DETROIT -- The comeback kids were back in action Thursday night, sending their fans home thankful for another victory, their ninth in the last 11 games.

Although they did not have to rally from another two-goal deficit, the Detroit Red Wings fell behind 1-0 and then 2-1 to their longtime nemesis, the Boston Bruins, before Andreas Athanasiou tied and then won the game 49 seconds into overtime.

DETROIT -- They are on opposite, division-rival teams but there remains a strong connection between Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill and Boston Bruins defenseman Torey Krug.

Blashill coached Krug in the USHL with the Indiana Ice in 2008-09 but he's known Krug even longer than that.

DETROIT - The Detroit Red Wings today assigned center Wade Megan to the American Hockey League's Grand Rapids Griffins.

DETROIT -- It's always a good idea to have an insurance policy.

For the Detroit Red Wings, that insurance policy on the penalty kill could be Tyler Bertuzzi.

DETROIT -- When the Red Wings welcome the Boston Bruins to Little Caesars Arena for their Wednesday night clash (7:30 p.m. face-off), they'll be facing a Bruins team that is a bit banged up.

Similar to what the Red Wings faced at the beginning of season, the Bruins are currently experiencing a plethora of injuries to their defensive corps.

DETROIT -- As it has been all season with the Red Wings, it is one step forward, another back when it comes to injuries.

Forward Darren Helm is expected to miss an extended period of time with an upper-body injury but forward Thomas Vanek and defenseman Jonathan Ericsson could return as soon as Wednesday.

NEWARK -- It may not translate into long-term success, but for now, the Red Wings will take it.

For the fourth time in six games, the Wings defied the odds and fought back from a two-goal deficit to win a hockey game, defeating the New Jersey Devils, 3-2, in overtime Saturday afternoon at the Prudential Center.   . 

NEWARK -- Early in the first period, Red Wings left wing Darren Helm received a hard check from the New Jersey Devils' Travis Zajac and suffered an upper-body injury.

He did not return to the game.

OTTAWA/JERSEY CITY -- When Mother Nature speaks, mankind listens.

Due to a nor'easter mixture of snow, freezing rain, ice and wind on the east coast, the Red Wings were forced to spend an extra night in Ottawa instead of immediately traveling to New Jersey after Thursday night's 2-1 loss to the Senators.

The Red Wings drafted center Joe Veleno in the first round, 30th overall, in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The 6-foot-1, 191-pound native of Montreal is one of four Red Wings prospects writing for our Taking Flight blog series, which chronicles the players' ups and downs as they work their way to becoming Red Wings. Veleno currently plays for the Drummondville Voltigeurs in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Here is his first blog entry, 'From the Q to the D.'