Your first thought regarding the 5-foot-8, 180-pound DeBrincat might not be that he’s a physical presence. However, if that is indeed your mindset, McLellan believes it’s in need of adjustment.

Detroit — Alex DeBrincat leads the Red Wings with 33 goals this season, so he'd be a difficult player to replace if he was hurt. So, watching DeBrincat throw haymakers at Boston's Andrew Peeke ...

Copp went into the corner Feb. 22 — the Detroit Red Wings' first game after the 4-Nations Tournament break — as a melee broke out after Alex DeBrincat's big hit on Minnesota's Brock Faber.