Red Wings’ Nate Danielson Has One Overlooked Improvement

The Detroit Red Wings are seeing their young talent contribute more in 2026-27. Despite pedestrian numbers, that includes Nate Danielson. While Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, Emmitt Finnie, William Wallinder, and Anton Johansson have given the Red Wings positive returns so far, Danielson remains an odd man out. He has one point (an assist) in five games, 9:09 of average total ice time, and a minus-1. Those numbers won’t give many fans optimism, but Danielson has improved in one significant area as he tries to carve out a niche in the NHL: faceoffs.