A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.

IN THE CREASE: Red Wings' Alex Lyon on a goalie's normal life: 'Torment & torture' Lyon ended up getting some action Saturday when the Wings put him in for the third period in the 5-1 loss at the Tampa Bay Lightning in place of Cam Talbot. This is a a ...

Lyon will start Sunday on the road in Dallas, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

Rob Couch provides his weekly look at the best goalie streams in fantasy hockey based on trends and potential Week 17 NHL matchups.

Remains out Thursday

Talbot allowed five goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon for the start of the third period in Saturday's 5-1 loss to the Lightning.

Lyon allowed four goals on 25 shots in Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Stars.

Suiting up Saturday

Lucas Raymond scored for Detroit. Cam Talbot allowed five goals on 16 shots before being replaced by Alex Lyon to start the third period. Lyon finished with six saves. Tampa Bay blew the game open early in the second, scoring three times in a span of 3:52 ...

has coached Talbot, goalie coach Alex Westlund has helped bring McLellan up to speed on Lyon and Husso. "I probably know Talbs better than Alex Westlund does, and that’s a good thing for Cam and ...

The Red Wings and the Oilers meet in Edmonton! The Red Wings are playing solid hockey, while the Oilers are playing like one of the best teams in the NHL. We continue our NHL odds series with a Red Wings-Oilers prediction and pick.

A rebuild in the NHL can be a grueling process. With the patience needed to develop prospects, and decide whether to add or subtract to the team and what each offseason has to offer, there aren’t many situations for a team to be in that are more stressful than this.