Detroit Red Wings Tie Record With 20th Straight Home Win

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Brian Hedger - NHL.com Correspondent

DETROIT – Back on Nov.3, it felt like the Detroit Red Wings might never win another game this season.

They'd just lost a lackluster game at home to the Calgary Flames and were winless in six straight games. Now, it feels like they might never lose again – at least at home.

The Red Wings did something on Sunday night that hasn't been accomplished in the National Hockey League in 36 years and only done by two other teams in the League's history. They won on their home ice for the 20th consecutive time by downing the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 at Joe Louis Arena in a thrilling game filled with end-to-end action. READ ON....

Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs To Play 2013 Winter Classic At The Big House

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DETROIT -- The NHL's Winter Classic has grown bigger each season of its five-year existence. It's only fitting that the next stop for the Jan. 1 outdoor game will be at Michigan Stadium, known by many as "The Big House."

NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced Thursday morning the 2013 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic -- between Original Six rivals Detroit and Toronto -- will be played at the home of the University of Michigan's football team in Ann Arbor.

"These two Original Six rivals will take the Winter Classic to a new record-setting level," Bettman said in announcing the game.

Bettman made the announcement at Comerica Park, home of the Detroit Tigers, which will host the Hockeytown Winter Festival, a week-long celebration of the game at all levels. MORE....

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