With two assists on Thursday night, Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom became only the second Swede to amass 1,000-points in NHL history.
The Buffalo Sabres finally found their scoring touch at a time when they are going to need it most.
No play was more important Saturday night than the goal that eventually gave the Wings a 3-2 victory.
Chris Osgood predicts the reshaped Detroit Red Wings will end up contending for the Stanley Cup with a new emphasis on defense to make up for the scoring they lost in the offseason.
The Wings were down 1-0 in the second period, and staring down a five-on-three penalty kill for 1:53. The situation didn’t scare Niklas Kronwall.
Bittersweet is the only way to describe it.
It's just one game, but already the Detroit Red Wings are faced with some interesting, shall we say, issues.
Last season, there were two enduring images of the finals — one of a jubilant Nicklas Lidstrom, hoisting his fourth Stanley Cup in a silenced Mellon Arena, punctured only by the joyous cries of his teammates...
Kris Draper scored 8:01 into the third period to cut the deficit to one, but the Red Wings were unable to overcome the Pens in a 2-1 Game 6 loss in Pittsburgh. Detroit will now host Game 7 Friday night at the Joe.
