DETROIT RED WINGS NEWS

Lucas Raymond - Lights lamp twice in loss Raymond collected two goals on three shots in a 6-3 loss to Pittsburgh on Sunday.

Impact The Red Wings were down for the majority of the contest but Raymond fought hard for the comeback, scoring his 21st and 22nd goals of the season, including one on the power play to bring them within two scores late in the game. The 21-year old first-line winger added a blocked shot, two PIM, three shots on net and a plus-1 rating in 20:14 of ice time. Raymond is a young, talented winger who is producing points for the Red Wings, including a four-game point streak with five goals and a helper over that span. The Red Wings host Columbus on Tuesday.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Alex Lyon - Can't stop Penguins Lyon gave up five goals on 37 shots in Sunday's 6-3 loss to the Penguins. The sixth goal was an empty-netter.

Impact It was another tough night for Lyon as he gave up goals early and often, allowing four goals before the midway mark of the second period. Each time the Red Wings answered with a goal of their own, Lyon allowed one soon after. The loss adds to his recent struggles, where he's allowed three or more goals in his last eight starts. It's too early to write him off completely, but his starting role isn't guaranteed, especially with Detroit fighting for their playoff lives. Monitor his performance over the next few games to see if he can regain his earlier form.

MARCH 18 • ROTOWIRE

Crosby ends goal drought, Penguins defeat Red Wings | NHL.com Forward scores 1st in 11 games; Detroit loses 8th of past 9

MARCH 18 • NHL.COM

Sidney Crosby stars as Penguins beat the Red Wings 6-3 Crosby, Lars Eller, Reilly Smith and Valtteri Puustinen each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which won for the second time in three...

MARCH 18 • PENNLIVE.COM

Sidney Crosby stars as the Penguins beat the Red Wings 6-3 Sidney Crosby matched Wayne Gretzky for seventh-most goals with a single franchise in NHL history, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detr...

MARCH 18 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Penguins give long-shot playoff hopes boost with win against Red Wings The Penguins would have benefitted further from a perfect weekend, but they saved their sole victory for the more essential foe. Less than 2...

MARCH 18 • POST-GAZETTE.COM

Alex Lyon - Starting in Pittsburgh Lyon will guard the road goal Sunday versus Pittsburgh, according to Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff.

Impact Lyon has gone 0-6-0 over his past six outings, allowing 24 goals on 166 shots during that span. He has posted a record of 18-14-2 this campaign with a 3.03 GAA and a .904 save percentage through 34 appearances. The Penguins rank 25th in the league this season with 2.86 goals per game.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Robby Fabbri - Adds helper as Wings snap skid Fabbri recorded an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Fabbri only had 10 minutes of ice time on the way to the Wings snapping a seven-game losing streak, but he's hanging onto a spot on the No. 1 power play while Dylan Larkin tends to a lower-body injury. Of course, Fabbri's latest apple transpired at even strength, with the 28-year-old winger now at 12 assists and 28 total points through 53 games. Staying healthy is always the focus when analyzing Fabbri's fantasy prospects, but he's worked past relatively minor injuries to his lower body and face this campaign to keep him from falling off the map completely in deep leagues.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Rasmussen - Ties career high in points Rasmussen earned an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Rasmussen put pen to paper on a four-year, $12.8 million contract extension in February, more than doubling the AAV of his previous deal with the Red Wings. Thanks to his helper from Saturday's victory, Rasmussen has tied his 2022-23 output of 29 points, and he needs just one more goal or assist for a new career high. Unfortunately, the bar is not set very high for Rasmussen in fantasy hockey, as his power-play services are no longer required, plus the team is sending him to the ice in the defensive zone 62.3 percent of the time. He's already blocked 69 shots and committed to 119 hits as another clear indication of where his value lies.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Daniel Sprong - Goes top shelf in win Sprong found the back of the net in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Sprong fired a snapshot from a sharp angle, with the puck traveling between Tyson Jost's legs and landing top shelf for Detroit's third goal of the contest. We wouldn't put too much stock in Sprong's status as a fourth-line contributor because he is one of five Red Wings with 40 points or more this season. The 27-year-old is precisely at that level based on 17 goals and 23 assists through 66 games. But let's not forget that he has also been a factor on the power play, adding three goals and nine assists to the season ledger.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Shayne Gostisbehere - Unselfish play continues Gostisbehere recorded an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Detroit just put an end to a seven-game losing streak, but nobody should be pointing fingers at Gostisbehere since he earned a goal and five assists over that stretch. The 30-year-old blueliner has 10 goals and 34 assists through 66 games, including a whopping 24 points on the power play. With the Red Wings' chances for a playoff berth at 28.2 percent, they're going to need sustained production from their premier blueliners like Gostisbehere and 2022 Calder Trophy winner Moritz Seider, who also pitched in a helper during the latest contest.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Moritz Seider - Checks many boxes in win Seider picked up an assist, two blocked shots and four hits in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Seider had just two points in a single contest during the Red Wings' seven-game losing streak that mercifully ended in this latest home game against the Sabres. As a top-pairing defenseman assigned to the No. 1 power play, Seider is heavily relied upon to create chances in the attacking zone. However, the Wings have been lost with Dylan Larkin rehabbing a lower-body injury, so the offensive output is likely to be hit-or-miss for Seider until the team gets its captain back. Seider has seven goals, 28 assists, 155 hits and 161 blocked shots this season, but it's only natural for people to measure the German's recent efforts against the backdrop of his Calder Trophy-winning 50-point 2021-22 campaign.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Wings aim to remain on right track in matchup with Penguins The Detroit Red Wings will look for their second win in a row Sunday evening when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins, and that might be more...

