It was on this day in 2002 that the Detroit Red Wings had one of their most memorable games since the turn of the century.

Lemieux, 60, was known best in Detroit as an infamous villain during the height of the Red Wings-Colorado Avalanche rivalry.

Claude Lemieux's hit on Kris Draper in 1996 ignited tensions between his team, the Colorado Avalanche, and the Western Conference rival Detroit Red Wings. Robert Laberge / Allsport / Getty Images ...

Returning from a two-game trip to California, the Colorado Avalanche (28-26-12) is back in Denver to take on the Detroit Red Wings (23-33-9) on Tuesday night. The outing will mark the 125th all-time ...

The Colorado Avalanche conclude a season-long homestand at Pepsi Center with a 1 p.m. MT game on Monday against the Detroit Red Wings for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1 ...

Claude Lemieux, a Detroit Red Wings antagonist instrumental in launching the fiercest rivalry in the NHL in the late 1990s, ...

DENVER — The energy pulsated in the third period as the Detroit Red Wings fed off their many fans and their opponent fought for playoff positioning. The Wings and Colorado Avalanche are long past ...

One of Claude Lemieux’s longtime rivals had touching words for the four-time Stanley Cup winner, who died by suicide at the ...

The game has changed in the NHL. No longer are teams built solely through drafting and developing. True contenders find their ...