NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (34-33-9) at Montréal Canadiens (30-41-6)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 5 at TORONTO 2 (4/2/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Määttä (unassisted) 1:30-EV; TOR Järnkrok (Abruzzese, Timmins) 7:33-PP; DET Berggren (Hägg, Raymond)
12:45-EV; DET Larkin (Kubalík, Määttä) 19:21-EV
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: TOR Tavares (Rielly, Matthews) 6:00-PP; DET Larkin (Chiarot, Seider) 10:16-EV; DET Larkin (Walman) 17:48-EN
SHOTS: DET 24 (10-7-7) / TOR 45 (15-13-17)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (W, 43-45) / TOR Murray (ND, 5-7), Samsonov (L, 14-16)
PP: DET 0-1 / TOR 2-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (47 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (42 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (20 / Feb. 25)
Ville Husso – lower body (9 / March 23)
Total Man Games Lost: 290
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Ben Chiarot (6), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Alex Chiasson (1), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/30 (POSTGAME) – Recalled forward Marco Kasper from Rögle BK (SHL)
3/29 – Assigned forward Taro Hirose to Grand Rapids
3/28 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Carter Mazur to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 P.M. EDT / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 604th all-time meeting, 303rd at Montreal … Fourth of four games this season, second of two at Montreal
ALL-TIME vs. MTL: 214-288-96-5 / AWAY: 74-183-43-2 / LAST 10: 7-2-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 2-0-1
DET top scorers vs. MTL: Dylan Larkin (6-10-16 in 25 GP), Andrew Copp (6-9-15 in 20 GP), Olli Määttä (4-7-11 in 21 GP), Robby Fabbri (4-3-7 in 12 GP), Ben Chiarot (1-6-7 in 13 GP), Moritz Seider (0-5-5 in 6 GP), Austin Czarnik (2-1-3 in 4 GP), Dominik Kubalík (1-2-3 in 6 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP), Matt Luff (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
MTL top scorers vs. DET: Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24 in 28 GP), Jonathan Drouin (5-16-21 in 20 GP), Mike Hoffman (8-11-19 in 29 GP), Chris Tierney (5-7-12 in 16 GP), Denis Gurianov (3-6-9 in 14 GP), Nick Suzuki (3-4-7 in 10 GP), Rafaël Harvey-Pinard (2-1-3 in 1 GP), Michael Pezzetta (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Alex Belzile (0-2-2 in 3 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thu., April 6: RED WINGS vs. SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Sat., April 8: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 1:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, ABC / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Mon., April 10: RED WINGS vs. STARS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
April 2 at Toronto – 5-2 W
Detroit captured a 5-2 win at Toronto to improve to 34-33-9 overall and 15-18-5 on the road … The Red Wings are 3-1-0 in their last four games, with all three wins coming against teams currently holding a playoff spot … Dylan Larkin scored his 29th, 30th and 31st goals of the season to earn his second career NHL hat trick … It marked Larkin’s first hat trick since recording three goals and an assist on Dec. 18, 2021 vs. New Jersey … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (31), points (76), game-winning goals (5) and shots (233) through 75 games … Larkin also paces the Red Wings with 16 multi-point games and eight three-point outings this season … Larkin (31-45-76 in 75 GP) has established a career high for points in a season, shattering his previous best of 73 points set during the 2018-19 campaign (32-41-73 in 76 GP) … Larkin reached the 30-goal mark for the third time in his NHL career … Larkin became the first Red Wings skater to record consecutive 30-goal seasons since Henrik Zetterberg (4 from 2005-06 to 2008-09) and Pavel Datsyuk (2 from 2007-08 to 2008-09) … Larkin boosted his point streak to four-consecutive games (5-3-8 in 4 GP) … Larkin has compiled 19 points (9-10-19) in 16 games since signing an eight-year contract extension on March 1 … Larkin (178-256-434 in 579 GP) has passed Niklas Kronwall (83-349-432 in 953 GP) for 19th place on the franchise’s all-time scoring list … Larkin (178 goals) also surpassed Mickey Redmond (177) for 20th place on the franchise’s all-time goals list … Moritz Seider recorded an assist to extended his point streak to four-straight games (0-5-5 in 4 GP) … Seider has logged 27 points (3-24-27) and a plus-10 rating in 38 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Seider (5-35-40 in 76 GP) became the sixth active defenseman to record multiple 40-point seasons before the age of 22, joining Rasmus Dahlin (3x), Drew Doughty (2x), Erik Karlsson (2x), Zach Werenski (2x) and Quinn Hughes (2x) … Olli Määttä registered a goal and an assist for his third multi-point game of the season … Jonatan Berggren gave Detroit a 2-1 lead with his 14th goal of the season … Lucas Raymond picked up an assist in his 150th career NHL game … Dominik Kubalík tallied an assist on Larkin’s first goal, giving him five points (2-3-5) in seven games since March 21 at St. Louis … Alex Nedeljkovic made a season-high 43 saves to earn his third-straight victory … Marco Kasper logged one shot and three hits in 14:59 time on ice in his NHL debut … Kasper (18 years, 359 days) became the first 18-year-old to play for the Red Wings since Martin Lapointe, who appeared in four regular-season games and three postseason contests during the 1991-92 season … Detroit is 5-1-0 when playing on Sunday.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Red Wings s’affrontent ce soir pour la 604e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 666e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
  • The Canadiens and Red Wings are facing each other for the 604th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 666th match-up between those two opponents.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – CAR 3 @ MTL 0 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals –
Buts CAR Goals – Skjei, Stastny, Aho (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (47-50)
Gardien CAR Goalie – Raanta (14-14)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique CAR Powerplay – 1/2
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 25:01) ; S (Ylönen – 3) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Edmundson, Pezzetta – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
6 AVRIL VS. WASHINGTON 19 h / 7 p.m.
8 AVRIL @ TORONTO 19 h / 7 p.m.
12 AVRIL @ NY ISLANDERS 19 h / 7 p.m.
13 AVRIL VS. BOSTON 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 77 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 77 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 33 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 52 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 31 –
A. Xhekaj – Épaule / Shoulder 24 –
K. Guhle – Cheville / Ankle 8 –
J. Anderson – Cheville / Ankle 6 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé Cayden Primeau et Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (03/04)
The Canadiens have recalled Cayden Primeau and Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (04/03)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (28/03)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (03/28)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le gardien Cayden Primeau du Rocket de Laval (27/03)
The Canadiens have recalled goaltender Cayden Primeau from the Laval Rocket (03/27)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (22/03)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (03/22)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 03/04 – BEFORE GAMES ON 04/03
PTS (66 – 28e/28th)
V/W (30 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (214 – 26e/26th)
BC/GA (282 – 28e/28th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.4 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.8 – 29e/29th)
MÉ/Hits (1523 – 27e/27th)
MP/PIM (884 – 3e/3rd)
AN/PP (17.1% – 28e/28th)
DN/PK (73.0% – 30e/30th)

