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The Daily: Red Wings Edvinsson Shares Fate With Seider, Lidstrom; Griffins Fall Again to Milwaukee

Lidstrom, Seider also weren’t winners in their NHL bows

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Simon Edvinsson and the Red Wings lost 5-1 to Colorado in his NHL debut.

Like Nicklas Lidstrom and Moritz Seider before him, Simon Edvinsson is the latest promising Detroit Red Wings prospect to come away from his NHL debut without earning a victory.



Edvinsson and the Red Wings fell 5-1 on Saturday to the Colorado Avalanche as he was making his NHL bow.

“It’s a good start to start against this team,” Edvinsson said of seeing the defending Stanley Cup champions in his first NHL game.

It was the same last season for Seider. On Oct. 14, 2021, he played his first NHL game for the Red Wings against the reigning Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Despite two assists from Seider, Detroit lost the game 7-6 in overtime.

Hall of Famer and seven-time Norris Trophy winner Lidstrom made his debut at Chicago Stadium against the Blackhawks on Oct. 3, 1991. He was +2 as the Red Wings tied Chicago 3-3.

Griffins Sunk Again By Admirals

For the second straight night, the Grand Rapids Griffins were second-best to the Milwaukee Admirals. Playing at home in front of a Van Andel Arena capacity crowd of 10,304, the Griffins were beaten 3-1.

Danny O’Regan set up Matt Luff for the only Grand Rapids goal. Luff (5-7-12) and O’Regan (6-10-16) are carrying the Griffins offensively over the past 15 games. Making his second career AHL start, John Lethemon stopped 22 of 24 shots he faced. He’s showing a 2.95 GAA and .908 save percentage as an AHLer.

Red Wings Prospects Populating NCAA Tournament

There will be plenty of the future of the Red Wings on display during the NCAA Tournament. Forward Carter Mazur and defenseman Shai Buium will be looking to repeat as NCAA champions with the Denver Pioners. In the Michigan-Colgate first-round matchup, Wolverines forward Kienan Draper, son of Detroit amateur scouting director Kris Draper, is up against Red Raiders goalie Carter Gylander. Gylander was named most outstanding player of the ECAC Tournament.

Forward Ethan Phillips will be playing for the Boston Terriers, with defenseman Kyle Aucoin in action for the Harvard Crimson. He’s the offspring of former NHL defenseman Adrian Aucoin.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

  • The Red Wings are enduring what virtually amounts to a team-wide scoring slump
  • Detroit dropped a 10th successive game to the Colorado Avalanche by a 5-1 count on Saturday
  • Prized defensive prospect Simon Edvinsson was making his NHL debut for the Red Wings in Saturday’s game
  • Detroit signed draft pick defenseman Antti Tuomisto, a coveted right-shot defenseman

Red Wings Next Game

Fresh off losing their 10th in a row to Colorado, the Red Wings are welcoming another team they can’t beat to Little Caesars Arena on Monday (7 p.m. ET). Detroit is 0-6-2 in the last eight meetings with the Florida Panthers.

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Montreal: In the Connor Bedard sweepstakes, the Montreal Canadiens are solidifying their place among the NHL’s bottom five teams.

Philadelphia: Rookie Tyson Foester scored his first NHL goal for the Philadelphia Flyers in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

Washington: As their playoff hopes are dwindling, so is the impatience of the Washington Capitals over their slow starts to games.

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Colorado: Five thoughts about the final 14 games left for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL regular season.

Calgary: Goaltender Jacob Markstrom snapped his stick in anger following another overtime loss for the Calgary Flames.

Vegas: As hats littered the ice following his third goal for the Vegas Golden Knights in a win over Columbus, Jack Eichel made the decision to help himself to one of the hats.

San Jose: The San Jose Sharks are returning top rookie forward William Eklund to the AHL San Jose Barracuda.

Los Angeles: The Los Angeles Kings could only get two of 40 shots past Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko in a 3-2 loss to the Canucks.