ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
None
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 250
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
21 – Activated forward Jake Neighbours off IR
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
6 – Signed college free agent defenseman Anton Malmstrom to a two-year, entry-level contract
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round draft pick
BLUES vs. RED WINGS
- The Blues and Red Wings will finish off their season series, finishing off a home-and-home series, after they met Tuesday in St. Louis
- The Blues lost 3-2 in a shootout on Tuesday vs. Detroit
- The Blues went 1-1-0 against Detroit last season, with each team winning at home
- The Blues are 3-1-1 in their last 5 games against the Red Wings
- The Blues are 7-2-5 in their last 14 games against the Red Wings
- The Blues have earned points in 8 of their last 10 trips to Detroit (7-2-1)
- The Blues have scored at least 5 goals in 3 of their last 5 games against Detroit, outscoring the Red Wings 20-14 in those 5 games (Does not include shootout deciding goals)
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to Detroit in 8 of their last 10 matchups, going 21 for 23 (91.3%) on the penalty kill over those 10 games
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 straight games in Detroit, going 5 for 10 (50.0%) on the power play over those 3 games
- Nathan Walker’s next game will be the 100th of his career
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/25 – at Anaheim
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
3/30 – at Chicago
4/1 – at Nashville
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will play 5 more games in March, 4 of which will come on the road
- 4 of the Blues’ remining 5 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (1 against the Central)
- After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)
BLUES GO MARCHING IN
- Since Mar. 9, the Blues are 4-2-1 (9 points)
- Their 4 wins since Mar. 9 share 7th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers/Colorado/Vegas/Edmonton, 6), while their 9 points share 9th in the NHL (1. NY Rangers, 13)
- The Blues have scored 27 goals since Mar. 9, which ranks 9th in the NHL (1. Dallas/Edmonton, 32)
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their last 7 games since Mar. 9, going 5 for 19 (26.3%) on the power play, which shares the 9th best power play in the NHL over that span (1. Colorado, 10 for 24, 41.7%)
- Since Mar. 9, Jakub Vrana and Jordan Kyrou each have scored 5 goals, which shares 8th in the NHL (1. Keller, 8)
- Of those 5 goals for Vrana, 3 have come on the power play, which shares the 3rd most power play goals in the NHL since Mar. 9 (1. Reinhart/Chiasson, 4)
EXTRA NUGGETS
- The Blues are 25-10-3 this season when scoring first
- The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
- Since Dec. 11, 43 games, the Blues are 99 for 120 on the penalty kill (82.5%), which shares 10th in the NHL over that span (1. Carolina, 111 for 128, 86.7%)
- The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 13)
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at ST. LOUIS 2 SO (3/21/23)
1ST PERIOD: STL Bortuzzo (Blais, Schenn) 2:21-EV; DET Chiasson (Perron, Larkin) 7:49-PP; STL Scandella (unassisted) 10:03-EV; DET Zadina (Kubalík, Lindström) 17:47-EV
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
OT: No scoring
SO: STL Vrána (save), DET Suter (save); STL Kyrou (save), DET Perron (miss); STL Buchnevich (miss), DET Larkin (save); STL Schenn (miss), DET Raymond (goal)
SHOTS: DET 30 (7-8-14-1) / STL 22 (7-4-8-3)
GOALIES: DET Hellberg (W, 20-22) / STL Hofer (SOL, 28-30)
PP: DET 1-3 / STL 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (41 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (14 / Feb. 25)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (3 / March 16)
Adam Erne – lower body (1 / March 21)
Total Man Games Lost: 261
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (13), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (3), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/19 – Signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/17 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. BLUES / 7:00 P.M. EDT / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 290th all-time meeting, 146th in Detroit … Second of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 126-117-37-9 / HOME: 71-52-17-5 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. STL: David Perron (2-5-7 in 11 GP), Dylan Larkin (3-4-7 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-1-4 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
STL top scorers vs. DET: Brayden Schenn (8-12-20 in 22 GP), Torey Krug (6-14-20 in 30 GP), Justin Faulk (5-12-17 in 22 GP), Pavel Buchnevich (4-7-11 in 14 GP), Kasperi Kapanen (6-5-11 in 17 GP), Nathan Walker (3-0-3 in 2 GP), Sammy Blais (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Jordan Kyrou (0-2-2 in 3 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sat., Mar. 25: RED WINGS at FLYERS / 1:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tue., Mar. 28: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thu., Mar. 30: RED WINGS vs. HURRICANES / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 21 at St. Louis – 3-2 W
Detroit captured a 3-2 shootout win at St. Louis to improve to 31-30-9 overall and 14-16-5 on the road … Detroit is 6-3-0 at St. Louis dating back to Feb. 7, 2013 … Detroit is 15-8-6 against Western Conference opponents this season … The Red Wings are 11-7-9 in one-goal games this season, and 26-8-19 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … Lucas Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout … Raymond is 3-for-8 (37.5%) in shootouts in his NHL career, including two game-deciding goals … Alex Chiasson put Detroit on the board with his fourth power play goal of the season … Chiasson has six points (4-2-6) in seven games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Chiasson became the second player in franchise history to score his first four goals with Detroit on the power play, joining Viacheslav Fetisov who accomplished the feat during the 1994-95 and 1995-96 seasons … Filip Zadina knotted the score at two apiece with his third goal of the season … David Perron recorded the primary assist on Chiasson’s power play goal, giving him five points (1-4-5) in eight games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Dylan Larkin also picked up an assist on Chiasson’s power play goal to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-2-3 in 3 GP) … Larkin extended his team lead in assists (41), points (67), power play points (27) and shots (213) through 69 games … Larkin has eight points (3-5-8) in his last seven games, and 34 points (13-21-34) in 32 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin also went 12-for-15 (80.0%) at the faceoff circle … Olli Määttä skated in his 600th career NHL game … Magnus Hellberg stopped 20-of-22 shots during regulation and overtime before finishing a perfect 4-for-4 in the shootout … The Red Wings are 6-for-19 (31.6%) on the man advantage since March 8 vs. Chicago
