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Mike Green is unavailable for Detroit’s preseason because of ‘a virus that attacked his liver’

The Detroit Red Wings are currently 2-0 in exhibition play, and they’ve been doing it without their recently retired captain Henrik Zetterberg.

But they’ve also been doing it without former Capitals defenseman Mike Green, who has been sidelined with fatigue. A recent blood test revealed he had a virus that’s attacked his liver.

According to the Detroit Free Press’s Helene St. James, the Red Wings are shutting Green down and the 13-year-pro will miss the start of the season.

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Thank your goalie: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals eked out a win over the Detroit Red Wings, but it didn’t really seem like they ever truly wanted the two points. Philipp Grubauer was once again fantastic, earning a shutout victory on a night where the rest of his teammates didn’t bother to show up.

The Red Wings out-shot the Caps 39 to 26 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 53 to 34.

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By Chris Cerullo On March 23, 2018 0 Comment

Caps beat Red Wings 1-0 thanks to Grubauer

The Caps sleepwalked (…sleptwalked?) through a Thursday night date in Detroit. The Wings, playing with stubborn futility for their postseason lives, outworked Washington, but solid work in net by sole-surviving goaltender Philipp Grubauer saved the Caps’ bacon.

The first and second periods were scoreless and sloppy, but Brett Connolly got a breakaway in the third to beat Jimmy Howard.

Caps beat Wings! Grubauer with a 39-save shutout!

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By Peter Hassett On March 22, 2018 0 Comment

Mike Green to undergo spine surgery, will miss remainder of season

Mike Green is not suiting up for Thursday night’s game against the Washington Capitals. Actually, he won’t be suiting up for any more games this season. The Detroit Red Wings have announced Green will undergo cervical spine surgery and will not return for the remainder of 2017-18.

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By Peter Hassett On March 22, 2018 1 Comment

Caps at Red Wings pregame: Motown showdown

Tonight the Washington Capitals return to Detroit after beating the Red Wings in overtime at Little Caesars Arena in late October. Mike Green and the boys are amidst an unsuccessful season where their main focus will be on the draft lottery rather than the playoffs. Meanwhile, the Caps look to keep pace with their Metro Division challengers.

We have a 7:30 PM start on NBCSN tonight. Peter has your recap.

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By Chris Cerullo On March 22, 2018 0 Comment

Shambolic second period: numbers for the morning after

The Washington Capitals salvaged a point from a 5-4 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings in a game that most thought was over after a horrendous second period from the DC home team. Not a good performance.

The Red Wings out-shot the Capitals 29 to 27 and out-attempted them at five-on-five 48 to 33.

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By Chris Cerullo On February 12, 2018 0 Comment

Red Wings beat Caps 5-4: 🚽 then 🚀 then 💔

The Washington Capitals brought an optimally organized and well rested lineup to Sunday’s matinee against a lottery-bound Detroit Red Wings, so you can understand my confusion as to why they played so very poorly for two-thirds of the game.

Alex Ovechkin scored on an Ovi shot from the Ovi spot during a first period power play, but Justin Abdelkader exploited a turnover and Matt Niskanen’s misplay to tie it up. The Caps had basically zero offense in the second period, which the Wings made them pay for with three goals in the final four minutes. It was a dunk fest, friends.

Brett Connolly finished a great drive from Smith-Pelly and Beagle to give the Caps life early in the third. Dmitry Orlov compounded the comeback with a weak-side one-timer. With 16 seconds left in the third and the Caps on the power play, Nick Backstrom tied the game with an outside shot.

The Caps had the better looks in overtime, but the Tatar had the last look.

Red Wings beat Caps 5-4 in overtime.

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By Peter Hassett On February 11, 2018 0 Comment

Caps vs Red Wings pregame: Game on, Green

Happy Sunday, friends. Hopefully it’s less rainy and cold than Saturday, and hopefully there’s a Caps win in it for you. This afternoon will be the second of three meetings between Washington and Detroit (the Caps won the first 4-3 in overtime), and it will probably be the final one with Mike Green in the lineup – unless he’s wearing a different uniform for the next one, wink wink, nudge nudge.

The game starts at 3 PM on the usual channel. I’ll be writing about it for your pleasure.

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By Peter Hassett On February 11, 2018 0 Comment

Dylan Larkin, who is totally embracing this embarrassing childhood video, played with a D-BO$$ stick

When Dylan Larkin was 13-years-old, he recorded a video of himself and a friend playing hockey in the “dungeon,” or rather his basement. Larkin, who referred to himself as D-Bo$$, wore his baseball hat turned inside out and draped an American flag and like the American Bad Ass he was.

In the video, Larkin tore it up with a quick snipe show session, AKA he practiced shooting at a net that looks held together by hockey sticks.

Larkin probably thought the video would never be seen, but when you’re famous, that’s not how the internet works. The YouTube video resurfaced in February of 2016. Larkin was ashamed then, but he has since embraced the clip as has the Red Wings organization.

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By Cara Bahniuk On December 12, 2017 0 Comment

Flames and Red Wings have bench brawl, Troy Brouwer given misconduct for exhibiting too much Brouwer Pouwer

The Detroit Red Wings defeated the Calgary Flames 8-2 Wednesday night, but the fireworks late in the third period were all anyone could talk about afterwards.

With the Red Wings leading 6-2 with 5:56 remaining, Luke Witkowski beat up the Flames’ Brett Kulak and then taunted Travis Hamonic, asking if he wanted a piece of him too. Officials would eject Witkowski from the game, but he was “speared” in the back of the legs by Matthew Tkachuk as he skated off the ice.

Witkowski didn’t like that much and set off a good ol’ fashioned bench brawl!

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By Ian Oland On November 16, 2017 0 Comment

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