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour Goals for Buts contre Goals against
Atlantique 6-16-1 13 54 100
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 10-10-2 22 67 77
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 30-41-6 66 219 284
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 114
Victoires/Wins : 44
Fiche : 44-60-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 98

CANADIENS VS. DETROIT
À vie / All-Time

CANADIENS vs. DET 293-208-96-6 (603 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 185-70-42-5 (302 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 108-138-54-1 (301 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
DP 4-3 OTL @ MTL (26/01/23)
J. Allen 4-42 | V. Husso 3-23
BG / WG: R. Fabbri (P/OT)

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE DETROIT / LAST 10 GAMES VS. DETROIT:
26/01/23 – DET 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
08/11/22 – MTL 3 @ DET 2 (TB/SO)
14/10/22 – MTL 0 @ DET 3
13/11/21 – MTL 2 @ DET 3 (P/OT)
02/11/21 – DET 0 @ MTL 3
23/10/21 – DET 1 @ MTL 6
18/02/20 – MTL 3 @ DET 4
07/01/20 – MTL 3 @ DET 4
14/12/19 – DET 2 @ MTL 1
10/10/19 – DET 4 @ MTL 2

CETTE SAISON CONTRE DETROIT / THIS SEASON VS. DETROIT
Match #1: 14/10/2022 @ DET – D/L 3-0
Match #2: 08/11/2022 @ DET – VTB/SOW 3-2
Match #3: 26/01/2023 @ MTL – DP/OTL 4-3
Match #4: 04/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE DETROIT / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. DETROIT:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24, 28 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 29 pj/gp)
3) Jonathan Drouin (5-16-21, 20 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE DETROIT / LEADING SCORERS VS. DETROIT:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24, 28 pj/gp)
2) Jonathan Drouin (5-16-21, 20 pj/gp)
3) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 29 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE DETROIT / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. DETROIT:
1) David Savard (28, 36 pj/gp)
2) Jonathan Drouin (16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Juraj Slafkovsky (15, 2 pj/gp)