ARIZONA COYOTES NOTES:
3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is coming off a 4-0 shutout win on Wednesday and is 4-3-1 thru the first 8 games of its current road stretch
• Lawson Crouse and Nick Bjugstad have combined for 6 goals in the past two games for Arizona
• Tonight is the first time the Coyotes have faced Detroit since their 9-goal outburst at Little Caesars Arena on 3/8/22
LAST GAME
Coyotes 4, Hurricanes 0 – November 23, 2022 – PNC Arena
ARI Goals: Schmaltz (1), Crouse (8, 9), Bjugstad (4)
CAR Goals: None
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (W) – 36 svs on 36 shots
CAR Goalie: Kochetkov (L) – 23 svs on 26 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 4-4
Notes: ARI got back in the win column with its second shutout of the campaign…Karel Vejmelka saved all 36 shots he saw for his second clean sheet of 2022-23 and third in his career…Lawson Crouse netted two goals to claim the team-lead in goals; Crouse has notched 29 markers in his last 82 GP…Shayne Gostisbehere chipped in two assists for his fifth multi-point game of the season…Nick Schmaltz recorded his first goal of the season and 50th with the Coyotes…Nick Bjugstad scored for the second straight game and has three goals in his last two skates…Dylan Guenther registered his second career multi-point game …JJ Moser picked up an assist for the third straight game, tying his career-high assist and point streak…Moser blocked 7 shots, the most by a Coyote this season…Clayton Keller got back on the scoresheet with an assist; the Coyotes are 7-2-0 this season when he gets a helper…Jakob Chychrun picked up his first point of the season with an assist…Chychrun posted 8 shots, a season-high for a Coyote…The Yotes blocked 30 shots, their highest in a game since 1/20/19 at TOR (4-2, W)…The game was the first Arizona has played on a Wednesday this season; the team improved to 5-0-1 when playing on Mon-Wed…Juuso Valimaki was scratched due to an upper-body injury
MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Juuso Valimaki…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 11/21)
Josh Brown…Day-to-Day…Upper-Body (1 / 11/21)
Total man games lost: 60 games
Jakob Chychrun (16), Nick Schmaltz (15), Zack Kassian (9), Connor Timmins (9), Andrew Ladd (6), Ben McCartney (3)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-11/23 – Activated F Zack Kassian off IR
-11/23 – Acquired F Curtis Douglas from Toronto in exchange for D Conor Timmins
-11/21 – Placed F Zack Kassian on IR (retroactive to 11/1)
-11/21 – Activated D Jakob Chychrun off IR
-11/21 – Activated F Nick Schmaltz off IR
YOTES & WINGS
-Tonight is the first of two ARI-DET matchups this season and the only one at LCA. The teams will square off again on 1/17 in Tempe
-The Yotes’ current 4-game win streak against DET is tied for the second-longest the franchise has ever put together against the Wings (longest: 6 games from 12/16/84 – 1/10/87)
-The 4-game run is also the longest active win streak the Coyotes have against an opponent -The Coyotes beat the Red Wings 9-2 in the last meeting (3/8/22). The 9-goal performance is the most ever the Coyotes have scored in a game since the franchise relocated to Arizona
-Prior to the 3/8/22 meeting, the last time the franchise scored nine goals in a game was 12/15/95 vs. EDM as the Winnipeg Jets
-Nick Schmaltz (2-2-4), Jakob Chychrun (2-1-3), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3), Clayton Keller (1-2-3) and Nick Ritchie (2-1-3) all registered 3+ pt games in the 3/8/22 victory
-The aforementioned performances still stand as career-highs for Schmaltz (goals; tied), Chychrun (points; tied), Hayton (assists, points; tied) and Ritchie (goals; tied)
-Keller enters tonight with a 3-game goal/point streak versus Detroit, totaling 4-3-7 in that span. The winger has registered 7-4-11 over 7 career GP vs DET to lead current Coyotes in goals and points (tied) against them
-Keller tallied one of his four career OT goals against the Wings (11/20/21)
-Coyotes franchise vs Red Wings:
• All-Time: 52-64-22-8
• Home: 25-28-14-5
• Road: 27-36-8-3
• L10: 5-3-2
• STRK: W4
SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RED WINGS
Nick Bjugstad…5-6-11…23 career GP
