Sometimes, you must cut bait.Right now, the Detroit Red Wings have been dragging Ville Husso along. This season has been filled with recalls and demotions.The time has come to make a decision. The Red Wings must decide whether to keep him in the AHL,

The Red Wings (20-18-4) are seeking their eighth win in a row, which would be their longest streak since 2008 (Jan. 17-Feb. 5). It will be Husso’s first appearance for the Red Wings in one month, since his 23-save performance in a 4-2 victory over Toronto, his lone NHL win this season (1-4-2).

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit’s seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3.

Ville Husso assumes the net as Detroit looks to prolong its winning streak to eight against the struggling San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena

That ended the Red Wings' seven-game winning streak that began Dec. 29, halting the progress the Wings (20-19-4) had made in climbing closer to the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

The Detroit Red Wings have come a long way when it comes to addressing their need for goaltending. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that their goalie tandem consisted of Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss,

The up-and-down campaign of Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso is re-entering the down cycle. Following Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Wings were reassigning Husso to the ...

A huge key was the Wings' power play, which had so lethal in recent games (power play goals in 10 of their last 11 games). The Wings did score once, with Lucas Raymond scoring his 19th goal, but the Wings couldn't match the two or three power-play goals they had scored six of the last 11 games.

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The Sharks led 4-2 midway through the third period before the Red Wings scored off a set play on a faceoff against Celebrini’s line with Toffoli and Eklund. Dylan Larkin controlled the draw against Celebrini inside the Sharks’ zone and quickly got the puck over to Lucas Raymond, who beat Georgiev to cut San Jose’s lead to one at the 9:56 mark.

DETROIT -- William Eklund and Tyler Toffoli each had a goal and two assists for the San Jose Sharks, who scored four times in the third period and ended the Detroit Red Wings’ seven-game winning streak with a 6-3 victory at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday.

Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso passes the puck away in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, in Detroit. Credit: AP/Mike Mulholland