Griffins and Red Wings forge historic start, boasting their best combined record ever. How veteran leadership and emerging stars fuel the dominant push to start the season.

Despite stumbling out of the gate in the season opener, the Detroit Red Wings have surged to the top of the Atlantic Division.

Detroit Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan told reporters on Tuesday that Patrick Kane will miss at least the next two games due to an upper-body injury.

Dylan Larkin and rookie Emmitt Finne each scored twice to help the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Sunday. Detroit has won five straight since opening with a 5-1 loss to Montreal.

No current player has been with the Red Wings longer than Dylan Larkin, the captain and No. 1 center who got a taste of the playoffs as a rookie in 2015-16 but hasn’t been back since. Larkin leads Detroit with 11 points (five goals, six assists) in six games. The rest have followed.

How to watch the NHL game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Detroit Red Wings, as well as puck drop time and team news.

Dylan Larkin and rookie Emmitt Finne each scored twice to help the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-2 on Sunday.

The Detroit Red Wings are celebrating their 100th year as a franchise all season and the festivities may not extend to the playoffs. Detroit has a franchise-record, nine-year postseason drought and it seems like a stretch to predict the skid will stop.

How to watch the NHL game between the Detroit Red Wings and the Edmonton Oilers, as well as puck drop time and team news.

One of Detroit's top prospects struggles as the Red Wings dominate. Can he break out, or is this a sign of things to come for the surprising NHL contenders?