NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington Capitals 6 New Jersey Devils 3
(4-3-0—8 PTS) (3-3-0—6 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. G. Hathaway 2. N. Jensen 3. J. Marino
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
WASHINGTON 1 4 1 – – 6
DEVILS 1 0 2 – – 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
Goals:
WSH: N. Dowd, G. Hathaway, C. Sheary (SHG), A. Ovechkin (PPG), N. Jensen
NJD: N. Bastian, T. Tatar, J. Bratt
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 6
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 11
The Devils and Detroit face-off for the second time this season. The Eastern Conference foes met on Sat. Oct. 15, New Jersey’s home opener, but it was the Wings who earned a 5-2 victory over Jersey’s team.
Jersey’s team enters tonight’s contest in a second half of a back-to-back set. It marks the team’s first back-to-back set for the 2022-23 campaign.
The Devils logged a 3-12-2 record in second games played last season for back-to-back sets.
Jersey’s team dressed 11 forwards and seven defensemen over the last three games, while Kevin Bahl was listed as the extra blueliner to start the game.
The Devils haven’t allowed more than 25 shots against in a game this season, and enter Tuesday’s contest ranked first in shots against, per game at 21.3.
Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times
The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13.
New Jersey’s shots per game total entering tonight’s contest vs Detroit is 39.5, which ranks 1st in the NHL. Pittsburgh is second at 39.0.
Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship.
The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater on Thursday, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots.
Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history.
The Devils record on Tuesdays in 2022-23…1-0-0…road: 0-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…2-3-0…road…0-0-0
Record vs Atlantic Division in 2022-23….0-1-0….road…0-0-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…1-0-0
VS DETROIT
The Devils and Hockeytown face-off one more time after tonight’s tilt:
Game 3: Jan. 4, 2023 at DET, 7:00 P.M.
The last time the Devils won a season series vs Detroit was 2019-20, when New Jersey posted a 3-0-0 record vs Hockeytown.
The last time New Jersey won a road game vs the Wngs was 2019-20, after a 4-1-win vs Detroit on Feb. 25, 2020.
ALL-TIME vs DETROIT
Record: 45-52-11-4
Home: 27-18-9-3
Road: 18-34-2-1
Points Leader: John MacLean…17g-13a=30 PTS, 30 GP
Goaltender Wins: Martin Brodeur…10-9-1-0
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs the Red Wings was in a 8-5 win vs Detroit on Mar. 9, 1985.
The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs the Wings is eight, three times, with the last being on Feb. 9, 1993, in an 8-5 loss at Detroit.
The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Detroit is 44, after a 1-1 tie on Feb. 12, 1990, in Jersey.
The most shots that the Devils/Rockies/Scouts allowed in a single game vs the Wings is 47, on Feb. 23, 1982, in Colorado.
The last time the Devils shut out the Wings was on Jan. 28, 2003, in a 1-0 win at Continental Airlines Arena.
The last time Detroit shut out the Devils was on Apr. 24, in a 3-0 loss at the Rock.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 vs. ANAHEIM 1 (10/23/22)
1ST PERIOD: DET Larkin (Kubalík, Seider) 2:02-PP; ANA Zegras (Terry, Henrique) 5:31-EV; DET Perron (Hronek, Kubalík) 13:28-PP
2ND PERIOD: DET Veleno (Erne, Suter) 4:07-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Sundqvist, Larkin) 3:44-PP; DET Söderblom (Rasmussen) 14:24-EV
SHOTS: DET 41 (14-9-18) / ANA 33 (12-9-12)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 32-33) / ANA Gibson (L, 36-41)
PP: DET 3-5 / ANA 0-4
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (5 / Oct. 10)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (3 / Oct. 15)
Jakub Vrána – personal (3 / Oct. 17)
Total Man Games Lost: 11
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/20 – Reassigned defenseman Seth Barton and goaltender Sebastian Cossa from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL).
10/18 – Removed defenseman Seth Barton from injured non-roster and assigned him to Grand Rapids.
10/17 – Placed forward Tyler Bertuzzi on injured reserve.
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. DEVILS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 113th all-time meeting, 56th in Detroit … Second of three games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. NJ: 56-42-11-3 / HOME: 35-17-2-1 / LAST 10: 7-3-0 / IN 2021-22: 3-0-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0 DET top scorers vs. NJ: Dylan Larkin (10-11-21 in 17 GP), Andrew Copp (2-7-9 in 15 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (1-5-6 in 10 GP), Michael Rasmussen (4-1-5 in 5 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-4-4 in 4 GP), Filip Hronek (0-4-4 in 7 GP), Moritz Seider (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Pius Suter (1-1-2 in 4 GP) NJ top scorers vs. DET: Ondrej Palat (8-20-28 in 39 GP), Dougie Hamilton (5-15-20 in 30 GP), Tomas Tatar (3-8-11 in 12 GP), Nico Hischier (3-4-7 in 9 GP), Jesper Bratt (2-4-6 in 9 GP), John Marino (1-3-4 in 6 GP), Fabian Zetterlund (1-2-3 in 2 GP), Ryan Graves (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Dawson Mercer (2-0-2 in 4 GP), Jonas Siegenthaler (0-2-2 in 4 GP)
LAST TIME OUT
Oct. 23 vs. Anaheim – 5-1 W
Detroit earned a 5-1 victory over Anaheim to improve to 3-0-2 overall and 2-0-1 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit extended its season-opening point streak to five games for the eighth time in franchise history and just the fourth time in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68) … The Red Wings’ other runs over that span were in 1997-98 (5-0-1), 1972-73 (6-0-0) and 2011-12 (5-0-0) … Detroit finished 3-for-5 on the power play, marking the first time the club has netted three-or-more power play goals in a single game since scoring four times on the man advantage on Nov. 15, 2017 vs. Calgary … Detroit also finished a perfect 4-for-4 on the penalty kill, and is 17-for-17 while shorthanded to begin the 2022-23 season … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring on the power play 2:02 into the contest, marking his third goal of the season and second-straight game with a power play goal … Larkin’s power play goal was his 150th career goal in his 509th game with the Red Wings … Among players to debut with the franchise, only four skaters have reached the mark in fewer games over the past 25 years: Henrik Zetterberg (350 GP on March 25, 2008), Vyacheslav Kozlov (440 GP on Feb. 21, 1999), Johan Franzen (472 GP on April 7, 2012) and Pavel Datsyuk (477 GP on Dec. 20, 2008) … Larkin also tallied an assist on Dominik Kubalík’s power play goal, giving him seven points (3-4-7) through five games … David Perron gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with his fourth goal of the season and second power play goal of the campaign … Kubalík finished with a power play goal and two assists for his third-consecutive multi-point performance … Kubalík leads the Red Wings with eight points (3-5-8) through his first five games … The last skater to record more points through their first five career contests with the franchise was Paul Coffey (2-8-10 in 5 GP) in 1992-93 … Moritz Seider recorded his first point of the season with an assist in Larkin’s power play goal … Seider paced the Red Wings with 21 power play points (2-19-21) in 2021-22 … Filip Hronek registered an assist in his 250th career NHL game … Oskar Sundqvist picked up his 100th career NHL point with the primary helper on Kubalík’s power play goal … Joe Veleno gave the Red Wings a 3-1 lead with his first goal/point of the season … Elmer Söderblom wrapped up the scoring with his second goal of the season … The Red Wings set a season high with 41 shots, including 14 on the power play.
