DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Klim Kostin – undisclosed (5 / Dec. 7)
J.T. Compher – undisclosed (3 / Dec. 5)
Dylan Larkin – upper body (3 / Dec. 9)
David Perron – suspension (1 / Dec. 9)
Total Man Games Lost: 35
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (12), Austin Czarnik (3), Jeff Petry (3), Ville Husso (2), Jake Walman (2), Christian Fischer (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/11 – Recalled forwards Zach Aston-Reese, Jonatan Berggren and Austin Czarnik from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME DETROIT RED WINGS (14-9-4) at ST. LOUIS BLUES (13-13-1)
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 / 7:30 P.M. ET / Enterprise Center / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 291st all-time meeting, 145th at St. Louis … First of two games this season, only game at St. Louis
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 126-118-37-9 / AWAY: 55-65-20-4 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2022-23: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. STL: Patrick Kane (27-42-69 in 72 GP), Alex DeBrincat (8-7-15 in 19 GP), Christian Fischer (4-5-9 in 18 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (0-8-8 in 10 GP), Daniel Sprong (3-2-5 in 6 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-1-4 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-3-4 in 4 GP), Jake Walman (1-0-1 in 2 GP)
STL top scorers vs. DET: Brayden Schenn (9-12-21 in 23 GP), Torey Krug (6-14-20 in 30 GP), Justin Faulk (5-12-17 in 23 GP), Kevin Hayes (4-8-12 in 19 GP), Pavel Buchnevich (4-7-11 in 15 GP), Kasperi Kapanen (6-5-11 in 18 GP), Sammy Blais (1-3-4 in 5 GP), Jordan Kyrou (0-3-3 in 4 GP), Jake Neighbours (1-0-1 in 2 GP), Alexey Toropchenko (1-0-1 in 2 GP), Scott Perunovich (0-1- 1 in 2 GP)
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS
* The Red Wings are second in the NHL with 100 goals through 27 games (excluding shootout-deciding goals). * Detroit averages the second-most goals per game (3.70) in the NHL through games played on Dec. 11. * The Red Wings are 14-0-3 this season when scoring four-or-more goals. * Detroit’s 6-5 overtime loss on Dec. 7 vs. San Jose marked the 11th time Detroit has scored at least five goals in a game this season. * The Red Wings lead the NHL with 40 second-period goals. Detroit has a plus-10 goal differential in the second period. * Detroit is 10-3-2 this season when scoring first, and 4-2-0 when doing so on the road. * Detroit is a perfect 7-0-0 this season when leading after one period. The Red Wings are 12-2-0 when ahead after two periods. * Detroit has scored multiple power play goals nine times during the 2023-24 season. * The Red Wings are fourth in the NHL in 5-on-5 goals (63). Detroit was tied for 27th last season in 5-on-5 goals (146).
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
Blues vs. Red Wings
• The Blues and Red Wings will meet for the 1st of 2 matchups this season (Feb. 24 in Detroit) • The Blues went 1-0-1 against Detroit last season, winning in Detroit 4-3, and losing 3-2 in a shootout at home • The Blues are 4-1-1 in their last 6 games against Detroit • Going back to Jan. 15, 2015, the Blues have earned points in 13 of 15 games against Detroit (8-2- 5) • The Blues have earned points in 7 straight games against Detroit at Enterprise Center (3-0-4) • The Blues have not allowed a power play goal in 9 of their last 11 games against Detroit, going 22 for 24 (91.7%) on the penalty kill over those 11 games (7-2-2 record) • The Blues are 5-1-0 against the Eastern Conference this season, including a 3-0-0 record against the Atlantic Division • Doug Armstrong will serve his 1,400th career game as a GM on Tuesday, becoming just the 21st GM in NHL history to reach that mark
Extra Notes
• The Blues are 12-0-0 when scoring first this season, which shares the 5th most wins in the NHL (1. Vancouver, 15), and the Blues are the only team in the NHL to not have a loss of any kind when scoring first this season • The Blues are 10-2-0 this season when they score at least 3 goals in a game • The Blues are also 11-2-1 this season when allowing 3 or less goals • The Blues have been shorthanded 74 times this season, which shares the least in the NHL with Ottawa • The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares the most in the NHL with Philadelphia • Pavel Buchnevich (2g, 1a) and Oskar Sundqvist (1g, 2a), each have 3 shorthanded points this season, which shares 2nd in the NHL (1. Simon Holmstrom, 4) • Both Brayden Schenn and Pavel Buchnevich each scored 3 goals on Nov. 11 at Colorado, becoming the third pair of Blues players to score a hat trick in the same game, following Doug Gilmour and Mark Hunter (Feb. 23, 1986) as well as Kevin LaVallee and Dave Barr (Oct. 20, 1984)
Home Sweet Home
• The Blues return to Enterprise Center for a 3-game homestand (Tuesday vs. Detroit / Thursday vs. Ottawa / Saturday vs. Dallas) before embarking on a 2-game road trip in the state of Florida next week • 6 of the Blues’ next 8 games will be at Enterprise Center, 4 of which will come against Central Division opponents • The Blues will play a span of multiple games at home this week after their last 16 games previous to Tuesday were each at a different arena • The Blues are 7-4-0 this season at Enterprise Center, which is the 12th best home points percentage in the NHL this season (.636) (1. NY Rangers, .818) • The Blues have scored 3.45 goals per game at home this season, which shares 11th in the NHL (1. Colorado, 4.14) • Jordan Binnington has posted a 5-2-0 record at home this season, with a 2.75 GAA, a .924 SV% and 1 SO and his 5 home wins share 11th in the NHL (1. Demko, 9)
