Jordan Wohl, Staff Writer
Photo//Michael Leff/Getty Images
Welcome to Wings Weekly: a regular column giving you a quick recap of the week that was and the week that will be for the 11-time Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings.
Weekly Results (0-2-0):
March 23 vs St. Louis (24th ranked team of 32 teams): 4-3 Loss
Simon Edvinsson scored his first NHL goal and committed his second and third penalties of his NHL career. St. Louis stormed back with four unanswered goals after Detroit took a 2-0 lead in the first off Edvinsson’s goal and another from Walman.
March 25 at Philadelphia (26th overall): 3-0 Loss
Carter Hart stole the show with a 29-save shutout. This loss also saw the Wings go 0-7 on the power play against one of the worst teams in the NHL. Yikes.
Current Standings Update:
The Wings are ranked 25th out of 32 teams with 10 games left. Detroit has lost five of their last six games, and their final 10 games feature nine teams currently in or fighting for a playoff spot. Should make for a couple more very short Wings Weekly reports.
In Other News…
Not Red Wings news, but Michigan Men’s D1 Wolverines are in the Frozen Four! Led by Hobey Baker Finalist and likely top-three pick in the 2023 NHL Draft Adam Fantilli, Michigan hockey will be facing off against Quinnipiac on April 6 for a chance to play in the National Championship Game on April 8 in Tampa Bay. Stay tuned for more.
Projected Lines
Veleno - Larkin - Raymond
Erne - Copp - Perron
Kubalik - Suter - Chiasson
Berggren - Czarnik - Luff
Walman - Seider
Maatta - Hagg
Oesterle - Lindstrom
Hellberg
Nedeljkovic
Players Out: Robby Fabbri (Lower-body injury, out day-to-day), Ben Chiarot (Day-to-day injury), Simon Edvinsson (Lower body, Day-to-Day injury), Ville Husso (lower body, timetable unclear), Adam Erne (lower body, Day-to-Day), Filip Zadina (Day-to-Day injury), Michael Rasmussen (Longer-term Injury), and Mark Pysyk (Longer-term Injury)
Upcoming Games
Tuesday, March 28 vs Pittsburgh Penguins (Ranked 16th of 32 Teams)
Thursday, March 30 vs Carolina Hurricanes (Ranked 2nd of 32 Teams)
Friday, March 31 @ Winnipeg Jets (Ranked 14th of 32 Teams)
Sunday, April 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (Ranked 5th of 32 Teams)