the Boston Bruins. During that season the Bruins won 20 in a row at home. The Red Wings streak reached 17 last night with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena.