Red Wings to Retire Fedorov's Jersey Before Hurricanes Game
Detroit Red Wings to Honor Sergei Fedorov with Jersey Retirement Before Hosting Carolina Hurricanes
Detroit, Mich. — The Detroit Red Wings will retire the jersey of Hall of Famer Sergei Fedorov before facing the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night at Little Caesars Arena, marking a celebratory moment for the franchise amid a tight Eastern Conference race.
The 7 p.m. ET puck drop pits two division leaders against each other, with the Red Wings holding first place in the Atlantic Division and the Hurricanes atop the Metropolitan. Detroit sits one point behind Carolina in the overall Eastern Conference standings. This matchup marks the second meeting of the season between the teams, following Carolina's 5-2 victory in Raleigh in December.
The Red Wings enter on a strong note after a 4-0 shutout win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, their third consecutive victory and fifth in seven games. That result propelled Detroit to the top of the Atlantic, two points ahead of Montreal, which holds a game in hand. In the shutout, Lucas Raymond, Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Copp scored, while goaltender John Gibson made 27 saves for his third clean sheet of the season....