Olli Jokinen scored the shootout winner as the Flames came from behind to beat the Red Wings 6-5 Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Johan Franzen scored 3:35 into overtime to give the Wings a 3-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes Tuesday night at Joe Louis Arena.
The Columbus Blue Jackets gave their playoff hopes a boost - and set a couple of team records, too.
Valtteri Filppula scored for the second straight game, Johan Franzen lit the lamp, and Kris Draper potted the game-winner, as the Wings beat the Avs, 3-2, Wednesday at the Pepsi Center to take the overall NHL points lead.
Goaltending and special teams paced the Wings in St. Louis Tuesday, as Tomas Kopecky's three points helped fuel a 5-0 win over the Blues. Chris Osgood had 22 saves for his first shutout of the year.
The league’s highest scoring team suffered a rare shutout as the Predators jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, defeating the Red Wings 8-0 at the Sommet Center on Saturday.
Derek Meech and Tomas Kopecky scored while Chris Osgood made 30 saves as the Wings went on to 2-1 win over the L.A. Kings Friday night.
Henrik Zetterberg scored twice while Ty Conklin made 34 saves en route to a 4-1 victory over the San Jose Sharks Wednesday night at Joe Louis Arena.
Jimmy Howard stopped 24 shots in his season debut with the Wings, but Detroit's two-game winning streak came to an end in a 5-2 loss to the Wild on Saturday. Tomas Kopecky and Brian Rafalski scored for Detroit.
Henrik Zetterberg scored a goal and two assists, and Ty Conklin made 24 saves to lead the Wings to a 5-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks Friday at Joe Louis Arena.
