The Daily: NCHC Honors Red Wings Draftee; Levshunov Impresses

Max Plante is enjoying the kind of impressive freshman season at Minnesota-Duluth that the Red Wings hoped he would have when they drafted him in the second round last June.

The son of former NHLer Derek Plante was named to the NCHC All-Rookie team Tuesday.

With 21 points in 20 games, he lead all conference at 1.05 points per game. He ranked eighth among all conference players. Plante (47th, 2024) is the first Minnesota-Duluth player to make the team since Wyatt Kaiser did it in 2020-21. He now plays for the Chicago Blackhawks

Plante’s Bulldogs will be in Tempe, Arizona this weekend to play Arizona State in a NCHC best-of-three quarterfinals.

Max Plante Named to 2024-25 NCHC All-Rookie Team

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Red Wings In Case You Missed It

The acquisition of Petr Mrazek’s two-year contract doesn’t really change anything for prospect goalie Sebastian Cossa.

Bob Duff writes that this season’s late-season skid by Steve Yzerman‘s slumping Detroit squad looks hauntingly similar to the skid last season’s team endured.

Former Michigan State standout defenseman Artyom Levshunov proved he belongs on the Blackhawks in a loss to Colorado.

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Detroit is looking to end a six-game losing streak tonight when it faces the Buffalo Sabres (7:30, p.m., FanDuel Sports Network, TNT). Coach Todd McLellan’s team is 2-7-1 in its last 10 games, while the last-place Sabres are 6-3-1. The Red Wings are 2-1 against the Sabres this season. The Red Wings are four points out of a playoff spot.

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Boston: Nikita Zadorov pummeled Sam Bennett in Boston’s win against Florida. Boston Bruins.

Chicago: Former Michigan State standout defenseman Artyom Levshunov proved he belongs on the Blackhawks in a loss to Colorado.  Chicago Blackhawks.

Florida: Panthers’ winning streak went down, primarily on the strength of David Pastrnak’s performance. Florida Panthers.

Pittsburgh: Tristan Jarry turned in another strong performance to help the Penguins produce a surprise win. Pittsburgh Penguins.

San Jose: It’s clear why GM Mike Grier wanted center Patrick Giles in the Vitek Vanecek deal. San Jose Sharks.