Shayne Gostisbehere…5-5-10…15 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-4-11…7 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…3-4-7…7 career GP
Travis Boyd…3-2-5…7 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…2-4-6…5 career GP
Barrett Hayton…0-3-3…2 career GP
Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Bjugstad, 6)…Points (Keller/Bjugstad, 11)
Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 5)…Points (Gostisbehere, 10)
KELLER INSTINCT
-Clayton Keller enters tonight leading Arizona in assists (12) and points (19) in 2022-23 -He assisted on ARI’s game-winning goal on Wednesday to get back on the scoresheet after having his six-game point streak snapped. Keller has not gone two consecutive games without a point in 2022-23
-Keller has found the scoresheet in all but two road games on the campaign
-The winger also enters tonight averaging over a point-per-game this season (7-12-19 in 18 GP)…A mark he’s been well clear of overall since 11/18/21… Keller has registered 32-44-76 in 69 GP since then, with his 1.10 points per game in that span ranking 6th among RW (Min. 50 GP)
-Keller’s 19 pts are the most he’s totaled through the first 18 gms of a season during his career, besting his 2017-18 start (17 pts thru 18 GP)
EAT YOUR VEGGIES
-Karel Vejmelka pocketed his second shutout of the season and third of his career with a 36-save performance on Wednesday
-The 36-save clean sheet boosted his season SV% to .916, good for 13th in the NHL (min. 10 GP)
-Vejmelka joins Ville Husso (3), Logan Thompson, Ilya Sorokin and Connor Hellebuyck as the only NHL netminders to have multiple shutouts in 2022-23
-His 36 saves in Wednesday’s shutout marks the fourth-highest sv total in a shutout by an NHLer on the campaign (Sorokin, 49; Sorokin, 41; Knight, 40)
-The two shutouts in November of 2022 makes Vejmelka the first Coyote netminder to notch multiple shutouts in a calendar month since Darcy Kuemper (2) in Nov. of 2019
-Vejmelka has put together a 7-6-0 record with a .928 SV% and 2.45 GAA in 15 career November games. All 3 of his career SO have come in that month
-Vejmelka is one of 15 goaltenders to register 3+ career shutouts with the Coyotes/Jets franchise
ROOKIES MAKING THEIR MARK
-Coyotes rookies Dylan Guenther (1st rd, 9th overall in 2021) and Matias Maccelli (4th rd, 98th overall in 2019) come into tonight among NHL rookie leaders in multiple statistical categories Macceli (1-10-11 in 17 GP)
-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in assists (1st), points (2nd), points per game (3rd, 0.65; [min 5 GP]) power-play assists (6, 2nd) and power-play points (7, T-1st)
-Became the first NHL rookie to reach 10 points on the season with an assist on 11/12
-Ranks tied for second on the Coyotes in assists and tied for third in points Guenther (3-6-9 in 16 GP)
-Ranks among NHL rookie leaders in power-play goals (3, T-1st), power-play points (5, 4th) and goals (T-6th)
-Got back on the scoresheet with an assist on Wednesday to re-join the top-10 assist leaders this season among NHL rookies (T-9th)
-Guenther is the fifth player in Coyotes/Jets history to score his first 3 career goals on the power play. He joins Craig Norwich (first 6 goals), Bill Thomas (first 4 goals), Boris Mironov (first 4 goals) and Luciano Borsato (first 3 goals)
-Among players to debut with the Coyotes/Jets franchise history, only four players have recorded 3+ PPGs within his first 13 career games (Teemu Selanne [9 PPG] in 1992-93, Craig Norwich in 1979-80, Luciano Borsato in 1990-91 and Michael Bunting in 2020-21)
-In that criteria, Selanne is the only player in franchise history to record 4+ PPGs within his first 17 career games
-With Jack McBain (Trade w/MIN) contributing 2-2-4 in 18 GP, Coyotes rookies have compiled 24 points for the third-most cumulative pts by rookies in the NHL (BUF, 28; MTL, 26)
IN THE NICK OF TIME
-Nick Schmaltz scored his first goal of the season on Wednesday, his second game back in the lineup after missing 15 contests due to an upper-body injury
-The tally was his 50th as a member of the Coyotes. Reaching 50 goals in 205 games, Schmaltz required the seventh-fewest games with the Coyotes (NHL debut or otherwise) to tally 50 goals as a Coyote (since 1996-97)
