The Red Wings pride themselves on having some of the best special teams in the NHL. Their penalty killing, however, hasn't been nearly as strong as usual, and certainly has not been in the same category as their dominant power play.

Lately, though, they're showing signs of clamping down while short-handed. The Wings have allowed only two power-play goals in their last six games, killing 25 of 27 penalties, as they embark on a three-game Western Canada road trip that begins Thursday at Edmonton.

The Wings were ranked 14th in the league in penalty killing before Monday's 4-0 victory over Edmonton and killed all five Oilers power plays. Part of their problem has been their lack of discipline while short a man—they've taken several penalties that have left them two men...

The last few days have been pretty good for Ty Conklin. The Detroit Red Wings backup goaltender has started and won two consecutive games, sandwiched around the birth of his third child. Conklin made 20 saves for his fifth career shutout Monday night, Jiri Hudler and Niklas Kronwall each had a goal and an assist and Detroit beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-0.

Johan Franzen got himself a goal and Detroit another road win. He had to really plead with teammate Niklas Kronwall, though. Franzen scored on the power play early in the third period by deflecting Kronwall's shot and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Friday night for their eighth road win of the season.

Chris Osgood needed some help from his Detroit teammates to remain undefeated against Tampa Bay. Henrik Zetterberg, Mikael Samuelsson and Johan Franzen scored third-period goals, and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Thursday night. Pavel Datsyuk also scored for the defending Stanley Cup champions, and Osgood had 15 saves to improve to 17-0 against Tampa Bay.

The Pittsburgh Penguins might not miss Marian Hossa after all. Jordan Staal had a hat trick in the third period and set up Ruslan Fedotenko's winning goal with 1:11 in overtime, lifting the Penguins to a 7-6 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. "We have a lot of talent on this team and we have good heart," Staal said.