In his first start since Jan. 7, but his second game in two days, goalie Alex Lyon gave up 3 first-period goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-1 loss.

Jason Robertson had one of three first-period goals plus a third-period assist and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night.

Jason Robertson had one of three first-period goals plus a third-period assist and Jake Oettinger made 33 saves as the Dallas Stars beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night. Wyatt Johnston and rookies Matej Blumel and Mavrik Bourque also scored for the Stars.

January 20 - Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist as the Dallas Stars defeated the visiting Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Sunday night. Matej Blumel, Mavrik Bourque and Wyatt Johnston also scored ...

Matej Blumel and Mavrik Bourque both scored in the opening 20 minutes to help the Stars win on the second night of a back-to-back.

Scoring Detroit’s lone goal of the night, Marco Kasper deflected a shot in the slot from Simon Edvinsson to make it 3-1 at 12:01 of the third period. Captain Dylan Larkin also received an assist on Kasper’s sixth goal of the season.

The Los Angeles Kings have played well this season, sitting 12th overall in the NHL standings with a 26-14-6 record. They rank fourth overall with a sparkling 2.46 goals-against average. But those numbers are presently a bit misleading.

Dallas has been known to be supportive of rookies, especially in recent years. Wyatt Johnston and Stankoven were welcomed into Joe Pavelski’s home over the last two seasons to ease their transition. Blumel is now living with former Stars forward Ales Hemsky and said staying with a fellow Czech has made him feel more comfortable.

Rookie forward Mavrik Bourque could also be part of the return. An ongoing issue for the Detroit Red Wings is the lack of skilled right-shot defensemen behind first-pairing blueliner Moritz Seider.

Cam Talbot stopped 28 shots for his second shutout of the season as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 on Saturday night. — Rasmus Ristolainen scored in overtime and the ...

The Red Wings’ first team features forwards Pavel Datsyuk, Steve Yzerman and Henrik Zetterberg, defensemen Niklas Kronwall and Nicklas Lidstrom and goaltender Chris Osgood. The second team includes forwards Sergei Fedorov, Dylan Larkin and Brendan Shanahan, defensemen Chris Chelios and Brian Rafalski and goaltender Dominik Hasek.

Todd McLellan's first message to the Detroit Red Wings was to play harder, faster and smarter. Better, however, remains elusive. Boos, plentiful. For a second straight game, the Wings were booed ...