Minnesota-Duluth keeps finding Plantes, and the latest one is already making noise.
Victor Plante, a Detroit Red Wings 2026 draft pick, scored once and set up two more goals in the Bulldogs’ 7-1 win over No. 20 Minnesota on Friday night.
His older brother Zam, a Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick, chipped in with two assists as No. 9 Minnesota-Duluth rolled to the lopsided victory.
The youngest Plante now has four points through his first four college games. Meanwhile, reigning Hobey Baker winner Max Plante, also a Red Wings prospect, is sidelined with an upper body injury after picking up two assists in his first two games. The injury is listed as week-to-week.
Elsewhere in the Red Wings pipeline, Adam Levac may have caught a break after receiving a four-game Ontario Hockey League suspension for a match penalty involving deliberate intent to injury. The punishment came after his crosscheck from behind on Mason Walker of the Sudbury Wolves, which sent Walker into the boards after he had scored Sudbury’s last goal in a 7-3 win. There had been speculation Levac could face a longer ban.
Levac, selected 108th in 2026, has eight points in eight games this season for Peterborough. Last year, he was suspended eight games for slew-footing a player during a fight.
Around the organization, Anton Johansson’s spot on Detroit’s blue line appears settled, and interim GM Shawn Horcoff has begun “to put out the fires one at a time.”
The Red Wings’ 40-goal club members were also in the news this week.
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Red Wings Enter Sharks Matchup With One Lineup Issue Getting Urgent
The Red Wings are heading into their home meeting with the San Jose Sharks with the kind of lineup decision that can linger over a young season. Detroit has already had to juggle injuries and performance questions while sorting through its first seven games, and the coaching staff is still weighing how to keep the roster both competitive now and flexible later. Thats where the conversation around Carter Mazur has started to matter, because his usage has been limited and the team cannot treat every move as a simple paper transaction.
Mazur has appeared in only three of Detroits first seven games, which has added a little urgency to a decision the Red Wings would rather not rush. With the Sharks coming to town, the matchup offers another opportunity to evaluate the bottom of the lineup and the ripple effects of any change, especially when roster management is part of the calculus. For a team still trying to settle into the season, this is the kind of issue that can shape more than one night on the schedule. [Read more 🡒]
Lucas Raymond Is Facing An Early Red Wings Question Again
Lucas Raymond is still searching for his first goal of the season as the Red Wings turn from a win over the Philadelphia Flyers to a home date with the San Jose Sharks, and the early-season dry spell has become one of the quieter storylines hanging over Detroits strong start. For a player who has been central to what the Red Wings want to do offensively, the lack of a breakthrough has naturally drawn attention, even if the mood around him has not turned bleak.
Raymond has kept the right posture publicly, and both Alex DeBrincat and Todd McLellan have backed up the idea that the offense will come. McLellans read is that the winger is frustrated more than anything else, but still confident enough to shake it off, which is usually the kind of combination a team would rather see than panic this early in the year. The question now is less about whether Raymond will finish chances and more about when the first one finally opens the door. [Read more 🡒]
Red Wings Just Set Up Their Next Big Contract Decision
Alex DeBrincats new deal has already changed the contract landscape in Detroit, and not just because the winger is now locked in long term. The Red Wings made the big commitment with a seven-year, $91 million extension, and it naturally shifts attention to the next core piece on the board as the organization keeps trying to map out its future without creating unnecessary noise around it.
Simon Edvinsson is the name that now sits in the middle of that conversation, and the timing matters. General manager Shawn Horcoff has made clear he wants to sign the defenseman and has no interest in moving him, which gives Detroit a pretty straightforward public stance even as the optics of one major extension can quickly turn into questions about the next one. [Read more 🡒]