DETROIT -- Little Caesars Arena will be adorned with purple on Thursday night, as the Detroit Red Wings are set to host the New York Islanders for the Hockey Fights Cancer Game, presented by Comerica.

The Detroit Red Wings wrap up a road back-to-back on Thursday night against the New York Islanders. The Red Wings had one of the best starts in the NHL this season. Despite losing the team’s home opener a couple of weeks ago, Detroit bounced back by ...

Just after the final buzzer sounded at the end of regulation, Red Wings forward Mason Appleton fired a puck into the Rangers’ empty net. That, of course, is a sign of disrespect among hockey players, and it didn’t go unnoticed by New York’s bench.

DETROIT -- When the Detroit Red Wings host their Hockey Fights Cancer Night on Thursday, rookie forward Emmitt Finnie will draw a cancer ribbon on top of the knob of his stick. The 20-year-old has been doing it since junior in support of his mother, Shannon, who overcame breast cancer at first and has had liver cancer for the past three years.