The Detroit Red Wings gave a good, long look to rookie center Nate Danielson the first half of the season and have determined he needs more development time in the AHL. Danielson was assigned to the Grand Rapids Griffins on Tuesday, after being scratched for the first time Monday in a 5-3 victory at Ottawa.

Nate Danielson, a first-round pick from 2023, had seven points in 28 games with the Detroit Red Wings. He now joins the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins.

The Detroit Red Wings announced Tuesday morning that the 21-year-old Nate Danielson has been reassigned to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins. The move comes after Danielson was given his first real look at the NHL level, an opportunity that featured both encouraging highs and inevitable growing pains.

Since a Dec. 2 victory over the Bruins, the Wings' John Gibson has a 10-2-0 record with a 2.26 goals-against average and .925 save percentage.

Netting another goal for Detroit in the closing seconds of the opening frame, van Riemsdyk spun around in the right face-off circle and snapped one in off Nick Jensen that extended it to 3-0 at 19:43. Jacob Bernard-Docker and Albert Johansson assisted on van Riemsdyk’s 11th goal of the campaign.

John Gibson made 35 saves as the Detroit Red Wings took down the Ottawa Senators 5-3 on Monday night. James Van Riemsdyk led Detroit with a three point effort, but it was the veteran Gibson who was the difference, badly outperforming the comparatively untested Ottawa duo of Leevi Merilainen and Hunter Shepard.