DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (11 / Oct. 12)
Christian Fischer – upper body (1 / Nov. 2)
Total Man Games Lost: 18 Individual Man Games Lost: Klim Kostin (3), Jeff Petry (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
10/31 – Activated forward Carter Mazur from injured non-roster and assigned him to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME DETROIT RED WINGS (7-4-1) at NEW YORK RANGERS (8-2-1)
Tuesday, November 7, 2023 / 7:30 P.M. ET / Madison Square Garden / TV: TNT, MAX / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 603rd all-time meeting, 302nd at New York Rangers … First of three games this season, first of two at New York Rangers
ALL-TIME vs. NYR: 273-219-103-7 / AWAY: 99-141-57-4 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2022-23: 2-1-0 /
THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. NYR: David Perron (8-9-17 in 23 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (3-12-15 in 29 GP), Alex DeBrincat (4-5-9 in 10 GP), Moritz Seider (0-5-5 in 6 GP), J.T. Compher (3-2-5 in 8 GP)
NYR top scorers vs. DET: Artemi Panarin (10-18-28 in 19 GP), Vincent Trocheck (10-11-21 in 32 GP), Chris Kreider (8-11-19 in 26 GP), Blake Wheeler (5-13-18 in 22 GP), Mika Zibanejad (9-9-18 in 31 GP), Erik Gustafsson (1-8-9 in 11 GP), Alexis Lafrenière (2-2-4 in 6 GP)
LAST TIME OUT Nov. 4 vs. Boston – 5-4 W
Detroit earned a 5-4 win over Boston to improve to 7-4-1 overall and 4-2-1 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings handed the Bruins their first regulation loss of the season … The Red Wings are 7-1-0 against the Bruins at Little Caesars Arena dating back to Nov. 21, 2018 … The result marked Detroit’s second multi-goal comeback win in its last three games. The Red Wings also erased a 2-0 deficit to capture a 4-3 overtime win on Oct. 30 against the New York Islanders … Detroit leads the NHL with 20 third-period goals this season … Andrew Copp scored what proved to be the game-winner for his fourth goal of the season … The goal marked Copp’s 250th career NHL point … Copp has registered six points (4-2-6) in 12 games to open the 2023-24 season … David Perron finished with a goal and two assists for his second multi-point game of the season … Perron had five three-point performances with the Red Wings in 2022-23 … Perron has recorded seven points (3-4-7) in 12 games to begin the 2023-24 season … Dylan Larkin finished with a goal and an assist for his fifth multi-point game of the season … Larkin continues to lead the Red Wings in assists (12), points (17), penalty minutes (25) and power play points (11) through 12 games to begin the 2023-24 campaign … Larkin’s goal was the 184th of his NHL career, passing Sid Abel for sole possession of 19th place on Detroit’s all-time list … Lucas Raymond tallied a power play goal and an assist for his third multi-point game of the season … Raymond has tallied eight points (3-5-8) in seven games since Oct. 22 vs. Calgary … In all, Raymond has 10 points (4-6-10) in 12 games to begin the 2023-24 season … J.T. Compher dished out a pair of assists for his third multi-point game of the campaign … Compher has tallied four points (1-3-4) in his last three games … In total, Compher has eight points (2-6-8) in 12 games to start the 2023-24 season … Jake Walman made it a 2-2 game with his first career power play goal … Walman has three points (2-1-3) in his last three games … In all, Walman has tallied six points (3-3-6) in 12 games to begin the 2023-24 season … Raymond and Walman became the seventh and eighth Red Wings skaters to score a power play goal this season, joining Alex DeBrincat (3), Larkin (3), Shayne Gostisbehere (2), Perron (2), Robby Fabbri and Copp … Moritz Seider and Daniel Sprong assisted on Walman’s power play goal … Seider leads all Red Wings defensemen in assists (10) and points (11) through 12 games to begin the 2023-24 season … Sprong has six points (1-5-6) in his last eight games … Gostisbehere skated in his 550th career NHL game, while Michael Rasmussen played in his 250th career NHL game … DeBrincat recorded an assist on Larkin’s goal, giving him 14 points (9-5-14) in 12 games to begin his Red Wings tenure … Ville Husso stopped 26-of-30 shots to improve to 5-2-1 in eight starts this season … Detroit finished 2-for-8 on the power play, marking the sixth time the Red Wings have scored multiple power play goals in a game this season … In total, Detroit is 14-for-50 (28.0 percent) on the power play in 2023-24.
NEW YORK RANGERS NOTES:
RANGERS RUNDOWN
– The New York Rangers begin a three-game homestand with an Original Six matchup with the Detroit Red Wings at Madison Square Garden (7:30 PM ET – TV: TNT – Radio: ESPN 98.7 FM). To this point, the Blueshirts’ three home games are tied for the fewest in the NHL. – The Rangers have points in seven-straight games (6-0-1) and have the third most points (17)/wins (8) in the NHL. – The Rangers are 8-2-1 (17 points), marking their best 11-game start to a season since the 2008-09 campaign. – The Rangers have the NHL’s second best power play percentage (31.6) and have scored power play goals in nine of their first 11 games. The Rangers’ 12 power play goals are tied for the third most in the league. On the flip side, the Blueshirts’ 83.8 penalty kill percentage is 10th in the league. – The Rangers have the second best faceoff percentage in the NHL with a 54.6 percent mark. New York has been over 50 percent in the faceoff circle in nine of 11 games. – The Rangers have earned at least one point in eight of his last nine games against Detroit (6-1-2) and 15 of their last 17 games against the Red Wings, dating back to Jan. 22, 2017 (10-2-5 record). At MSG, the Blueshirts have earned a point in five-straight games against Detroit (3-0-2) and seven of their last eight home against the Red Wings (4-0-3). – With 210 blocked shots, the Blueshirts rank third in the NHL. – The Blueshirts have the third fewest GA/GP (2.09) in the NHL and fourth fewest shots per game in the NHL (27.5). – The Rangers’ defensemen have recorded 31 points, the fifth most in the NHL, and nine goals are tied for the league-lead. 32.6 percent of all points recorded this season have come from defensemen, the highest mark in the NHL. LAST GAME – New York has played in a extra session in three of its last four contests, holding a 2-1 record in those games.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 5 – Jonny Brodzinski, Connor Mackey and Louis Domingue recalled from Hartford
Nov. 5 – Jonny Brodzinski, Connor Mackey and Louis Domingue re-assigned to Hartford
SLAP SHOTS
– Jacob Trouba’s 42 blocked shots are the most in the NHL. Nick Bonino ranks fourth with 35 blocked shots and leads forwards. Since 2021-22, Bonino leads all forwards in blocked shots with 216. – Among NHL skaters with 100 or more faceoffs, Vincent Trocheck ranks second in faceoff percentage (63.4). – Will Cuylle ranks second among rookies in hits with 25. – Kaapo Kakko, Alexis Lafrenière and Filip Chytil have each recorded a point in the same regular-season game on 24 occasions. The Rangers hold a record of 22-0-2 in such contests. – K’Andre Miller leads the Rangers with a plus-8 rating and has points in four of his last seven contests (1G-5A).
