Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman knew his team needed a change.

Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin was put on injured reserve two days after being knocked unconscious when he was cross-checked in the back of the head and neck by Ottawa’s Mathieu Joseph.

Nicolas Deslauriers, Noah Cates and Scott Laughton scored goals for the Philadelphia Flyers and Carter Hart stopped 24 shots in a 3-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday.

Dylan Larkin scored twice and the Detroit Red Wings extended their win streak with a 6-1 victory over the struggling Vancouver Canucks on Monday night.

Dominik Kubalik and Lucas Raymond scored power-play goals and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 on Sunday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Jack Quinn scored the only goal in a shootout, Dylan Cozens had the second two-goal game of his career and the Buffalo Sabres held off the Detroit Red Wings 5-4.

The Detroit Red Wings selected 10 players in seven rounds of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. Ryan O'Reilly (RW)Ryan O'Reilly poses after being selected 98th overall by the Detroit Red Wings on June 23, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. So it's safe to assume the Red Wings have had them in their sights for a while. It was not an earth-shattering Red Wings debut, but he didn't exactly join the best situation in Detroit either. If you have not signed up for my Red Wings newsletter and you like to follow the team, please sign up now.