Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 23 1944 — The Detroit Red Wings defeat the New York Rangers ... of Fame in his first year of eligibility. 1980 — George Gervin of San Antonio scores 55 points in a 144-130 ...

This week goes back eight decades to a night when a grand piano was wheeled to center ice. A member of the Detroit Red Wings then played it, went on to score two goals and win the game and continued to set NHL records.

The Philadelphia Athletics beat Charter Oak 36-27 in a baseball game played on frozen Litchfield Pond in Brooklyn, N.Y., with the players wearing ice skates. 1957 — Joe McCarthy and Sam Crawford are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Veteran forward Andrew Copp said the Detroit Red Wings have a togetherness they lacked before head coach Todd McLellan was hired in late December.

After a trio of home wins, the Red Wings will get back on the road as January ends, hoping for better results than the last road trip.

Several hours later, while reflecting on his NHL debut, which saw him record two hits and two takeaways with one blocked shot in 9:50 of ice time in the Red Wings’ 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings at Little Caesars Arena, Shine added that the entire day itself was special from start to finish.

In 16 games since McLellan took over, the Red Wings are 11-4-1, riding a three-game win streak as they prepare to head to western Canada on Wednesday. It’s not unusual to see a midseason coaching change bring better results in the NHL, but now more than 30 days in, the Red Wings’ surge has lasted longer than a simple adrenaline rush.

On a night when 31-year-old Dominik Shine was making his NHL debut for Detroit, the fingerprints of the future of the franchise were all over Monday’s 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings. Elmer Soderblom was netting the game winner. It was his first NHL goal in more than two years.

The Red Wings must decide on this player before the beginning of next season. According to PuckPedia, they have until August 15th of this year to sign him to a contract. This inju

DETROIT – When it comes to Detroit Red Wings-related inspiratinal stories, it’ll be tough to top Dominik Shine’s tale of perseverance in realizing a dream.

Powered by its youngsters, Detroit earns a decisive 5–2 win over the Kings with the night's biggest star the man who played the least

Marco Kasper scored twice, Lucas Raymond had a goal and three assists, and the Detroit Red Wings rallied to beat the Los Angeles Kings 5-2.