Larkin milestone-bound, Danielson arrives. Can Detroit's hot streak survive a red-hot Islanders squad and rookie sensation Schaefer?

Powered by Nate Danielson’s first two goals in the NHL, the Red Wings skated away ot a 4-2 win, giving the team back-to-back wins for the first time in three weeks, and putting Detroit in first place in the Atlantic Division.

As the Detroit Red Wings enjoy a mountaintop view of a forest, Emmitt Finnie is learning how to deal with the grind of helping the team get there.

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.

Emmitt Finnie insists he wasn't pressing, and though it may have been in the back of his mind, Finnie was trying not let it bother him.

The Red Wings hit the 20-game mark Tuesday night and showed an important sign of progress with a 4-2 win over the Kraken.

Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan said Sandin-Pellikka’s calling card is his vision. In Sunday’s hard-fought win against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, the young Swede quarterbacked Detroit’s top power-play unit for the first time this season.

Nate Danielson had a goal and an assist for his first two NHL points as the Detroit Red Wings' rookies fueled a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

Youth can energize a team. The Detroit Red Wings saw it the second half of last season when Marco Kasper, Albert Johansson and Simon Edvinsson elevated their play. They have seen it a quarter of the way through this season in the spark provided by rookies Emmitt Finnie,

Detroit – With 20 games done, the Red Wings are basically a quarter way through their 82-game regular-season schedule. To their credit, they saw themselves atop the Atlantic Division standings Wednesday, a good place to be for sure.

Detroit hosts New York in a crucial Eastern Conference clash tonight at 7 p.m. ET. The Red Wings, leading the Atlantic, face a strong Islanders squad currently holding a Wild Card spot. Despite Detroit's home advantage,