The up-and-down campaign of Detroit Red Wings goalie Ville Husso is re-entering the down cycle. Following Saturday’s 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Wings were reassigning Husso to the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins.

Alex Lyon feels like he belongs, except he also still feels like he did a decade ago. He came blazing off the ice Saturday morning at Amalie Arena, laughing when Christian Fischer yelled out, 'here comes an angry man.

That will also lead to Husso being sent packing back to the AHL. Husso allowed five goals on 23 shots against the Sharks in his lone appearance during this NHL stint.

The Red Wings swung on Husso after he posted a 2.56 GAA, .919 season with the St. Louis Blues. He had a 26-22-7 record that year. He's not young, but the 29-year-old netminder is too old to throw in the towel completely.

The Red Wings (20-18-4) are seeking their eighth win in a row, which would be their longest streak since 2008 (Jan. 17-Feb. 5). It will be Husso’s first appearance for the Red Wings in one month, since his 23-save performance in a 4-2 victory over Toronto, his lone NHL win this season (1-4-2).

William Eklund had a goal and two assists and the San Jose Sharks ended Detroit’s seven-game winning streak, beating the Red Wings 6-3.

The Detroit Red Wings have come a long way when it comes to addressing their need for goaltending. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that their goalie tandem consisted of Jonathan Bernier and Thomas Greiss,

That ended the Red Wings' seven-game winning streak that began Dec. 29, halting the progress the Wings (20-19-4) had made in climbing closer to the Eastern Conference playoff picture.

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and two assists for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Kucherov, who recorded his 600th NHL assist in the second period, also extended his point streak to eight games (four goals, 10 assists).

Ville Husso assumes the net as Detroit looks to prolong its winning streak to eight against the struggling San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena

DETROIT – Taking a loss for the first time in more than two weeks, the Detroit Red Wings saw their season-high seven-game winning streak come to a halt with a 6-3 setback to the San Jose Sharks at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday night.

Detroit Red Wings have a pair of huge games against Atlantic Division opponents up first on the four-game road trip.