Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit's coach in the Red Wings' 4-2 victory over Washington on Sunday.

DETROIT (AP) Patrick Kane reached the 1,300-point mark and Todd McLellan won for the first time as Detroit's coach in the Red Wings ... Capitals goal. Charlie Lindgren made 23 saves but Washington ...

Todd McLellan earns his first win behind the Red Wing bench as Detroit cleanses its spirit with a four-goal first period

In our deep-dive of the Washington Capitals' Saturday night win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, I finished off with this paragraph looking ahead to their tilt with the Detroit Red Wings. A struggling team can be the most dangerous to play against,

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DETROIT -- When the Detroit Red Wings replaced coach Derek Lalonde with Todd McLellan on Dec. 26, they were eight points out of the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference. They looked lifeless on the ice.

Last season, Detroit tied in points with the Washington Capitals for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, eventually losing on a tiebreaker. The current outlook may be grim, but the Red Wings could benefit from McLellan's veteran leadership as ...

This afternoon, a Tweet from the NHL Players Association affirmed what his absence from an NHL roster already suggested: Former Detroit Red Wing Alex Chiasson is calling it a career, officially retiring after 651 career games over 11 seasons with seven different franchises.

Alex Chiasson, a 2018 Stanley Cup champion with the Washington Capitals, retired from the NHL on Monday after 11 seasons. The 34-year-old forward had 233 points (120 goals, 113 assists) in 651 regular-season games for seven NHL teams.

Ovechkin, 39, is in his 20th season. Detroit Red Wings left wing Lucas Raymond celebrates after scoring against the Washington Capitals during the first period of an NHL hockey game Sunday ...