The Daily: Red Wings Draftee Stays Unbeaten; Stars Struggling

Detroit prospect Rudy Guimond stayed unbeaten (19-0) by making 29 saves to help the Moncton Wildcats claim a 4-1 triumph against Baie-Comeau Drakkar in Game 2 of their Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoff series.

Moncton leads the best-of-seven series 2-0 going into Game 3 Tuesday in Baie-Comeau.

Guimond, heading to Yale next season, was 16-0 in the regular season after jumping to the QMJHL from the United States Hockey League. He is 3-0 in the postseason, sharing the net with Mathis Rousseau.

Guimond has enhanced his position among Detroit goalie prospects by posting a .940 save percentage in the regular-season and a .953 mark thus far in the postseason.

Because Guimond (drafted 169th, 2023) is heading to college, the Red Wings have additional time to evaluate him before signing him. He is a big goalie with strong positoning.

Red Wings In Case You Missed It

Coach Todd McLellan‘s blunt assessment about the Red Wings: They have to give more than they have.

Former Red Wings player Sergei Fedorov, now a KHL coach, hasn’t been very impressed with the team his former team has put together.

Detroit fan base clearly looking forward for a glimpse this week of what prospect Axel Sandin Pellikka can do. The question is how quickly he can get here.

Red Wings Extra

Detroit completes its home schedule tonight with a game against the struggling Dallas Stars (7 p.m. FanDuel Sports Network). The Stars (50-24-6) boast the NHL’s fourth-best record.  However, the team comes into the contest with a five-game losing streak.  The Red Wings, meanwhile, are 4-2-1 in their last seven.  The Red Wings close out their season with road games Wednesday and Thursday against New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs.

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