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Gavrikov is in the final year of his second-year, $11.75 million deal with the Kings. As Bultman writes, Gavrikov could be a top-pairing defenseman and help the Red Wings defensively. Gavrikov has recorded 4 goals and 23 assists for 27 points in 73 games.

While the Detroit Red Wings battle for a playoff berth in the 2024-25 NHL season, head coach Todd McLellan learned troubling news as a potential key teammate of Patrick Kane made a surprising decision on his future.

Mark Laforest, an undrafted goaltender who played two seasons for the Detroit Red Wings in the 1980s, died on Monday. He was 62. Laforest, known as “Trees,” joined the Detroit organization as a free agent in 1983 and played for the NHL club in 1985-86 and 1986-87, going 6-22-0, with a 4.74 goals-against average and .851 save percentage.

The Wild enter the game in a playoff position, and have a 91.0% chance to make the playoffs per Stathletes. A key part of that is the team's remaining strength of schedule; their remaining opponents have a 46.0% winning percentage, which is the second-easiest path (only the New Jersey Devils face a weaker slate in the final stretch).

Augustine is a 2023 second-round draft pick of the Detroit Red Wings and is widely considered one of the top NHL goalie prospects. In his first two seasons with the Spartans, he backstopped them to Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

In this Detroit Red Wings mailbag, a look at what the team should do this spring with top goalie prospect Sebastian Cossa, as well as vet Alex Lyon.

The Montreal Canadiens made the latest move in the NHL's Eastern Conference wild-card race on Sunday. Montreal knocked off the Florida Panthers on the road to end a losing streak and jump back over the New York Rangers for the final wild-card position.