Wings' Ericsson Paired With Nicklas Lidstrom: Jonathan Ericsson skated with Nicklas Lidstrom for the second straight game Wednesday in the Wings' shootout win over the Blues. (Updated 04/05/2012)
Injury Report
No information available at this time (Updated 5/27/12).
Fantasy Analysis
In addition to firing four shots on goal, Jonathan Ericsson finished the game with a plus-1 rating and may continue to see time part of the Wings' top pairing heading into the playoffs. (Updated 04/05/2012).
03/24/2012 22:23 Winners & Losers: Red Wings get Nicklas Lidstrom back, end losing streak
Nicklas Lidstrom returned to the Red Wings lineup on Friday night as the team ended its season-long six-game losing streak. Elsewhere, the Buffalo Sabres moved into the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference and the Rangers took over the top spot in the NHL.
03/24/2012 21:57 Red Wings break six-game losing skid
Drew Miller scored with 8:25 left and the Detroit Red Wings rallied from three goals down to beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5-4 on Saturday night, snapping a six-game losing streak.
03/21/2012 23:15 Winners & Losers: Sabres catch the Capitals
Thanks to their 3-0 win over Montreal on Wednesday, the Buffalo Sabres are tied with the Washington Capitals for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference.
Although it wasn't a big leap forward at the offensive end for Ericsson last season, he played a much more consistent game on the blue line and parlayed that growth along with the retirement of Brian Rafalski into a three-year commitment from the Wings over the summer. It's entirely possible that he'll be deployed alongside of Nicklas Lidstrom at even strength, which would make him a nice sleeper to bolster his offensive numbers this season. That's far from locked in, however, and it would be wise to keep a close eye on head coach Mike Babcock's defensive pairings during training camp as free-agent addition Ian White and prospect Brendan Smith could bump Ericsson into a third-pairing role with penalty-killing duty as his special teams contribution. (Updated 10/4/11)
