Fabbri scores hat trick, Bernier hurt in Red Wingsโ 3-2 win over Stars
Detroit Red Wings center Robby Fabbri shares during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)DETROIT โ Robby Fabbri scored three goals, one in each period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 on Thursday night. โHeโs not the biggest or fastest guy, but he makes up for it with competitiveness," Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. Thomas Greiss finished the game in net for the Red Wings and had 16 saves. โWeโre clicking right now and I think that comes from getting a lot of reps together in practice," Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said.
Stars keep hot start going with 2-1 OT win over Red Wings
(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)DALLAS โ Jason Dickinson scored 1:32 into overtime and the Dallas Stars won a third straight home game to start their delayed season, beating the Detroit Red Wings 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Red Wings controlled the puck for the first minute-plus of the 3-on-3 period before the Stars gained control and moved into the offensive zone. โI saw he probably thought that I was going to shoot it so I was going to take him out,โ Klingberg said. The Red Wings are winless in four of their past five games this season. Guys had to step up at key times.โSTILL MISSINGThe Red Wings remain without forwards Adam Erne, Robby Fabbri, Sam Gagner and Filip Zadina and defenseman Jon Merrill because of COVID-19 protocols.
Bubble hockey champions: Tampa Bay Lightning win Stanley Cup
The triumph of winning the NHL championship in a bubble was certainly no less sweet for the Tampa Bay Lightning. He played 964 regular-season and 137 playoff games to get to this point, losing in the final twice before. Tampa Bay had Point and No. Coach Jon Cooper thought the attitude needed to change from wanting to beat every opponent 9-0 because thatโs not realistic in playoff hockey. ... Alexander Volkov made his NHL playoff debut for Tampa Bay, which also saw Patrick Maroon become just the eighth player to win the Cup in back-to-back seasons with different teams (St. Louis).
Anthony Mantha's scores all 4 goals, Wings win home opener over Stars
Justin Abdelkader #8 and Trevor Daley #83 of the Detroit Red Wings battle for the puck with Jamie Oleksiak #2 of the Dallas Stars. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)DETROIT - Anthony Mantha scored his career-high fourth goal with 53.3 seconds left, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars on Sunday night in their home opener. Jonathan Bernier stopped 19 shots to help the Red Wings improve to 2-0. The Red Wings had a 5-on-3 power play for 40 seconds midway through the third and failed to take advantage. ... Red Wings C Andreas Athanasiou was scratched with a lower-body injury.