Defense leads to offense

Edvinsson recorded an assist in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars. Edvinsson was initially credited with the goal, but it was tipped home by Marco Kasper to break up Jake Oettinger's shutout bid. With four helpers over his last seven outings,

Johansson has averaged 17:10 and posted an even plus-minus rating in 10 games under McLellan and assistant Trent Yawney, who coaches the defense. Prior to that, he averaged 13:02 and posted a minus-6 rating in 17 games while being shuffled in and out of the lineup.

Dylan Larkin had a goal and an assist in his 700th career game to lead the Detroit Red Wings past the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, ending a losing streak.

Moritz Seider is the star of the Red Wings blueline. Simon Edvinsson is next up despite his low count in the games played column. Newcomers Justin Holl and Erik Gustafsson are bec

Young players are contributing during the Detroit Red Wings’ rise under coach Todd McLellan. It’s also a positive sign for the future. Developing in a winning environment is a win-win situation.

In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.

Tampa Bay does everything but score against Detroit and has nothing to show for it in another loss to a division opponent.

Thirty days into Todd McLellan’s tenure as the Detroit Red Wings head coach, the biggest change in the team can’t be measured by statistics. You can see it.

DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings won a game for the ages Saturday – sort of. Their oldest and youngest players combined to lead them to a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Little Caesars Arena.