NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (18-17-7) at Arizona Coyotes (13-25-5)

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at COLORADO 6 (1/16/23)
1ST PERIOD: COL Lehkonen (Makar, Toews) 5:12-EV; COL Makar (MacKinnon, Nichushkin) 18:04-PP
2ND PERIOD: COL Makar (MacKinnon, Compher) 3:05-EV; COL Compher (Rodrigues, Girard) 10:06-PP; COL MacKinnon (Rodrigues,
Toews) 15:53-EV; DET Copp (Perron, Rasmussen) 18:58-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Chiarot (Hronek, Larkin) 3:40-EV; COL MacKinnon (unassisted) 5:24-EV; DET Perron (Seider, Rasmussen) 19:26- EV
SHOTS: DET 29 (8-8-13) / COL 27 (10-12-5)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 17-22), Hellberg (ND, 4-5) / COL Francouz (W, 26-29)
PP: DET 0-2 / COL 2-4

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (31 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (29 / Nov. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 212
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Tyler Bertuzzi (29), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/16 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Robert Hägg from injured reserve
1/13 – Reassigned defenseman Donovan Sebrango from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
1/10 – Activated forward Tyler Bertuzzi from injured reserve
1/8 – Assigned forward Elmer Söderblom to Grand Rapids

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at COYOTES / 9:00 P.M. EST / Mullett Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 148th all-time meeting, 73rd at Arizona … Second of two games this season, only game at Arizona
ALL-TIME vs. ARI: 73-47-22-5 / AWAY: 33-22-14-3 / LAST 10: 5-4-1 / IN 2021-22: 0-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0

DET top scorers vs. ARI: David Perron (12-17-29 in 54 GP), Dylan Larkin (4-7-11 in 12 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (1-4-5 in 6 GP), Dominik Kubalík (2-2-4 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (0-3-3 in 3 GP), Robby Fabbri (1-2-3 in 6 GP), Jonatan Berggren (0-1-1 in 1 GP)

ARI top scorers vs. DET: Clayton Keller (7-5-12 in 8 GP), Shayne Gostisbehere (5-6-11 in 16 GP), Jakob Chychrun (4-5-9 in 8 GP), Nick Schmaltz (3-5-8 in 6 GP), Nick Ritchie (5-3-8 in 10 GP), Travis Boyd (3-2-5 in 8 GP), Lawson Crouse (3-2-5 in 9 GP), Barrett Hayton (0-3-3 in 3 GP), J.J. Moser (1-1-2 in 2 GP), Josh Brown (1-1-2 in 4 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Thursday, Jan. 19: RED WINGS at GOLDEN KNIGHTS / 10:00 p.m. / T-Mobile Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, Jan. 21: RED WINGS vs. FLYERS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Jan. 24: RED WINGS vs. SHARKS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 16 at Colorado – 6-3 L
Detroit fell at Colorado to move to 18-17-7 overall and 7-8-4 on the road … The Red Wings are 4-2-2 against the Central Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Detroit has outscored opponents in the third period by a 55-42 count this season … Detroit recorded more shots (29-27), blocks (24-10), hits (23-20) and faceoff wins (33-20) than Colorado … Detroit is 10-6-3 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 4-1-1 when doing so on the road … David Perron finished with a goal and an assist for his sixth multipoint game of the season … Perron has totaled 42 points (21-21-42) in 50 career head-to-head meetings against Colorado … Michael Rasmussen dished out a pair of assists for his third multi-point game of the season … Andrew Copp put Detroit on the board with his fourth goal of the season … Copp has tallied seven points (1-6-7) in 12 games since Dec. 19 at Washington … Copp continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 22 even-strength points (3-19-22), trailing only Dylan Larkin (7-19-26) … Ben Chiarot netted his fourth goal of the season to extend his point streak to three-straight games (2-1-3 in 3 GP) … Chiarot has recorded six points (2-4-6) in 11 games since Dec. 21 vs. Tampa Bay … Moritz Seider logged the primary assist on Perron’s goal, giving him six points (1-5-6) in four games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Additionally, Seider has four assists in three career head-to-head matchups against Colorado … Filip Hronek tallied the primary assist on Chiarot’s goal, giving him five assists in six games since Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Hronek has tied Dominik Kubalík for second place among Detroit skaters with 31 points (7-24-31) through 42 games … Hronek (28- 121-149 in 287 GP) is one point shy of 150 for his NHL career … Larkin also picked up an assist on Chiarot’s goal to extend his point streak to four-consecutive games (1-5-6 in 4 GP) … Larkin has 12 points (4-8-12) in 12 games dating back to Dec. 19 at Washington … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (14), assists (25), points (39) and shots (127) through 41 games … Larkin (161- 236-397 in 545 GP) is three points shy of 400 for his NHL career, and has tied Igor Larionov (89-308-397 in 539 GP) for 21st place on Detroit’s all-time scoring list … Jake Walman has gained sole possession of the team lead with a plus-15 rating in 26 appearances … Walman compiled a plus-two rating, three shots and four blocks in 22:53 time on ice … Detroit finished 33-for-53 (62.3%) at the faceoff circle … Copp went 10-for-14 (71.4%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the day 9-for-13 (69.2%).

