Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan didn't exactly hold back his thoughts on team captain Dylan Larkin, who just starred for Team USA at the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this month. Following Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets,

The Dylan Larkin importance to the Detroit team is such that when he’s not on top of his game the Red Wings are not on top of theirs. “I can’t beat around the bush — he was missing,” Detroit coach Todd McLellan said after the Columbus Blue Jackets downed Detroit 5-2 in the first game of their ultra-important home-and-home series.

For a lot of Detroit Red Wings fans, Saturday night's Stadium Series game boils down to a single moment of frustration: A missed high-sticking call from Justin Danforth to the face of Simon Edvinsson,

Two consecutive losses, including Saturday's 5-3 defeat, enabled the Blue Jackets to leapfrog the Wings into the first wild-card position.

He coughed up pucks and struggled to win them back. He lost battles. He fumbled away a two-on-one in the first period and then fell to the ice.

Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan addresses Dylan Larkin’s performance ahead of the crucial Stadium Series game. Discover what McLellan had to say about his captain’s readiness.

The Blue Jackets beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-3 in Ohio Stadium Saturday, putting the proper punctuation on what was a special event for Columbus.

DETROIT – Detroit Red Wings coach Todd McLellan spent much of his postgame news conference Thursday lamenting his team’s lack of compete in a 5-2 loss to Columbus and was particularly critical of captain Dylan Larkin.

COLUMBUS — Detroit Red Wings Captain Dylan Larkin didn’t have a problem with his coach Todd McLellan criticizing his Thursday performance against Columbus because he agreed with his assessment.

Todd McLellan said Dylan Larkin 'was missing' from the Detroit Red Wings' 5-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.

COLUMBUS -- Underneath a partly cloudy sky, along with some gusts of wind and temperatures in the mid-50s, the Detroit Red Wings practiced at Ohio Stadium on Friday night ahead of battling the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2025 NHL Stadium Series on Saturday night.

The Detroit Red Wings and the Columbus Blue Jackets will go head-to-head in an outdoor setting on Saturday night as part of the NHL's Stadium Series, which holds particular significance for one player