Red Wings' game score,and comments...

Red Wings 3,Devils 1... Darren Helm scored two goals,and Henrik Zetterberg had the game winning goal,as the Red Wings limited the Devils,to one shot,in third period... Red Wings are 12-1,against the Devils,in last thirteen games,between the teams... Red Wings are 13-4-6,at Joe Louis Arena,and are 20-9-9,so far,this season...

NHL news...

NHL owners have approved the sale of the financially struggling Arizona Coyotes to Andrew Barroway,now a 51 percent owner,for his investment of $152 million,taking over from IceArizona,who bought team for $170 million,earlier...

Red Wings' news...

New Jersey Devils/Red Wings,tonight...

blog statement...

"Idaho Spud" time... day off...

Red Wings' game score,and comment...

Bruins 5,Red Wings 2... Red Wings stunk up the joint,and the Bruins out-played the Red Wings...

Red Wings' news...

Red Wings/Boston Bruins,tonight...

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game scores...

December 25th:Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 6,Atlant 3... today:Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 2,Severstal 1...

blog statement...

after the Red Wings' game on the 31st,against the New Jersey Devils,i am taking time off,until the 3rd of January... i will note KHL game scores for Lokomotiv Jaroslavl,but very little during that time...

blog statement...

day off... watching football... i need it...

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Red Wings 3,Ottawa Senators 2,overtime... Gustav Nyquist scored a goal,after circling the Senators' net,for an unbelievable twenty eight seconds,and winning the game(the video of it,was just great)... the goal was a masterpiece of a goal,because he fended off numerous Ottawa defenders,and still scored the game winner... the shot itself could not broken anything,it was a soft wrist shot into the net past the goaltender... in my biased(i have to admit)opinion,it was the best goal scored this season by the Red Wings,if not the NHL,but you must see the video... what a goal!!!!!!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!

blog statement...

i am taking a few days off from blogging... Christmas Break for me,unless breaking news happens...

comment...

THREE DAY CHRISTMAS BREAK FOR THE NHL!!!!!!!

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Red Wings 6,Buffalo Sabres 3... Red Wings score five goals in a row,down 3-1,then up 6-3,score four power play goals,and score as many goals in a game,as they scored in the last six games combined... Tomas Tatar scored two power play goals,as the Red Wings finally broke the ice,on scoring goals... what a game!!!!!!! now,brutality over....

Red Wings' news...

Buffalo Sabres/Red Wings,tonight...

blog statement...

day off... "Idaho Spud" time...

Red Wings' game score,and comments...

Avalanche 2,Red Wings 1,shootout... Pavel Datsyuk scored his 13th goal,for the only regulation goal for the Red Wings... shootout lasted nine rounds,and Jarome Iginla won it for the Avalanche... Red Wings got a much needed point... Red Wings,1-7,in shootouts,this season... it is very brutal watching the Red Wings in the last two weeks... i hate shootouts!!!!!!!!!

Red Wings' news...

Colorado Avalanche/Red Wings,this afternoon...

blog statement...

day off... i need it... "Idaho Spud" time... watching hockey and football today...

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Islanders 2,Red Wings 1... another ugly game for the Red Wings... four goals,in the last five games,all losses,but points in three of them... referees could not call a penalty on the Islanders,even though,Travis Hamonic cross checked Gustav Nyquist head first in the boards,with seconds left in game,and many scrums after stop in play... however,the Red Wings clearly got out-played by the Islanders through most of the game,but,folks,a penalty is a penalty,from opening puck drop to final buzzer... the Red Wings,on this five game skid,have been hammered by teams who basically want to rough up the Red Wings,and the referees have not called too many penalties overall,at least,in the last two games... on a scale of one to ten:i rate the referees' work,an one... honestly,four goals,in five games,will not win games in the NHL,let alone Red Wings' games... defensively,overall,the Red Wings are playing well,but offensively,they can not shoot a barn from point blank range,in not scoring goals... eleven times,they missed the net,including a short-handed breakaway,by Darren Helm,late in the game... good teams go through these droughts,but good teams always come out smiling,at the end of their droughts... being a fan of the Red Wings right now is brutal,but i am still smiling,folks...

Red Wings' news...

New York Islanders/Red Wings,tonight...

blog statement...

day off from blogging on here... have headache,but i will be fine...

KHL news...

the KHL(Kontinental Hockey League)do not play until 22/Decembre/2014,i guess for their Christmas break...

