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Red Wings double shutout; Vinicius Jr apologizes for hair-pull red…
Detroit's shutout game was one of two scoreless matches revealing an emerging NHL problem; Real Madrid's Vinicius Jr pulled an opponent's hair and received a red card against Villarreal.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Heavy.com: “Red Wings’ Bizarre Double Shutout Reveals Troubling Early Trend”, with reporting from Goal.com.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 5:41 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Red Wings, Vinicius, Madrid.
- BBN covered this story before: Red Wings Blank Twice; De Zerbi's Odd Reaction to Red Card (October 11).
The real story
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What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentDetroit's Red Wings were part of a bizarre double shutout, and the early read is that this is a troubling trend across the NHL, which is a lot of drama for zero goals.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorZero goals, twice. At that point you're just watching ice skate around.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSecond one's better. Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior issued a public apology after he got a red card against Villarreal for pulling an opponent's hair.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe hair. They went for the hair.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentHe apologized publicly, so the whole thing is now a statement-and-clip situation, which is how every legend ends.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSomebody should ask the hair what it saw.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe hair has a verified account, and it's already drafting a reply.
The story so far
- Vinícius Júnior Red Card Fallout Reaches the Pitch Side · Goal.com
- Canadiens beat Red Wings 1-0 in a shootout · Yahoo Sports
- Vinicius Jr could miss El Clasico after hair-pulling red card · Yahoo Sports
- Madrid scrape past Villarreal; Houston routs Kansas State · Yahoo Sports
- Vinicius says sorry as three-match ban looms · Al Jazeera
- Red Wings Blank Twice; De Zerbi's Odd Reaction to Red Card · London Evening Standard
- Red Wings double shutout; Vinicius Jr apologizes for hair-pull red… (this story)
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