DETROIT - Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg may not have played a preseason game yet, but he has plenty to say about the NHL's decision to strictly enforce the league's face-off rule.   

That's because in their first two preseason games, against the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit has been issued a bench minor penalty for delay of the game - face-off violation, a total of four times, two in each game.

DETROIT - It's probably the most anticipated exhibition game for Jonathan Ericsson since he was a rookie.

The veteran Red Wings defenseman will be playing in his first game since Feb. 9, when he suffered a broken wrist on a hit by Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom.

PITTSBURGH -- In a back and forth affair, the Red Wings dropped a 6-5 overtime decision to the Penguins Wednesday night in Pittsburgh.

Gustav Nyquist scored twice with Darren Helm, Ben Street, and Matt Lorito each scoring a goal for Detroit.

DETROIT - So far, this preseason is shaping up to be a great one for Frans Nielsen.

Not only are the Wings in their swanky new digs at Little Caesars Arena, Nielsen is feeling far more at home in Detroit than he did a season ago.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today announced that Joe Louis Arena melted ice vials are now on sale. Fans can purchase the limited-edition vials of melted ice that the Red Wings skated on during the "Farewell Season at The Joe" as the team prepares for the 2017-18 season at the state-of-the-art Little Caesars Arena. 

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today assigned right wing Givani Smith to the Ontario Hockey League's Guelph Storm.

DETROIT - The Red Wings held their first official practice at the BELFOR Training Center at Little Caesars Arena Tuesday.

Only the players traveling to Boston for the first exhibition game against the Bruins were on the ice.

TRAVERSE CITY - The Red Wings wrapped up training camp in Traverse City with the annual Red-White Game at Centre ICE Arena Monday.

It was a high-spirited affair in which Team White rallied from a 3-0 deficit for a 5-4 victory over Team Red.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today assigned forwards Zach Gallant, Brady Gilmour and Lane Zablocki and defensemen Cole Fraser, Jordan Sambrook and Reilly Webb to their respective major junior teams. Additionally, the Red Wings released forwards Oliver Castleman, Isaac Johnson, Sean Josling and Luke Kutkevicius, defensemen Marcus Crawford and Evan Fiala and goaltender Corbin Boes from their amateur tryouts.

Traverse City -- For the past few years, several Red Wings forwards have lacked consistency offensively. It has been feast or famine for many of the men in the red and white. 

One player that has managed to buck that trend is winger Tomas Tatar.