NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (13-9-6) at Minnesota Wild (15-11-2)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME: RED WINGS 0 vs. CAROLINA 1 (12/13/22)
1ST PERIOD: CAR Skjei (Jarvis, Kotkaniemi) 17:20-PP
2ND PERIOD: No scoring
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
SHOTS: DET 27 (8-13-6) / CAR 27 (10-6-11)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 26-27) / CAR Kochetkov (W, 27-27)
PP: DET 0-3 / CAR 1-2

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (28 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (26 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (19 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (17 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (15 / Nov. 8)
Olli Määttä – non-COVID illness (3 / Dec. 6)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (2 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 143
Individual Man Games Lost: Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/14 – Recalled forward Elmer Söderblom from Grand Rapids … Placed defenseman Olli Määttä on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 6
12/13 – Recalled defenseman Steven Kampfer from Grand Rapids … Placed defenseman Robert Hägg on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 8
12/11 – Recalled goaltender Magnus Hellberg from Grand Rapids
12/10 – Reassigned goaltender Victor Brattström to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL)
12/9 – Activated forward Elmer Söderblom from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids … Reassigned goaltender Victor Brattström from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at WILD / 7:30 P.M. EST / Xcel Energy Center / TV: TNT / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TODAY: 65th all-time meeting, 32nd at Minnesota … Second of two games this season, only game at Minnesota ALL-TIME vs. MIN: 38-16-3-7 / AWAY: 17-10-2-2 / LAST 10: 4-5-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0 DET top scorers vs. MIN: David Perron (15-23-38 in 46 GP), Dylan Larkin (3-10-13 in 13 GP), Lucas Raymond (5-0-5 in 3 GP), Filip Hronek (0-4-4 in 6 GP), Moritz Seider (0-2-2 in 3 GP), Joe Veleno (0-2-2 in 3 GP), Gustav Lindström (1-0-1 in 1 GP) MIN top scorers vs. DET: Mats Zuccarello (5-11-16 in 21 GP), Matt Dumba (2-6-8 in 10 GP), Joel Eriksson Ek (3-4-7 in 9 GP), Matt Boldy (5-1-6 in 3 GP), Kirill Kaprizov (4-1-5 in 3 GP), Frederick Gaudreau (0-5-5 in 4 GP), Jordan Greenway (3-0-3 in 6 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Sat., Dec. 17: RED WINGS vs. SENATORS / 1:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Mon., Dec. 19: RED WINGS at CAPITALS / 7:00 p.m. / Capital One Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wed., Dec. 21: RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 13 vs. Carolina – 1-0 L
Detroit fell to Carolina in a 1-0 decision to move to 13-9-6 overall and 7-5-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The result marks the first time Detroit has been shut out this season, and the first time the team has been blanked on home ice since Jan. 13 vs. Winnipeg … Ville Husso stopped 26-of-27 shots to move to 11-5-4 with a 2.48 goals-against average, a 0.918 save percentage and three shutouts in 20 appearances with Detroit … Husso has surrendered one goal or fewer in eight starts this season … Detroit is 3-2-6 in one-goal games this season, and 18-3-16 in one-goal games since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign.

FIL THE THRILL

  • Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with six goals (5th), 18 assists (1st), 24 points (3rd), a plus-11 rating (T1st), two power play goals (T4th), 10 power play points (2nd), 65 shots (4th) and 22:34 average time on ice (2nd) through 28 games.
  • Tied for the team lead with seven multi-point games. He has 16 points (6-10-16) and a plus-seven rating in 14 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Set a franchise record for the longest season-opening road point streak (4-11-15 in 11 GP), eclipsing Sergei Fedorov who set the mark in 1993-94 (9-10-19 in 10 GP).
  • Became the second defenseman in NHL history to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games from the start of a season, joining Paul Coffey who notched a point in each of Edmonton’s first 12 road games in 1986-87 (4-16-20 in 12 GP).
  • Also became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95).

