Red Wings Daily: Hellberg May Be Best-Dressed Detroit Goalie

Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill is remaining non-committal about when goaltender Magnus Hellberg might be making his debut between the posts. However, one thing’s quickly becoming apparent where Hellberg is concerned – when he does play, he’ll certainly be the best-dressed Red Wings goaltender.

When he took the ice for his first Detroit practice on Friday, the 31-year-old Swedish netminder who signed with the team late last week was turning heads with his sparkling new Red Wings gear.

Magnus Hellberg, everybody. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/cLa4wY3PIg

— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) April 15, 2022

“I have to give credit to Brian’s,” Hellberg said. “The guys there take care of me really good and their service is great. With this stuff before the Olympics I got my Olympic pads just for a week before that.

“I now I have to go here quick, so they made a great set for me on a short notice. Credit to Brian’s and their designers. The pads are unbelievable. I think they’re really nice.”

Based in the town of Kingsville, Ontario, about a 45-minute drive from Detroit, Brian’s has been outfitting NHL netminders for decades. Among their current NHL clients are the last two goalies to face the Red Wings – Igor Shesterkin of the New York Rangers and Antti Raanta of the Carolina Hurricanes.

Hot Red Wings

Detroit goalie Alex Nedeljkovic is 2-0-1 in his last three starts with one shutout, a 2.62 goals-against average and a .938 save percentage.

Cold Red Wings

Detroit is 4-6-1 in the second game of back to backs.

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National Hockey Network

Pittsburgh: Why do the Pittsburgh Penguins struggle when facing the NHL’s elite teams?

Boston: The Boston Bruins officially clinched their spot in the Stanley Cup playoffs with a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Philadelphia: Former Flyers captain Claude Giroux has found a home with the Florida Panthers. He’s settling in nicely on a line with Jonathan Huberdeau and Sam Bennett.

Anthony Mantha is so good at hockey. End of tweet. pic.twitter.com/DvXDqERLNm

— NBC Sports Capitals (@NBCSCapitals) April 17, 2022

Washington: Former Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha accumulated four points at Montreal as the Washington Capitals doubled the Canadiens 8-4.

Islanders: Coach Barry Trotz is giving New York Islanders forward Kieffer Bellows a chance to play alongside Mathew Barzal on the club’s top line.

Colorado: In demand college free agent Ben Meyers offers an explanation as to why he chose the Colorado Avalanche to be his NHL team.

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Vegas: Blanked by the Edmonton Oilers, the playoff odds of the Vegas Golden Knights took a big hit.

San Jose: A 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars extended the losing streak of the San Jose Sharks to nine games.

Vancouver: The Vancouver Canucks have won five in a row in their late playoff push. However, they’re also missing forward Tanner Pearson and captain Bo Horvat.