-Since his Coyotes debut on 11/27/18, Schmaltz has recorded 50-101-151 in 205 GP. His 0.74 PPG paces the Coyotes since then (min. 50 GP) and his point total trails just Keller in that span
-The forward enjoyed career-bests in both goals (23) and assists (36) last season for a career-best 59 points -58 of those points came in his final 57 games played after returning from injury…He finished 2022-23 with a point in each of his last 4 regular-season games
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
The Coyotes are in a stretch of 14 consecutive road games for the purposes of the Mullett Arena annex construction being completed (on schedule). This stretch from 11/5 – 12/7 is tied for the longest a team has had in NHL history
Rank Team Consecutive Road Games Dates Record
T1 Vancouver 14 straight road games 1/30/10 – 3/10/10 8-5-1
T1 Arizona 14 straight road games 11/5/22 – 12/7/22 TBD
3 NY Islanders 13 straight road games 10/14/21 – 11/16/21 5-6-2
4 San Jose 12 straight road games 1/14/21 – 2/11/21 5-6-1
T5 Philadelphia 11 straight road games 12/23/05 – 1/12/06 8-2-1
T5 Calgary 11 straight road games 2/3/88 – 2/28/88 5-5-1
Note: The Coyotes’ stretch includes 4 different road trips (11/5 – 11/13; 11/17; 11/21–11/27; 12/1–12/7)
2022-23 REAL-TIME STATS LEADERS
Blocked shots: Brown (40)
Hits: O’Brien (62)
Takeaways: Keller (12)
Shots: Gostisbehere (42)
TOI/G: Moser (23:46)
YOTES COACH’S CHALLENGE
2022-23: 0-for-0, -%
Interference Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Offsides Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-)
Miscellaneous Challenge Rate: 0-for-0 (-%)
Last Team Challenge: (W) March 27, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; ARI requested a Coach’s Challenge for a missed stoppage of play. The Situation Room determined that the puck hit the protective netting behind ARI’s net prior to WPG’s Adam Lowry’s goal and, therefore, was out of play
Last Situation Room-Initiated Challenge: (Overturned) Oct. 17, 2022 – Original Call Overturned; The situation room called to review if Morgan Rielly batted the puck with his hand inside the attacking zone before Mitch Marner subsequently gained possession and control. It was deemed that Marner was the first player to gain possession and control of the puck after Rielly batted it with his hand and, therefore, no goal
2022-23 OVERTIME RESULTS: (0-1-1)
Last overtime win: 4/27/22 at DAL (W, 4-3, GWG – T. Boyd)
Last overtime loss: 10/28/22 vs WPG (L, 3-2, GWG – B. Wheeler)
Last overtime that led to shootout: 11/21/22 at NSH
2022-23 SHOOTOUT RESULTS: (0-1)
Last shootout win: 2/1/22 at COL (W, 3-2, SDG – A. Galchenyuk)
Last shootout loss: 11/21/22 at NSH (L, 4-3, SDG – C. Glass)
CAREER OT POINT CHART
PLAYER NAME GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
Shayne Gostisbehere 7 9 16
Clayton Keller 4 6 10
Nick Schmaltz 1 6 7
Jakob Chychrun 2 3 5
Christian Fischer 2 1 3
Travis Boyd 1 1 2
Nick Bjugstad 0 1 1
Troy Stecher 0 1 1
Barrett Hayton 0 1 1
Juuso Valimaki 0 1 1
Matias Maccelli 0 1 1
2022-23 COYOTES RECORD ON…
1-Day Rest: 5-5-0
2-Days Rest: 2-1-1
3+ Days Rest: 0-2-1
Back-to-Backs
Coyotes record on…
First Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
Second Game of Back-to-Back: 0-1-0
When ARI and opponent is completing a back-to-back: 0-1-0
When completing a back-to-back where opponent is not: 0-0-0
When ARI is not completing a back-to-back but opponent is: 0-1-1
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. NASHVILLE 0 (11/23/22)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: DET Larkin (Perron) 4:09-EV; DET Hronek (Berggren) 14:16-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Rasmussen (Erne, Hronek) 19:39-EN
SHOTS: DET 29 (6-11-12) / NSH 26 (7-12-7)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 26-26) / NSH Lankinen (L, 26-28)
PP: DET 1-2 / NSH 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (19 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (17 / Oct. 17)
Filip Zadina – lower body (8 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (6 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – undisclosed (6 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (5 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 83
