Welcome to NHL99, The Athletic’s countdown of the best 100 players in modern NHL history. We’re ranking 100 players but calling it 99 because we all know who’s No. 1 — it’s the 99 spots behind No. 99 ...

Hopeful young Detroit Red Wings received a treat Tuesday: A lesson from one of the organization's newest Hockey Hall of Famers. Pavel Datsyuk, two-time Stanley Cup champion and a member of the 2024 ...

Three years after announcing his retirement from the NHL, Pavel Datsyuk could consider a return when his KHL contract expires, and would consider a return to Detroit. Red Wings fans, allow me to make ...

DETROIT -- Phoenix Coyotes center Robert Lang is continually amazed by former Detroit Red Wings teammate Pavel Datsyuk's ability to strip unsuspecting opponents of the puck. "I think I see him do that ...

Detroit Red Wings great and two-time Stanley Cup-winning winger Pavel Datsyuk was named to the 2024 Hockey Hall of Fame class Tuesday. Datsyuk is joined by forward Jeremy Roenick, who had been ...

The first-round series between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Detroit Red Wings may be the most physical of them all. During Game 2 on Friday night, it cost Detroit’s Pavel Datsyuk at least one tooth.

If it's not broken, don't fix it. The name Pavel Datsyuk certainly already carries a certain amount of cache as it belongs to arguably one of the greatest hockey players of all time. The 38-year-old ...

The Red Wings clinched a playoff spot on the final day of their regular-season schedule, and it may be the final postseason trip of Pavel Datsyuk's illustrious NHL career. Datsyuk, 37, said he plans ...

Detroit Red Wings center Pavel Datsyuk (13) celebrates his empty net goal against the Edmonton Oilers in the third period of an NHL hockey game in Detroit Monday, March 9, 2015. Detroit won 5-2. (AP ...

On December 22, Red Wings fans everywhere got what was the equivalent of a lump of coal in their stocking for Christmas. Pavel Datsyuk, Detroit's leading scorer, and theretofore team MVP, fell ...