NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (12-7-3) at Montreal Canadiens (10-11-2)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)

Dylan Larkin – personal (2 / Nov. 26)

Total Man Games Lost: 28

Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (12), Austin Czarnik (3), Klim Kostin (3), Jeff Petry (3), Ville Husso (2), Jake Walman (2), Christian Fischer (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

12/1 – Assigned forward Jonatan Berggren to Grand Rapids … Reassigned defenseman Antti Tuomisto from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME DETROIT RED WINGS (12-7-3) at MONTRÉAL CANADIENS (10-11-2)

Saturday, December 2, 2023 / 7:00 P.M. ET / Bell Centre / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

TONIGHT: 606th all-time meeting, 304th at Montréal …

Second of four games this season, first of two at Montréal

ALL-TIME vs. MTL: 215-288-96-6 /

AWAY: 75-183-43-2 /

LAST 10: 6-2-2 /

IN 2022-23: 3-0-1 /

THIS SEASON: 0-0-1

DET top scorers vs. MTL: Patrick Kane (9-11-20 in 22 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-10-16 in 27 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (2-13-15 in 19 GP), Andrew Copp (6-9-15 in 22 GP), David Perron (6-8-14 in 27 GP), Alex DeBrincat (4-9-13 in 12 GP), Olli Määttä (4-9-13 in 23 GP), Ben Chiarot (1-7-8 in 15 GP), Robby Fabbri (4-3-7 in 12 GP), Michael Rasmussen (2-4-6 in 9 GP), Moritz Seider (0-5-5 in 8 GP)

MTL top scorers vs. DET: Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24 in 30 GP), Sean Monahan (5-10-15 in 19 GP), Nick Suzuki (4-5-9 in 12 GP), Alex Newhook (0-4-4 in 5 GP), Michael Pezzetta (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Cole Caufield (1-1-2 in 4 GP)

LAST TIME OUT Nov. 30 vs. Chicago – 5-1 W

Detroit earned a 5-1 win over Chicago to improve to 12-7-3 overall and 8-3-2 on home ice … The Red Wings are 4-1-0 since returning from Sweden, outscoring their opponents by a 20-7 margin … Detroit is a perfect 8-0-0 this season when scoring five-or-more goals … Detroit is 8-2-1 this season when scoring first, and 6-1-1 when doing so on home ice … J.T. Compher scored a shorthanded goal and a power play goal … It marked Compher’s first multi-goal game in a Detroit uniform and sixth multi-point game of the season … Compher became the first Red Wings skater to record a shorthanded goal and a power play goal in the same game since Frans Nielsen did so on Oct. 26, 2017 at Tampa Bay … Compher has recorded 15 points (5-10-15) in 13 games since Oct. 30 against the New York Islanders … In all, Compher has 19 points (6-13-19) in 22 games to begin his Red Wings tenure … Robby Fabbri also scored two goals for his second-consecutive multi-point game … Fabbri registered his first multi-goal game since Dec. 9, 2021 at St. Louis … Fabbri has four points (3-1-4) in his last two games … In all, Fabbri has nine points (7-2-9) in 10 appearances this season … Ben Chiarot gave Detroit a 3-1 lead with his second goal of the season … Chiarot’s goal and Compher’s power play goal were scored 47 seconds apart … Lucas Raymond finished with two assists for his fourth multi-point game of the season … Raymond has compiled 16 points (7-9-16) in 17 games dating back to Oct. 22 vs. Calgary … Jake Walman dished out a pair of assists for his second multi-point game of the campaign … Alex DeBrincat had the primary assist on Chiarot’s goal … DeBrincat (12-9-21 in 22 GP) has tied Dylan Larkin (8-13-21 in 20 GP) for the team lead in scoring … Andrew Copp logged an assist on Compher’s shorthanded goal, giving him three assists in his last two games … David Perron collected an assist on Compher’s power play goal, giving him four points (3-1-4) in four games since Nov. 24 at Boston … Daniel Sprong picked up an assist on Fabbri’s power play goal, giving him five points (1-4-5) in six games since Nov. 17 against Toronto … In all, Sprong has tallied 14 points (5-9-14) in 22 games this season … Moritz Seider has points in back-to-back games (1-1-2 in 2 GP) … Seider recorded his 106th career NHL point (15-91-106 in 186 GP), passing Steve Chiasson (29-76-105 in 206 GP) for the second-most points by a Red Wings defenseman before age 23, trailing only Reed Larson (37-91-128 in 168 GP) … Alex Lyon stopped 34-of-35 shots for his third-consecutive win … In total, Lyon has posted a 3-1-0 record with a 1.26 goals-against average, a 0.958 save percentage and one shutout in four starts with the Red Wings … Detroit finished 2-for-4 on the power play, marking the ninth time the Red Wings have scored multiple power play goals in a game this season … The Red Wings are 7-1-1 this season when scoring multiple power play goals … The Red Wings have a scored a power play goal in five-straight games for the first time since Feb. 9-16 … Detroit is 8-for-24 (33.3 percent) on the man advantage over its last five contests.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

– Les Canadiens et les Red Wings s’affrontent ce soir pour la 606e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 668e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.

– The Canadiens and Red Wings are facing each other for the 606th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 668th match-up between those two opponents.

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 3-3-1 7 20 26

Centrale 2-3-0 4 14 19

Métropolitaine 3-1-0 6 13 12

Pacifique 2-4-1 5 17 25 Total 10-11-2 22 64 82

À vie / All-Time CANADIENS vs. DET 294-209-96-6 (605 PJ / GP)

Dom. / Home 185-71-42-5 (303 PJ / GP)

Étr. / Away 109-138-54-1 (302 PJ / GP)

Dern. Match / Last game:

VP 3-2 OTW @ DET (09/11/23) C. Primeau 2-29 | J. Reimer 3-27 BG / WG: C. Caufield (P/OT) 10

DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE DETROIT / LAST 10 GAMES VS. DETROIT:

09/11/23 – MTL 3 @ DET 2 (P/OT)

04/04/23 – DET 5 @ MTL 0

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