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Blue Jackets 1,Red Wings 0,shootout... Red Wings 1-6,in shootouts,this season... referees really sucked,not a power play for either team,in third period,even though Columbus should have called for maybe three bad crosschecks,to a Red Wings' player,especially to Henrik Zetterberg,in the third period... Red Wings are having trouble scoring goals,but honestly,both teams had chances to win,in regulation,and/or overtime,with shots at wide open nets... even though,the Red Wings lost in a shootout,they got a much-needed point,tonight... i hate shootouts!!!!!!

Red Wings' news...

Columbus Blue Jackets/Red Wings,tonight...

reverse blog day,part two...

note:this blog post is a mistake,so today is reverse blog day,part two... honestly,yesterday,reminded me of Rodgers and his first year starting for the Packers,in 2008... not every game is a winner,but you have a clunker to deal with... his first year starting for the Packers was a year in which he threw for 4,000+ yards,but in winning time(the last four minutes-leading at that point,but losing game),the Packers won only one game(1-7,or 1-8),in 2008... they were 6-10(the Detroit Lions were 0-16,that year)... i learned one thing:Rodgers got much better,won Super Bowl XLV,and won a NFL MVP,in 2011,when the Packers were 15-1,in 2011... people are griping that this game blew the number one seed in the NFC... so what??? i do not care about playoff seeding... it all depends on which team gets on a roll,at that time... the first goal for the Packers is still in sight,winning the NFC North division crown,for the fourth time,by beating the Lions,in week seventeen,inside Lambeau Field,on a (hopefully)very,very cold and snowy day(something like the "Ice Bowl",temperature-wise)... the Packers then will play,"16 quarters"*,and try to win Super Bowl XLIX... *if you are a wild card,to win the Super Bowl,you need to win four games,or 16 quarters... remember 2010,the Packers did play 16 quarters,and won Super Bowl XLV??? i never forget that... so who cares??? get in,and it is a crapshoot...

blog statement...

day off... i need this day off... "Idaho Spud" time...

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game score,and comments...

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 9,HC Sochi 2... the Train steamrolled to a 7-0 lead and demolished HC Sochi... they scored six goals,in 13:05,of playing time,in the second period... Former Red Wings' player Cory Emmerton scored the last goal,for HC Sochi...

Red Wings' game score,and comments... what a stinkfest...

Maple Leafs 4, Red Wings 1... the Red Wings look like a team who does not care about this game,against the Maple Leafs... thirteen turnovers have directly led to the two goal spread,in the current score... they look half asleep... Toronto has out-played the Red Wings tonight,and it has been a very ugly game... i usually do the commentary after the games that i watch,but it appears the Red Wings have basically mailed this game in,tonight... an empty net goal ended this stinkfest... UGH!!!!!!!!!

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game score...

Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 2,Torpedo 1...

Red Wings' news...

Red Wings/Maple Leafs,tonight...

Red Wings' game,and comments...

Panthers 3,Red Wings 2,shootout... Red Wings got a point,and fourteen of sixteen points on an eight game homestand... tied with Tampa Bay for tops in the Eastern Conference,as i type this...

Red Wings' news...

Florida Panthers/Red Wings,tonight...

yesterday's Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game score...

Severstal 2,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 1... the Train ran out of steam in third period...

commentary...

James Reimer,goaltender for the Maple Leafs,had an amazing game in goal,against the Red Wings... he was a stonewall in the first two periods,when honestly,the Red Wings were shredding the Maple Leafs' team defense,and should have been up 4,or,5-0,if not the best game that Reimer has had,this year,or,at least,since he was a rookie,period... hat is off to him... Gustav Nyquist scored his 13th team-leading goal,for the only tally of the Red Wings,tonight... Red Wings got a much-needed point,in the standings... even with this shootout,as i type this,the Red Wings are tops,in the Eastern Conference,with 40 points,and second in the NHL,only three points behind the Anaheim Ducks...

Red Wings' game score,and comment...

Maple Leafs 2,Red Wings 1,shootout... in a good game,Red Wings got a much needed point...

Red Wings' news...

Maple Leafs/Red Wings,tonight... the Red Wings play Toronto,in Toronto,for second time,Saturday... they play the Florida Panthers,Friday,in Detroit,so it is not a true home and home series between the Maple Leafs and the Red Wings...

NHL financial issues...

