Detroit Red Wings News & Team Guide

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Added September 29, 2026

Red Wings reduce roster to 23

Detroit opens 101st season with home game against New York Rangers on Friday, Oct. 2 at 6:30 p.m. at Little Caesars Arena

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Added September 27, 2026

RECAP: Red Wings end 2026-27 preseason schedule with 4-2 loss to Blue Jackets

Detroit's 84-game regular season kicks off next Friday

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Added September 27, 2026

PREVIEW: Red Wings entertain Blue Jackets to close out 2026-27 preseason slate on Saturday

Detroit’s players continuing to battle for Opening-Night roster spots as Monday’s 5 p.m. ET deadline gets closer

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Added September 26, 2026

With 2026-27 Opening Night just one week away for Red Wings, roster competition alive and well

Following Friday afternoon’s practice, McLellan announced Bernard-Docker (upper body) is day-to-day

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Added September 25, 2026

RECAP: Penultimate 2026-27 preseason game sees Detroit outlast Buffalo with 3-2 overtime win

DeBrincat drops gloves in the third period, nets game-winning goal 33 seconds into OT

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Added September 25, 2026

PREVIEW: Detroit hosts Buffalo as 2026-27 preseason schedule continues on Thursday

As Opening-Night roster battles heat up, McLellan stresses not to ‘read too much into Group A and Group B’

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Added September 24, 2026

RECAP: Four third-period goals help Red Wings propel Penguins, 7-4, for first 2026-27 preseason victory

Detroit defensemen combine for eight points, headlined by Anton Johansson's four-assist night

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Added September 23, 2026

PREVIEW: Detroit ends road portion of 2026-27 preseason in Pittsburgh on Tuesday

Like Monday night’s game in Columbus, streaming available on DetroitRedWings.com and radio coverage on WWJ Newsradio 950

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Added September 22, 2026

PREVIEW: Red Wings in Columbus to open 2026-27 preseason schedule on Monday

Detroit will play four exhibition games over next six days, must submit Opening Night roster by 5 p.m. ET on Sept. 28

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Added September 21, 2026

Red Wings view compressed 2026-27 exhibition schedule as opportunity to ‘get to work right away’

On Sunday, Detroit concluded four consecutive days of on-ice sessions and scrimmages at BELFOR Training Center inside Little Caesars Arena

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