The Daily: Griffins Light Lamp While Wings Struggle; Kostin Update

At a time when the Detroit Red Wings struggle to find the net, their Grand Rapid Griffins farm team is scoring in bunches.

The Griffins (11-3-1) downed the Milwaukee Admirals 4-2 Saturday for their fifth consecutive win. Grand Rapids has 23 goals (4.6 goals per game) during the streak. The goal scorers against Milwaukee included Detroit prospects Cross Hanas, Jakub Rychlovsky and Alex Doucet. Hanas boasts five goals this season.

Ville Husso made 30 saves to earn No. 1 star honors. He’s 4-0 this season with Grand Rapids, showing a 1.13 GAA and .961 save percentage.

The Griffins don’t play again until Friday at home against Iowa.

Cross Hanas GOAL🚨 he’s on one. #LGRW #GoGRG pic.twitter.com/EVAZYZLMZ8

— Red Wings Prospects (@LGRWProspects) November 17, 2024

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Bob Duff wonders if Detroit coach Derek Lalonde is on the hot seat heading into Monday’s game against San Jose.

Former Detroit player David Perron back with the Senators now that his daughter’s medical condition is more under control.

Robby Fabbri  is out six to eight weeks with another knee injury.  His bad injury luck followed him to Anaheim

Red Wings Extra

Coach Derek Lalonde’s team (7-9-1) desperately need a road win Saturday at San Jose. That would at least give them a 2-2 record on this four-game road trip. The team has given up 10 goals (including two empty netters) in losses to Anaheim and Los Angeles. The key question going into Monday’s game is whether defenseman Simon Edvinsson will play. He was injured later in Friday’s game and didn’t play against the Kings Saturday.

Hockey Now Network

Pittsburgh: Unhappy coach Mike Sullivan benched some veteran players in the team’s 4-3 shootout lead against San Jose. The Penguins squandered a three-goal lead in that contest. Pittsburgh Penguins. 

San Jose: SJHN looks at what San Jose coach Ryan Warsofsky wants out of former Red Wings player Klim Kostin. San Jose Sharks.