MARCH 17 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Patrick Kane - Finds twine to snap team skid Kane supplied the game-winning goal in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact J.T. Compher made a sprawling pass at the top of the crease to give Kane had a wide-open look at the net, culminating in a 2-1 Red Wings advantage with 2:20 remaining in the second period. The Wings held on to snap a seven-game losing streak, and now Kane is heating up based on a three-game point streak comprised of a goal and two helpers. Detroit is 1-6-0 with Dylan Larkin (lower body) out of commission, so all eyes are on Kane, who is averaging 1.05 points per game in his 17-year career, to start becoming a major factor in team wins. He's added 14 goals, 20 assists and 11 power-play points through 36 games this season.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

J.T. Compher - Sneaks in assist Compher recorded an assist in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Compher, who now has 22 assists and 38 total points through 62 games, set up a go-ahead goal to Patrick Kane in the second period by diving toward the puck and narrowly missing defenders with his pass. The Red Wings desperately need Compher to play at a high level on the top line since captain Dylan Larkin (lower body) is without a definitive timeline for his return.

MARCH 17 • ROTOWIRE

Game Preview: Penguins vs. Red Wings (03.17.24) | Pittsburgh Penguins The Penguins continue their stretch of games at home tonight against the Detroit Red Wings at 6:00 PM. Doors open at 4:30 PM. At 12:30 PM to...

MARCH 17 • NHL.COM

Red Wings play the Penguins, look to stop road losing streak

The Detroit Red Wings will try to end their four-game road losing streak in a matchup with the Pittsburgh Penguins

MARCH 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston tops Ottawa 2-1 in shootout in front of largest U.S. crowd to watch a pro women's game

Hannah Brandt and Hilary Knight each scored shootout goals and Aerin Frankel saved four of the five shots she faced as Boston beat Ottawa in a shootout, 2-1 in Detroit and in front...

MARCH 17 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Wings Break The Curse Of Their Jersey Advertisement After 7-Game Skid The Detroit Red Wings snapped a seven-game losing streak that conspicuously started as soon as they added an advertisement to their iconic j...

MARCH 16 • OUTKICK.COM

Sabres' loss to Red Wings puts damper on their last-gasp playoff push The Sabres’ three-game win streak ended with a 4-1 loss in Detroit, dropping their playoff chances to 3.7 percent.

MARCH 16 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Lucas Raymond - Collects goal No. 20 Raymond scored his 20th goal of the season in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact His empty-net tally put the finishing touches on a big win for the Red Wings against one of the teams chasing them for a wild-card spot. Raymond has found the back of the net in three straight games, and the surge has given him 20 goals on the campaign, the second time in his three NHL seasons he's reached that mark. The 21-year-old winger is also two points away from tying the career-high 57 he racked up as a rookie.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

Andrew Copp - Two helpers in Saturday's win Copp picked up two assists in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact It's the 29-year-old center's first multi-point performance since Nov. 29. Copp led all Detroit forwards in even-strength ice time during the afternoon contest at 17:16, but his third-line assignment typically doesn't afford him that kind of workload. Over the course of his current 18-game goal drought, he's managed to produce just six assists, but he is up to 30 points (10 goals, 20 helpers) on the season -- the fourth straight season he's reached that mark.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

James Reimer - Sharp in Saturday's win Reimer made 25 saves in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Sabres.

Impact Tage Thompson beat him on a Buffalo power play midway through the first period, but Reimer shut the door the rest of the way. The 36-year-old goalie picked up his first win since Feb. 25 to even his record at 7-7-2 on the season, and in six outings since the All-Star break, Reimer has delivered a .931 save percentage. With Alex Lyon buckling under a heavy workload and losing six straight starts, look for Reimer to be in the crease more often down the stretch as Detroit tries to hang onto a wild-card spot.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

Red Wings down Sabres, halt 7-game losing streak DETROIT - It had to end sometime, and on Saturday the Red Wings’ losing streak finally did with a 4-1 win against the Buffalo Sabres. Christ...

MARCH 16 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM