The Malik Report

04/16/2026

Around October 3rd, as the Red Wings’ centennial season began, I got sick, and had to step away from the blog. The problem has been that I never really got better. I’ve been battling th…

04/16/2026

The Detroit Red Wings concluded their 2025-2026 campaign by playing against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Two teams without any playoff hopes = a game that can either be incredibly borin…

04/16/2026

Thanks, I hated it

Around October 3rd, as the Red Wings' centennial season began, I got sick, and had to step away from the blog. The problem has been that I never really got better. I've been battling through severe fatigue ever since. I can take care of Aunt Annie, but in between our mostly scheduled caregiving times, I need to rest. And I can do "Tweetcaps" of games and be active on "X" during games, but I have to take entire days "off" (as much as a caregiver can rest and recover) when the Red Wings aren't playing games....

Around October 3rd, as the Red Wings’ centennial season began, I got sick, and had to step away from the blog. The problem has been that I never really got better. I’ve been battling th…

04/16/2026

Red Wings-Panthers Tweetcap: Florida embarrasses Detroit in game 82

The Detroit Red Wings concluded their 2025-2026 campaign by playing against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Two teams without any playoff hopes = a game that can either be incredibly boring if the teams just "go through the motions," and, if we're lucky, a game in which players play for both pride and for jobs on next season's team as they go out with a bang....

The Detroit Red Wings concluded their 2025-2026 campaign by playing against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night. Two teams without any playoff hopes = a game that can either be incredibly borin…

04/14/2026

The Detroit Red Wings’ playoff push is over, but two games remain on the regular season schedule, starting with Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning… And it’s…

04/14/2026

Red Wings-Lighting Tweetcap: Tampa Bay out-streaks resilient Detroit in overtime

The Detroit Red Wings' playoff push is over, but two games remain on the regular season schedule, starting with Monday night's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning... And it's always instructive to see how a team responds when it's got nothing to play for other than pride and jobs on next year's team. On Monday night at Benchmark International Arena, …...

The Detroit Red Wings’ playoff push is over, but two games remain on the regular season schedule, starting with Monday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning… And it’s…

04/13/2026

Win and get help, or lose and golf. That was the equation for the Detroit Red Wings as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon. At Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings played the kin…

04/11/2026

Red Wings-Devils Tweetcap: End of the line

Win and get help, or lose and golf. That was the equation for the Detroit Red Wings as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon. At Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings played the kind of game they have all season long. Detroit took 1-0, 2-1 and 3-3 leads over the course of the first, second and third periods, but managed to surrender three straight 3rd period goals to lose a 5-3 decision to New Jersey....

Win and get help, or lose and golf. That was the equation for the Detroit Red Wings as they hosted the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon. At Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings played the kin…

04/10/2026

The Red Wings needed to win Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers to continue their incredibly unlikely but possible playoff chase. So, on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena, th…

04/10/2026

Red Wings-Flyers Tweetcap: Detroit wins in a 6-3 romp over Philadelphia

The Red Wings needed to win Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers to continue their incredibly unlikely but possible playoff chase. So, on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena, the Red Wings got the job done, and did so in emphatic fashion, winning 6-3 over the Flyers. Dylan Larkin scored a hat trick and had 4 points; Moritz Seider had 1 goal and 4 assists for 5 points; Patrick Kane had a goal and 2 assists for 3 points; John Gibson got the win by stopping 13 of 15 despite leaving after the 2nd period with an undisclosed injury, and Cam Talbot stopped 10 of 11 in relief....

The Red Wings needed to win Thursday’s game against the Philadelphia Flyers to continue their incredibly unlikely but possible playoff chase. So, on Thursday night at Little Caesars Arena, th…

04/08/2026

The Red Wings faced the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night at Little Caesars Arena, with their season on the line, given the “playoff math” that stands stacked against Detroit& #8217…