DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Klim Kostin – upper body (10 / Dec. 18)
Ville Husso – lower body (5 / Dec. 18)
Alex Lyon – upper body (4 / Dec. 16)
Olli Määttä – upper body (1 / Dec. 22)
Total Man Games Lost: 58 Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (12), Dylan Larkin (6), David Perron (6), J.T. Compher (5), Austin Czarnik (3), Jeff Petry (3), Jake Walman (2), Christian Fischer (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/26 – Recalled forwards Jonatan Berggren and Austin Czarnik, and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Placed forward Christian Fischer on injured reserve retroactive to 12/23
TONIGHT’S GAME DETROIT RED WINGS (16-14-4) at MINNESOTA WILD (15-13-4)
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 / 8:00 P.M. ET / Xcel Energy Center / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 67th all-time meeting, 33rd at Minnesota … Second of two games this season, only game at Minnesota
ALL-TIME vs. MIN: 39-17-3-7 / AWAY: 17-11-2-2 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2022-23: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0 DET top scorers vs. MIN: Patrick Kane (24-29-53 in 57 GP), David Perron (17-23-40 in 48 GP), J.T. Compher (7-9-16 in 27 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-11-15 in 14 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (2-12-14 in 15 GP), Alex DeBrincat (6-5-11 in 18 GP), Lucas Raymond (5- 1-6 in 5 GP)
MIN top scorers vs. DET: Marcus Johansson (4-11-15 in 30 GP), Joel Eriksson Ek (4-5-9 in 11 GP), Kirill Kaprizov (4-3-7 in 5 GP), Frédérick Gaudreau (2-5-7 in 6 GP), Ryan Hartman (2-5-7 in 13 GP), Matt Boldy (5-1-6 in 5 GP), Dakota Mermis (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
NHL FIRSTS: Detroit forward J.T. Compher recorded his first NHL assist with Colorado on April 2, 2017 at Minnesota … Detroit goaltender Ville Husso (IR) earned his first NHL shutout with St. Louis on May 12, 2021 vs. Minnesota … Detroit goaltender Michael Hutchinson made his NHL debut with Winnipeg on April 7, 2014 vs. Minnesota … Detroit forward Patrick Kane made his NHL debut with Chicago on Oct. 4, 2007 at Minnesota … Detroit forward Klim Kostin (IR) tallied his first NHL assist with St. Louis on May 13, 2021 at Minnesota … Detroit defenseman Jake Walman picked up his first NHL assist on April 9, 2021 vs. Minnesota.
GOALS, GOALS, GOALS * The Red Wings are third in the NHL with 120 goals through 34 games (excluding shootout-deciding goals). * Detroit is tied with Los Angeles for the fourth-most goals per game (3.53) in the NHL through games played on Dec. 23. * The Red Wings are 16-0-3 this season when scoring four-or-more goals. * Detroit’s 7-6 shootout win on Dec. 22 vs. Philadelphia marked the 13th time the Red Wings have scored at least five goals in a game this season. * The Red Wings scored a season-high five goals in the opening period on Dec. 22 vs. Philadelphia. * Detroit is 11-4-2 this season when scoring first, and 7-1-2 when doing so on home ice. * Detroit is a perfect 9-0-0 this season when leading after one period. The Red Wings are 13-3-0 when ahead after two periods. * The Red Wings have scored a power play goal in 12-of-17 games since returning from Sweden. In all, the Red Wings have scored 30 power play goals in 34 games to begin the 2023-24 campaign. Detroit has tallied multiple power play goals 10 times this season.
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
DETROIT RED WINGS All-Time Wild Record: 24-29-12 (13-10-9 at Xcel Energy Center, 11-19-3 at Detroit)
2023-24: Detroit won the series-opening contest, 4-1, at Little Ceasars Arena (11/26)…C Joel Eriksson Ek scored for Minnesota…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 19-of-22 shots faced for the Wild…D Shane Gostisbehere led the Red Wings with four points (1-3=4)…LW David Perron (2-0=2) and C Dylan Larkin (1-1=2) also notched multi-point games…G Alex Lyon saved 37-of38 shots faced.
WILD LEADERS: RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with 18 points (6- 12=18) in 23 games against Detroit…LW Marcus Johansson has 15 points (4-11=15) in 30 games…D Alex Goligoski owns 10 points (1-9=10) in 26 contests…LW Pat Maroon has nine points (5-4=9) in 30 games…Eriksson Ek owns eight points (4-5=9) in 11 matches.
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 1-2-0 with a 2.05 GAA and .905 SV% in three starts againts Detroit.
RED WINGS LEADERS: RW Patrick Kane leads the Red Wings with 53 career points (24-29=53) in 57 games against the Wild…Perron owns 40 points (17-23=40) in 48 games against the Wild…LW J.T. Compher has 16 points (7-9=16) in 27 games…Larkin owns 15 points (4-11=15) in 15 contests… Gostisbehere has 14 points (2-12=14) in 15 games.
RED WINGS GOALIES: G Ville Husso is 6-0-0 with a 2.43 GAA, a .923 SV% and one shutout in six career starts against Minnesota…G Alex Lyon is 2-0- 0 with a 2.00 GAA and a .943 SV% in two starts vs. Minnesota…G James Reimer is 8-5-1 with a 2.45 and a .921 SV% in 15 games (14 starts) against Minnesota…G Michael Hutchinson is 4-5-1 with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 SV% in 11 games (seven starts).
FAST FACTS: Minnesota is 12-6-3 in its last 21 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 16 of the last 19 meetings at Xcel Energy Center (10-3-6) and is 6-0-1 in the last seven games played in Saint Paul.
ON A ROLL AGAIN • Minnesota is 10-3-0 since Nov. 28 and leads the NHL in wins and is T-1st in points (20) during that span. • Since Nov. 28, the Wild is second in the NHL with a 2.00 GAA and second with a .932 team save percentage.
STARTING HOT • In 13 games played since Nov. 28, Minnesota is 9-0-0 when scoring a game’s first goal, the most such wins in the NHL during that span. • Minnesota is T-1st the NHL with a plus-8 first-period goal differential since Nov. 28 and is seventh with 15 first-period goals scored. • Since Nov. 28 the Wild has allowed 0.54 first-period goals per game, fifth in the NHL.
