Hockeytown Touchdown and Prospect Profiles Begin

The Detroit Red Wings finally broke their losing streak, putting up a touchdown’s worth of goals at the LCA.

Tune in as we start by first discussing McLellan’s squad’s losses to Ovechkins Washington Capitals and Linus Ullmark & the Ottawa Senators, including shaky goaltending from Talbot, Larkin & Seider scoring, another game-influencing terrible call, & more (3:35) before we jump into the Detroit Red Wings thumping Tage Thompson & the Buffalo Sabres in Hockeytown: Patrick Kane’s 5 point night (the first since Anthony Mantha for Detroit), Alex DeBrincat’s 30th goal & 4 point night, Maroc Kasper & Dylan Larkin’s 3 point games, Petr Mrazek’s win in his return, Lucas Raymond’s 2 assists, Moritz Seider & Vladimir Tarasenko chipping in, Simon Edvinsson mixing it up with Norris & Thompson, Rasmussen’s “fight”, and plenty more (8:50).

After that, a discussion on the Stanley Cup Playoff race and where Steve Yzerman’s team sits in the packed contest (24:20) before we jump into our first 2025 NHL Draft Prospect Profile of the year: Michael Misa of the Saginaw Spirit – how doe she compare against Hagens, Martone, Schaefer, & others (31:05)?

Finally, NHL news including more drama & intrigue from Rantanen & Marner, Aaron Ekblad’s 20 game suspension, Benoit’s superman punch on Kesselring, & more (41:20) before we take your questions and comments in our Overtime segment (56:20) – enjoy!

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