Individual Man Games Lost: Tyler Bertuzzi (13), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/23 – Claimed goaltender Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Seattle
11/18 – Assigned forward Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. COYOTES / 8:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 147th all-time meeting, 75th in Detroit … First of two games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena ALL-TIME vs. ARI: 72-47-22-5 / HOME: 39-25-8-2 / LAST 10: 5-4-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0 DET top scorers vs. ARI: David Perron (12-17-29 in 53 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-7-11 in 11 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 7 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (1-2-3 in 5 GP), Michael Rasmussen (1-1-2 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-1-1 in 2 GP) ARI top scorers vs. DET: Clayton Keller (7-4-11 in 7 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-5-10 in 15 GP), Nick Ritchie (5-3-8 in 9 GP), Jakob Chychrun (3-4-7 in 7 GP), Nick Schmaltz (2-4-6 in 5 GP), Travis Boyd (3-2-5 in 7 GP), Lawson Crouse (3-2-5 in 8 GP), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3 in 2 GP), Josh Brown (1-1-2 in 4 GP), J.J. Moser (0-1-1 in 1 GP), Dysin Mayo (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Monday, Nov. 28: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wednesday, Nov. 30: RED WINGS vs. SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Dec. 3: RED WINGS vs. GOLDEN KNIGHTS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Nov. 23 vs. Nashville – 3-0 W
Detroit earned a 3-0 win over Nashville to improve to 10-5-4 overall and 6-2-2 inside Little Caesars Arena … The result extends Detroit’s winning streak to three-straight games, matching a season high lasting from Nov. 3-6 … Detroit reached the 10-win mark in its 19th game of the 2022-23 season, marking the fastest the team has reached double-digits in wins since going 10-4-5 to begin the 2014-15 campaign … Ville Husso stopped all 26 shots he faced for his NHL-leading third shutout of the season … Husso has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 13 starts with the Red Wings … In all, Husso is 8-2-3 with a 2.36 goals-against average, 0.922 save percentage and three shutouts in 13 games with Detroit … Husso also became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29) … Dylan Larkin opened the scoring with his ninth goal of the season, tying Dominik Kubalík for the team lead in that category … Larkin is also on a three-game point streak, tallying six points (2-4-6) in that span … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings with 23 points (9-14-23) through 19 games … Larkin scored the opening goal for the second-consecutive game and NHL-leading 14th time since the start of the 2021-22 campaign … Additionally, Larkin scored the 38th game-opening goal of his NHL career, passing Sid Abel (37) for sole possession of 13th place on the franchise’s all-time list … Filip Hronek recorded a power play goal and an assist to extend his point streak to a career-high five-consecutive games (5-3-8 in 5 GP) … Hronek is also on a career-best three-game goal streak (4-1-5 in 3 GP) … With five goals in his last five games, Hronek became the first Detroit defenseman with five goals in a five-game span since Nicklas Lidström from Dec. 15-23, 2010 (5-1-6 in 5 GP) … David Perron tallied the lone assist on Larkin’s goal to extend his point streak to five-straight games (1-7-8 in 5 GP) … Jonatan Berggren tallied the only assist on Hronek’s power play goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in six games to begin his NHL career … Michael Rasmussen added an empty-netter for his third goal of the season, giving him three points (2-1-3) in his last four contests … Oskar Sundqvist skated in his 300th career NHL game … Pius Suter appeared in his 100th game in a Detroit uniform … Detroit is 5-1-3 this season when scoring first, and 4-1-1 when doing so on home ice … Detroit finished 1-for-2 on the power play, and is 6-for-16 (37.5%) on the man advantage since Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.
