Shaved Ice – April 25

Can the Red Wings keep it going?

After a huge win over Los Angeles last night, the Red Wings are right back at it again today. The club welcomes the Nashville Predators to The Joe, with two more crucial points on the line. Latest reports indicate that Johan Franzen won’t miss any time after an injury yesterday, which could mean that Todd Bertuzzi doesn’t crack the line-up.

Click the image below to see our photo gallery from last night’s game.

In other news, the Plymouth Whalers fell to the London Knights 6-4 yesterday, putting them on the brink of elimination in the OHL playoffs. The Knights host Game 5 Friday night in London.

NHL Central Scouting has released their final draft rankings, with plenty of Michigan connections cracking the list.

Red Wings win.

Here’s all the info you could need heading into the last few games of the NHL regular season.

In the Western Conference, the idle Minnesota Wild will clinch a playoff berth if the Dallas Starsdefeat the Columbus Blue Jackets in regulation. The Detroit Red Wings will clinch a playoff berth if they defeat the Nashville Predators in any fashion and the Stars defeat the Blue Jackets in any fashion, OR if they earn one point and the Stars defeat the Blue Jackets in regulation. – NHL.com

Joe Sacco will be the head coach of the Men’s National Team for the U.S. at the World Championship in May.

Speaking of Team USA, the U-18 team took out Sweden by a score of 4-0 in the quarterfinals of the U-18 Worlds taking place in Russia.

Ann Arbor native Jeff Petry and Warren native Matt Hunwick were just named as two of the members of the Team USA World Championship roster.

Characters. We have a lot of them in hockey.

Joe Louis Arena tonight.