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

  • Filip Hronek totaled 14 points from Nov. 3-30 (6-8-14 in 13 GP), which were the most by a Red Wings defenseman in a calendar month since Nicklas Lidström in December 2010 (8-8-16 in 16 GP).
  • Had a career-high four-game goal streak from Nov. 17-25 (5-2-7 in 4 GP) and six-game point streak from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP).
  • His four-game goal streak matched the longest goal streak by a defenseman in franchise history, joining Mathieu Schneider (4 GP in 2005-06), Nicklas Lidström (4 GP in 2000-01) and Reed Larson (4 GP in 1980-81).
  • Became the first Red Wings defenseman to record six goals in a six-game span since Reed Larson did so from Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 1981 (6-3-9 in 6 GP).
  • Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded nine points (4-5-9) in 15 games to begin his NHL career.
  • Became the eighth Red Wings rookie in the past 30 years to record six-or-more points through their first nine contests, joining Lucas Raymond (4-5-9 in 2021-22), Moritz Seider (0-8-8 in 2021-22), Filip Zadina (1-5-6 in 2019-20), Taro Hirose (1-6-7 in 2018-19), Dennis Cholowski (2-4-6 in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (2-5-7 in 2015-16) and Henrik Zetterberg (3-3-6 in 2002-03).
  • 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.

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 86 points (29-57-86) through the first 28 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 has tallied six points (1-5-6) in his last seven games since Nov. 30 vs. Buffalo. He ranks second among Detroit skaters with 15 even-strength points (2-13-15), trailing only Dylan Larkin (5-12-17).
  • Austin Czarnik tallied a goal on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal and Dec. 4 at Columbus. The Metro Detroit native has also racked up 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
  • Robert Hägg (IR) ranks among the team leaders with 36 hits (T7th) and 17 blocks (T8th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
  • Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with 10 goals (T1st), 15 assists (3rd), 25 points (2nd), five power play goals (1st), 12 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 77 shots (2nd) through 28 games. He is the first Detroit skater to average a point-per-game through their first 25 career contests with the franchise since Marián Hossa in 2008-09 (14-14-28 in 25 GP).
  • 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 (IR) has registered 10 points (2-8-10) and a plus-11 rating through 25 games. With a pair of assists on Dec. 4 at Columbus, he surpassed his scoring total from the 2021-22 campaign in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles).
  • David Perron has totaled 21 points (9-12-21) in 28 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game on Dec. 10 at Dallas, has notched 13 points (4-9-13) in 14 games dating back to 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 has posted three shutouts in 20 games with the Red Wings, tying Winnipeg’s Connor Hellebuyck and Carolina’s Pyotr Kochetkov for the league lead. Husso had three shutouts in 57 appearances with the Blues 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 eight starts this season.
  • 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.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

  • Lucas Raymond ranks among the team leaders with seven goals (4th), nine assists (7th), 16 points (6th), four power play goals (T2nd), eight power play points (T4th), three game-winning goals (1st) and 54 shots (5th) through 28 games.
  • Has five goals in three career head-to-head meetings against Minnesota, scoring both of Detroit’s goals in a 2-1 victory on Oct. 29.
  • Became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (36).
  • Has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Dylan Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

  • Moritz Seider set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
  • Recorded six points (2-4-6) in a five-game stretch from Nov. 17-28.
  • Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-53-62 in 110 GP) at age 21 or younger, joining Steve Chiasson (15-48-63 in 139 GP), Reed Larson (19-42-61 in 89 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP).
  • Also moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most assists by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.

MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have five Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor), Austin Czarnik (Washington Township) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defensemen Steven Kampfer (Ann Arbor) and 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.
  • Austin Czarnik attended Romeo High School before playing with the NTDP from 2008-10.
  • Steven Kampfer played four seasons at the University of Michigan from 2006-10, amassing 60 points (7-53-60), 134 penalty minutes and a plus-65 rating in 147 games. He is a product of the Little Caesars Amateur Hockey program.
  • Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and 38 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.

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 10 goals (T1st), 17 assists (2nd), 27 points (1st), a plus-six rating (5th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (3rd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 94 shots (1st) through 28 games.
  • Currently places 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
  1. Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
  2. Igor Larionov – 392
  3. Dylan Larkin – 385
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

  • Dylan Larkin tallied his 157th career NHL goal on Dec. 10 at Dallas. He is currently one goal away from tying Kris Draper for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
  2. Red Kelly – 162
  3. Kris Draper – 158
  4. Dylan Larkin – 157
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. Bruce MacGregor – 151
  • Larkin recorded his 228th career NHL assist on Dec. 3 vs. Vegas, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
  2. Gary Bergman – 243
  3. Dylan Larkin – 228
  4. Marcel Dionne – 227
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. Shawn Burr – 214
  • Larkin scored his fourth career shootout-deciding goal on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona, passing Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for the sixth-most in franchise history. He trails only Pavel Datsyuk (11), Todd Bertuzzi (7), Henrik Zetterberg (7), Frans Nielsen (6) and Jiri Hudler (5).
  • Also has seven career overtime goals, which is tied with Herbie Lewis and Henrik Zetterberg for the fifth-most in franchise history. He trails only Sergei Fedorov (12), Brendan Shanahan (9), Steve Yzerman (9) and Pavel Datsyuk (8).

MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:

SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES
GAME BROADCASTS
DETROIT RED WINGS
All-Time Wild Record: 23-29-12 (12-10-9 at Xcel Energy
Center, 11-19-3 at Detroit)
2022-23:Minnesota fell to Detroit, 2-1, in the series opener (12/29)…LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-0=1) scored the Wild’s lone goal, assisted by RW Mats Zuccarello (0-1=1) and C Freddy Gaudreau (0-1=1)…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 23- of-25 shots faced for Minnesota…LW Lucas Raymond (2-0=2) scored both of Detroit’s goals, assisted each time by C Dylan Larkin (0-2=2)…LR Adam Erne (0-1=1) and LW Dominik Kubalik (0-1=1) also recorded assists…G Ville Husso stopped 30-of-31 shots faced for Detroit.

WILD LEADERS: Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 16 points (5-11=16) in 21 games against Detroit…D Alex Goligoski has 10 points (1-9=10) in 25
contests…D Matt Dumba owns eight points (2-6=8) in 10 games…D Jared Spurgeon has seven points (0-7=7) in 26 games…C Joel Eriksson Ek has seven points (3-4=7) in nine matches…C Ryan Hartman owns seven points (2-5=7) in 11 games.

WILD GOALIES: G Marc-Andre Fleury is 12-9-1 with a 3.32 GAA, a .894 SV% and one shutout in 22 career starts against the Red Wings…Gustavsson is 0-1-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .920 SV% in his lone start againts Detroit.

RED WINGS LEADERS: LW David Perron leads the Red Wings with 38 points (15-23=38) in 46 games against the Wild…Larkin owns 13 points (3-10=13) in 13 contests…C Andrew Kopp has eight points (3-5=8) in 23 games.

RED WINGS GOALIES: Husso is 6-0-0 with a 2.43 GAA, a .923 SV% and one shutout in six career starts against Minnesota…Nedeljkovic is 0-1-1 with a 5.50 GAA and a .828 SV% in two starts.

FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 11-5-3 in its last 19 games against Detroit with 10 of those games decided by one goal…The Wild has earned a point in seven of its last 10 games in Detroit (5-3-2)…Minnesota has earned a point in 15 of the last 18 meetings at Xcel Energy Center (9-3-6).

INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3, 2022 – Dec. 13, 2022
12/13/22 Reassigned F Nic Petan to Iowa
12/11/22 Reassigned D Andrej Sustr to Iowa
12/9/22 Recalled F Sammy Walker from Iowa and reassigned
F Joseph Cramarossa to Iowa

ON THE POWER PLAY
• Through 28 games the Wild has converted 25.0 percent (23 of 92) of power-play opportunities, ninth-best in the NHL.
• The Wild have converted 34.0 percent (16 of 47) of power-play opportunities at home this season, third-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history

PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is seventh in the NHL with a 82.0 penalty-kill percentage (50 for 61).
• Minnesota is fifth in the NHL with a 83.3 penalty-kill percentage (40 of 48) on the road this season.

TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for sixth in the NHL with 14 wins and tied for seventh with 29 points.
• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.48 goals per game (tied for fourth in NHL), allowin 28.7 shots per game (sixth in the NHL) and recording a .914 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).

WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for sixth in the NHL with 14 wins and tied for seventh with 29 points.
• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.48 goals per game (tied for fourth in NHL), allowin 28.7 shots per game (sixth in the NHL) and recording a .914 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).
• This season, Minnesota has five victories in games decided past regulation, tied for fifth-most in the NHL. The Wild have two overtime wins and three shootout victories.
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 21 victories in extra-session games.
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins, good for 16 total extra-session victories.
• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).

NO FREE HANDOUTS
SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is averaging 6.07 giveaways per game (170 in 28 games) this season, the lowest rate in the NHL.

SHORT (HANDED) KINGS
• Minnesota is first in the NHL with six shorthanded goals this season.
• The total is the team’s highest in franchise history through a season’s first 28 games.