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman(not my favorite person) says that for the 2015-2016 NHL season,the salary cap projection will be around $73 million for all NHL teams... who cares,for now???

blog statement...

day off... "Idaho Spud" time...

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Red Wings 3,Hurricanes 1... Tomas Tatar scored twice,and Pavel Datsyuk also netted a goal,as the Red Wings came out flying in the second game of a two game weekend(they beat the New York Rangers,last night,3-2)and beat the Carolina Hurricanes,3-1,tonight... they played two great scoring periods,and then a solid defensive third period;scoring twice in the late first period,and was up,3-0,when the Hurricanes scored their only goal,about with three minutes left in the second period,and then Carolina tried to pump up their team offense in third period,but the Red Wings shut the Hurricanes down,in a really solid defensive third period...

Red Wings' news...

Red Wings 3,Hurricanes 1... commentary later...

yesterday's Lokomotiv Jaroslavl game score...

CSKA 4,Lokomotiv Jaroslavl 0... the Train derailed after a pounding by CSKA,in Moscow... Jan Mursak,who played for the Red Wings in 2011-12,scored a goal for CSKA...

Red Wings' news...

Red Wings/Carolina Hurricanes,this afternoon...

Red Wings' game score,and commentary...

Red Wings 3,Rangers 2... after the Rangers scored twice,in the first period,the Red Wings out-played the Rangers the rest of the game... a wild third period,the Red Wings killed off two high-sticking penalties(one drew blood,so it was a four minute power play),and two two man advantages(one for 47 seconds,and another for 1:49)... in fact,one of the Red Wings' players broke his stick,and could not get to the bench for another stick,so basically the last two man advantage,was actually a two man and a half man advantage,for the Rangers ... all three penalties happened back to back to back,and the Red Wings would not cave in for that elusive third goal,for the Rangers.and "the Joe" was jumping,with 20,066 obviously happy and cheering fans... Darren Helm scored his third goal,in last two games,with the game winning goal,in that wild third period... it is the first victory for the Red Wings over the Rangers,since 2011...

Red Wings' news...

New York Rangers/Red Wings,tonight...

blog statement...

needed a quiet day and night,so i took it off... be back later on today...

Red Wings' game score...

Red Wings5,Stars 2... commentary tomorrow...

commentary...

why do the San Jose Sharks look like an omelette that is barely cooked? they are 12-10-7,tenth place in the Western Conference,nine points behind the Anaheim Ducks,and only eleven points ahead of the Edmonton Oilers,who are 29th in the NHL,and fighting for the first overall draft pick,in the 2015 NHL Draft... i am not saying that the Sharks are bad,but to tell you the truth,the Sharks should not be in tenth place,in the Western Conference... you can say that the Sharks have gotten off to a slow start,but for a team used to getting off to flying starts in the regular season,the Sharks are an enigma... there are grumbles in the South Bay that both general manager Doug Wilson,and head coach Todd McLellan should be fired,that even national sports news,are reporting them... i have said for years that the Sharks should clean out the front office,and this season,so far,points out if the team does very little in player signings,over the off-season(and they did),when almost everyone else improved in the Pacific Division,you get what has happened,this season,to the Sharks,so far??? they have a talented roster,but they did not improve their secondary scoring(third and fourth line,along with their defensive depth) over the off-season,so you have a very inconsistent team,so far... so,what is up,Sharks??? so far,i do not know...

Red Wings' news...

Dallas Stars/Red Wings,tonight...

blog statement...

day off... "Idaho Spud" time...

going to the rink in the sky.......

Jean Believau,ten time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens,and Hockey Hall of Fame member passed away,today... prayers and condolences go out to his family... deep respect,and a hat tip to a hockey great...

Red Wings' game score,and comments...

Panthers 4,Red Wings 3... an ugly game to watch,and the Red Wings got two late goals to make it close,but the team was not playing on all cylinders... only the sixth regulation loss of the season,and only the second regulation loss in last eleven games... know what an omelette looks like without frying it,and you get what the game was for the Red Wings,tonight...

Red Wings' news...

Florida Panthers/Red Wings,tonight... fingers crossed for the playing of the game,because noted major power outage...

note...

there is a major city wide power outage in Detroit,right now...

blog statement...

day off blogging... i am very worn out,and tired,because i have not had enough sleep... "Idaho Spud" time... i am going to sleep like a rock tonight... i need it... be back tomorrow...