The Malik Report

Around October 3rd, as the Red Wings’ centennial season began, I got sick, and had to step away from the blog.

The problem has been that I never really got better. I’ve been battling through severe fatigue ever since.

I can take care of Aunt Annie, but in between our mostly scheduled caregiving times, I need to rest. And I can do “Tweetcaps” of games and ...

The Detroit Red Wings concluded their 2025-2026 campaign by playing against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Two teams without any playoff hopes = a game that can either be incredibly boring if the teams just “go through the motions,” and, if we’re lucky, a game in which players play for both pride and for jobs on next season’s team as they go out with a bang.

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The Detroit Red Wings’ playoff push is over, but two games remain on the regular season schedule, starting with Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning…

And it’s always instructive to see how a team responds when it’s got nothing to play for other than pride and jobs on next year’s team.

On Monday night at Benchmark International Ar...

Win and get help, or lose and golf. That was the equation for the Detroit Red Wings as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.

At Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings played the kind of game they have all season long. Detroit took 1-0, 2-1 and 3-3 leads over the course of the first, second and third periods, but managed to s...

The Red Wings needed to win Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers to continue their incredibly unlikely but possible playoff chase.

So, on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings got the job done, and did so in emphatic fashion, winning 6-3 over the Flyers.

Dylan Larkin scored a hat trick and had 4 points; ...