- Ville Husso tops the NHL with three shutouts in 13 starts for Detroit. He had three shutouts in 57 games with St. Louis from 2020-22.
- Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29)
- Has allowed one goal or fewer in seven of his 13 starts with Detroit.
- Also became the eighth goaltender to win at least five of his first seven appearances in a Red Wings uniform; only Ty Conklin (6-1-0 in 2008-09), Dominik Hasek (6-1-0 in 2001-02), Manny Legace (6-1-0 from 1999-00 to 2000-01) and Vincent Riendeau (6-0-0 from 1991-92 to 1992-93) have done so in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68).
- Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.
FRENCH CONNECTION
- David Perron ranks among the team leaders with six goals (T3rd), 10 assists (T4th), 16 points (T3rd), a plus-six rating (T4th), two power play goals (4th), six power play points (T3rd), two game-winning goals (T1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games.
- Currently on a five-game point streak, logging eight points (1-7-8) and a plus-nine rating in that span.
- Recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles to become the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (591), Paul Stastny (520), Kris Letang (516) and Jonathan Huberdeau (421).
- Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (762), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (453).
- Can reach the 1,000-game milestone as early as Dec. 10 at Dallas.
EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 63 points (22-41-63) through the first 19 games of the campaign.
- Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
- Andrew Copp dished out a pair of assists on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his second multi-point game of the season. Copp, who picked up an assist in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 17 at San Jose, has eight points (1-7-8) in 11 contests since Oct. 31 at Buffalo.
- Austin Czarnik (AHL) netted his first goal/point in a Detroit jersey on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal. The Metro Detroit native has also tallied 13 points (6-7-13) in 10 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
- Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 33 hits (6th) and 17 blocks (6th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
- Dominik Kubalík ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 12 assists (2nd), 21 points (2nd), four power play goals (T1st), 10 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games. He scored on the power play with 2:17 left in overtime on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.
- Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
- Olli Määttä has registered seven points (2-5-7) and a plus-six rating through 19 games. He is one point shy of matching his scoring total with Los Angeles in 2021-22 (1-7-8 in 66 GP).
- David Perron has totaled 16 points (6-10-16) in 19 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, is currently on a five-game point streak (1-7-8 in 5 GP).
MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have three Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defenseman Jordan Oesterle (Dearborn Heights).
- Andrew Copp recorded 81 points (40-41-81) in 107 games at the University of Michigan from 2012-15, serving as team captain during his junior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Copp skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12.
- Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and penalty minutes in 35 games at Michigan during the 2014-15 campaign. He was also selected to both the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team, in addition to being named an AHCA Second Team All-American. Larkin previously skated with the NTDP from 2012-14.
- Jordan Oesterle attended Dearborn Divine Child High School before tallying 34 points (7-27-34) in 113 games at Western Michigan University from 2011-14. He helped the Broncos win a CCHA tournament championship as a freshman.
SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING
- Jonatan Berggren has recorded four points (1-3-4) in six games to begin his NHL career.
- Scored on the power play for his first career NHL goal on Nov. 15 at Anaheim.
