Both the Detroit Red Wings and Los Angeles Kings continued their recent winning streaks and kept their claims as the NHL's hottest teams. Battling for playoff positioning in their respective divisions and conferences,

"You take it as a challenge," forward Patrick Kane said. "Under Todd, we've kind of built a little bit of a foundation where we're kind of knowing what to expect going forward and feeling confident about it as well, so just play every game, take it a game at a time and see what happens."

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DETROIT – Todd McLellan has been back in Detroit for two weeks, but he’s thinking about Southern California these days. Wildfires have ravaged the Los Angeles-area destroying thousands of homes and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. McLellan coached the Los Angeles Kings from 2019-20 until midway through last season.

Doubters point to the fact the Red Wings have been winning through a team-friendly stretch of the schedule. Six of their eight games have been on home ice, and they've only beaten three playoff teams during the streak — Washington, Winnipeg and Columbus.

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan didn't sugarcoat his thoughts about one of Patrick Kane's teammates druing the 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks.

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,

NHL Game recap for the Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings vs. Edmonton Edmonton Oilers game on January 13, 2025. Follow every play as it happens throughout the NHL season on CBS Sports and the CBS Sports app.

After a busy seven days in the National Hockey League, the movement in ClutchPoints' NHL Power Rankings is momentous in Week 15.

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