Steve Yzerman’s patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The Red Wings routed Washington 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six straight games for the first time in nearly five years with its first eight-goal game since 2017. Yzerman returned to Detroit in 2019 to take on the tall task of fixing a franchise that had fallen on hard times after being one of the league’s best for two-plus decades. If Detroit beats the New York Islanders on Thursday, it will have a seven-game winning streak for the first time since 2012.
Steve Yzerman’s patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The Red Wings routed Washington 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six straight games for the first time in nearly five years with its first eight-goal game since 2017. Yzerman returned to Detroit in 2019 to take on the tall task of fixing a franchise that had fallen on hard times after being one of the league’s best for two-plus decades. If Detroit beats the New York Islanders on Thursday, it will have a seven-game winning streak for the first time since 2012.
Steve Yzerman’s patient plan to turn around the Detroit Red Wings looks like it may be paying off. The Red Wings routed Washington 8-3 on Tuesday night, winning six straight games for the first time in nearly five years with its first eight-goal game since 2017. Yzerman returned to Detroit in 2019 to take on the tall task of fixing a franchise that had fallen on hard times after being one of the league’s best for two-plus decades. If Detroit beats the New York Islanders on Thursday, it will have a seven-game winning streak for the first time since 2012.
Tom Izzo celebrated win No. 700 of his Hall of Fame career at Michigan State and delivered a message to fans in the stands, saying the Spartans aren't “dead” yet after routing rival Michigan 81-62 on Tuesday night. The Wolverines are struggling mightily under embattled coach Juwan Howard. Michigan has lost four straight and nine of 10, plummeting to last place in the conference. The Spartans are starting to show signs of promise after beginning the season ranked No. 4 in the AP Top 25 poll before plummeting with five losses in their first 10 games.
The Detroit Lions had their best season in generations. They're not ready to celebrate at the moment. The Lions let an opportunity slip to play in the Super Bowl for the first time, becoming the only NFL team to lose a 17-point halftime lead in a conference championship game when they lost 34-31 at San Francisco. Hopes were high for Detroit last summer as the favorite to win the NFC North, and the team lived up to the hype by ending a three-decade stretch without a division title. The Lions earned two postseason victories for the first time since winning the 1957 NFL championship.