- Tallied an assist in his NHL debut on Nov. 10 against the New York Rangers.
- Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
- Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
- Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7-19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.
WELCOME BACK, MAGNUS!
- Detroit claimed goaltender Magnus Hellberg off waivers from Seattle on Nov. 23.
- Became the first goaltender in NHL history to earn his first three career wins with three different clubs when he made 29 saves for Ottawa in a 4-2 win on Oct. 24 against Dallas.
- Appeared in one game with Detroit in 2021-22, stopping 20 shots in a 5-3 victory on April 29 at New Jersey.
- Standing at 6-foot-6, he is the tallest goaltender in Red Wings history.
- Played for Sweden at the 2022 Winter Olympics, showing a 1-0-1 record with a 2.46 goals-against average and a 0.933 save percentage in two appearances.
- Also represented Sweden at the 2018 IIHF World Championship and posted a 3-0-0 record in three starts en route to helping his country win the gold medal.
LOVE TO ‘C’ IT
- Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
- Ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 14 assists (1st), 23 points (1st), a plus-10 rating (T1st), four power play goals (T1st), eight power play points (2nd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 62 shots (1st) through 19 games.
- Authored a five-game point streak from Oct. 29-Nov. 6, logging seven points (2-5-7) in that span.
- With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
- Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
- Igor Larionov – 392
- Dylan Larkin – 381
- Johan Franzén – 370
- Marcel Dionne – 366
- Shawn Burr – 362
CAPTAIN CLUTCH
- Dylan Larkin tallied his 156th career NHL goal on Nov. 23 vs. Nashville. He is currently two goals shy of tying Kris Draper for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
- Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
- Red Kelly – 162
- Kris Draper – 158
- Dylan Larkin – 156
- Ray Sheppard – 152
- Bruce MacGregor – 151
- Larkin recorded a power play goal and two assists on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He is now two assists away from tying Marcel Dionne for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
- Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
- Gary Bergman – 243
- Marcel Dionne – 227
- Dylan Larkin – 225
- Marcel Pronovost – 217
- Shawn Burr – 214
CZECH MATE
- Dominik Kubalík ranks among the team leaders with nine goals (T1st), 12 assists (2nd), 21 points (2nd), four power play goals (T1st), 10 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 51 shots (T2nd) through 19 games.
- Has 10 points (5-5-10) and a plus-four rating in his last 10 games since Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
- Paces the Red Wings with seven multi-point games, including four-straight multi-point outings from Oct. 17-25 (3-6-9 in 4 GP).
- Among players to switch NHL teams in the off-season, only Kubalík (9-12-21 in 19 GP), Kevin Fiala (7-14-21 in 22 GP) and Matthew Tkachuk (9-18-27 in 18 GP) have eclipsed the 20-point mark.
FIL THE THRILL
- Filip Hronek leads all Detroit blueliners with 16 points (5-11-16) and a plus-10 rating through 19 games.
- Currently on a career-high three-game goal streak (4-1-5 in 3 GP) and five-game point streak (5-3-8 in 5 GP).
- Became the first Detroit defenseman with five goals in a five-game span since Nicklas Lidström from Dec. 15-23, 2010 (5-1-6 in 5 GP).
- Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.
- Recorded an assist in four-consecutive games from Oct. 15-23.
GERMAN ENGINEERING
- Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
- Has 51 assists (8-51-59 in 101 GP) in his NHL career and moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.
- Netted his first goal of the season on Nov. 17 at San Jose, which proved to be the GWG. He led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winners in 2021-22.
- Also recorded a pair of assists on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers for his first multi-point game of the season. He had eight multi-assist games in 2021-22 en route to winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.
EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
- Lucas Raymond has collected 10 points (6-4-10) and a 28.6 shooting percentage in 12 games since Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
- Dished out a pair of assists in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus, giving him 69 career points (29-40-69).
- Has netted six goals in his last six home games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
- Also tied with David Perron for the team lead with two game-winning goals, potting the GWG on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota and Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders.