ARZONA COYOTES NOTES:

3 HARD LAPS
• Arizona is 0-9-0 in its last nine games. The last time the team lost nine straight games in regulation was 10/18/21 – 11/5/21

• Clayton Keller (4-4-8 in 4 GP) leads all NHLers in points per game against Detroit since the start of 2019-20 (min 4 GP). Directly behind Keller is Frederick Gaudreau (1.75), Jordan Eberle (1.75), Evgeni Malkin (1.71), Michael Bunting (1.67), Sidney Crosby (1.67) and Alex Ovechkin (1.67)

• The Coyotes are in the midst of playing 15 games in 26 days throughout January. The stretch includes three backto-back sets of games and the team does not have more than one day off from game action between contests

LAST GAME
Jets 2, Coyotes 1 – January 15, 2023 – Canada Life Centre
ARI Goals: Keller (15)
WPG Goals: Dubois (20), Wheeler (11)
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 22 svs on 24 shots
WPG Goalie: Hellebuyck (W) – 20 svs on 21 shots
PP: 0-3 PK: 1-2
Notes: The Coyotes fell for the ninth consecutive game…Clayton Keller registered his 15th goal of the season, his fourth 15+ goal campaign… Jakob Chychrun picked up an assist for the second consecutive game and has 4 pts (0-4-4) in his last 4 GP…Nick Schmaltz also notched an assist…Karel Vejmelka finished with 22 saves on 24 shots but still holds a career .953 SV% and a 1.79 GAA versus WPG…Arizona surrendered 0 first period goals for the fourth straight road game…The 24 shots allowed is T-fewest the Coyotes have surrendered in a game this season (11/10 at NYI)

MAN GAMES LOST (Name/Roster Status/Injury Type/Games Missed/Last Game Played)
Matias Maccelli…Week-to-Week…Lower-Body (11 / 12/23)
Liam O’Brien…Week-to-Week…Upper-Body (15 / 12/16)
Total man games lost: 91 games
Jakob Chychrun – 16 (10/13 – 11/17) – Upper-Body
Nick Schmaltz – 15 (10/15 – 11/17) – Upper-Body … 1 (12/31) – Upper-Body
Zack Kassian – 9 (11/1 – 11/21) – Lower-Body
Connor Timmins – 9 (10/15 – 11/5) – Upper-Body
Andrew Ladd – 6 (N/A) – Undisclosed
Josh Brown – 3 (11/23 – 11/27) – Upper-Body
Ben McCartney – 3 (10/13 – 10/17) – Lower-Body
Juuso Valimaki – 1 (11/23) – Upper-Body
Lawson Crouse – 1 (12/1) – Illness
Connor Ingram – 1 (1/8) – Illness

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
-1/10 – Assigned G Ivan Prosvetov to Tucson (AHL)
-1/8 – Recalled G Ivan Prosvetov from Tucson (AHL)
-1/7 – Assigned F Michael Carcone to Tucson (AHL)

UPCOMING SCHEDULE DATE TIME (AZ) OPPONENT VENUE TV RADIO
Thur, Jan 19 7pm vs WSH Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM

Sat, Jan 21 6pm at DAL American Airlines Center Bally Sports Arizona Extra 92.3 FM

Sun, Jan 22 6pm vs VGK Mullett Arena Bally Sports Arizona Extra 620 AM

YOTES & WINGS

• Tonight is the second of two ARI-DET matchups this season. The Red Wings edged the Yotes 4-3 in shootout on 11/25 at Little Caesars Arena
• Arizona’s 5-game point streak vs Detroit (4-0-1) is tied for the longest active point streak it has against an NHL team (Toronto)
• Clayton Keller scored the overtime goal the last time the Red Wings were in Arizona (11/20/21)
• Keller picked up an assist in the first ARI-DET meeting this season to extend his point streak vs DET to 4 games (4-4-8 in that span)
• Since the start of 2019-20, Keller leads all NHL skaters with 2.00 points per game against Detroit (min. 4 GP)
• Jakob Chychrun registered 1-1-2 in the first ARI-DET matchup this season, including the game-tying goal 19:34 into the third period
• The tally was Chychrun’s first of 2022-23

-Coyotes franchise vs Red Wings
• All-Time: 52-64-22-9
• Home: 25-28-14-5
• Road: 27-36-8-4
• L10: 5-3-2
• STRK: OT1

SCORING NOTABLES AGAINST THE RED WINGS
Shayne Gostisbehere…5-6-11…16 career GP
Nick Ritchie…5-3-8…10 career GP
Clayton Keller…7-5-12…8 career GP
Jakob Chychrun…4-5-9…8 career GP
Nick Schmaltz…3-5-8…6 career GP
JJ Moser…1-1-2…2 career GP

Career Leaders
Goals (Keller, 7)… Assists (Gostisbehere/Bjugstad, 6)…Points (Keller, 12)

Career Leaders Among Defensemen
Goals (Gostisbehere, 5)…Assists (Gostisbehere, 6)…Points (Gostisbehere, 11)