NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings (20-18-8) at Montreal Canadiens (20-25-3)

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. SAN JOSE 2 OT (1/24/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: DET Erne (Larkin, Hronek) 2:17-EV; SJ Meier (Karlsson, Hertl) 7:58-EV; DET Rasmussen (unassisted) 16:29-EV; SJ Couture (Karlsson, Megna) 19:53-EV
3RD PERIOD: No scoring
OT: DET Copp (Rasmussen) 0:25-EV
SHOTS: DET 35 (12-7-10-6) / SJ 30 (12-10-8-0)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 28-30) / SJ Reimer (OTL, 32-35)
PP: DET 0-2 / SJ 0-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Filip Zadina – lower body (35 / Nov. 5)
Tyler Bertuzzi – undisclosed (31 / Jan. 19)
Total Man Games Lost: 221
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), 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
1/24 – Activated forward Matt Luff from injured reserve and assigned him to Grand Rapids
1/18 – Acquired forward Jasper Weatherby from San Jose in exchange for forward Kyle Criscuolo
1/16 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids … Activated defenseman Robert Hägg from injured reserve

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 P.M. EST / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 603rd all-time meeting, 302nd at Montreal … Third of four games this season, first of two at Montreal
ALL-TIME vs. MTL: 213-288-96-5 / AWAY: 73-183-43-2 / LAST 10: 6-3-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-1
DET top scorers vs. MTL: Andrew Copp (6-9-15 in 19 GP), Dylan Larkin (6-9-15 in 24 GP), Olli Määttä (4-7-11 in 20 GP), Tyler
Bertuzzi (4-5-9 in 14 GP), Ben Chiarot (1-6-7 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-3-6 in 11 GP), Oskar Sundqvist (1-3-4 in 6 GP), Pius
Suter (1-1-2 in 4 GP)
MTL top scorers vs. DET: Mike Hoffman (8-11-19 in 28 GP), Evgenii Dadonov (4-6-10 in 14 GP), Nick Suzuki (3-4-7 in 9 GP), Jordan Harris (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Michael Pezzetta (0-1-1 in 2 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Friday, Jan. 27: RED WINGS at ISLANDERS / 7:00 p.m. / UBS Arena / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Feb. 7: RED WINGS vs. OILERS / 7:30 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN+, Hulu / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Feb. 9: RED WINGS vs. FLAMES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 24 vs. San Jose – 3-2 W
Detroit earned a 3-2 overtime win against San Jose to move to 20-18-8 overall and 12-10-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … The Red Wings are 2-1-1 in their last four games, with each of those contests decided by a single goal … In total, Detroit is 6-5-8 in one-goal games this season, and 21-6-18 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … The game marked the 100th regular-season meeting between Detroit and San Jose … Detroit won both head-to-head matchups against San Jose this season … The Red Wings are 5-0-2 in their last seven games against the Sharks dating back to March 25, 2019 … Andrew Copp scored the game-winning goal 25 seconds into overtime … It marked Copp’s second career overtime goal … Copp’s first career overtime goal also came at Little Caesars Arena, when he netted the game-winner on March 30, 2022 as a member of the New York Rangers … Additionally, Copp became the sixth Michigan-born skater to score an overtime goal for the Red Wings, joining Dylan Larkin (7), Danny DeKeyser (3), Justin Abdelkader (3), Jordan Oesterle (1) and Brian Rafalski (1) … Copp continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 24 even-strength points (4-20-24), trailing only Larkin (7-21-28) … The Red Wings outshot the Sharks by a 6-0 margin during overtime … Michael Rasmussen finished with a goal and an assist for his fourth multi-point game of the season … Rasmussen has five points (1-4-5) in five games since Jan. 16 at Colorado … Adam Erne opened the scoring with his sixth goal of the season … With the primary
assist on Erne’s goal, Larkin recorded his 400th career NHL point (162-238-400 in 549 GP) … Larkin became the 21st skater in Red Wings history to reach the 400-point mark … Larkin (26 years, 178 days) became the fifth-youngest player in franchise history to reach the milestone, trailing only Steve Yzerman (22 years, 282 days), Gordie Howe (24 years, 300 days), Sergei Fedorov (25 years, 102 days) and John Ogrodnick (25 years, 254 days) … Larkin also became the fifth player from the 2014 NHL Draft class to reach the 400-point mark, joining Leon Draisaitl, David Pastrnak, Brayden Point and Sam Reinhart … Larkin has totaled nine points (2-7-9) in eight games since Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in assists (27), points (42) and shots (139) through 45 games … Filip Hronek also picked up an assist on Erne’s goal, giving him seven helpers in 10 games dating back to Jan. 6 vs. Florida … Ville Husso stopped 28-of-30 shots to earn his 50th career NHL win … Husso has allowed two goals or fewer in 15 starts this season … The Red Wings are 12-5-7 this season when scoring first, and 8-4-2 when doing so on home ice … Detroit is 18-3-5 this season when leading or tied after two periods, and 11-3-0 when doing so on home ice … The Red Wings are 11-7-4 this season when outshooting their opponent, and 7-6-2 when doing so on home ice … Detroit has won three-consecutive games when wearing its Reverse Retro jerseys.

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Red Wings s’affrontent ce soir pour la 603e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 665e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
  • The Canadiens and Red Wings are facing each other for the 603rd time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 665th match-up between those two opponents.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – BOS 4 @ MTL 2 (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Dach (AN/PP), Dach
Buts BOS Goals – Hall (AN/PP), Krejci, Bergeron, Pastrnak
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (25-28)
Gardien BOS Goalie – Swayman (20-22)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique BOS Powerplay – 1/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Dach – 23:59) ; S (Suzuki – 4) ; HT (Anderson – 4) ; BS (Barron – 3)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
28 JAN. @ OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
31 JAN. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
11 FÉV. VS. NY ISLANDERS 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
12 FÉV. VS. EDMONTON 12h30 / 12:30 p.m.
14 FÉV. VS. CHICAGO 19 h / 7 p.m.

RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur
Player
Date Blessure
Injury
Matchs ratés
Games lost
Retour
Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 48 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 48 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 5 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 10 –
K. Guhle – Bas du corps / Lower-body 12 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 4 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 23 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 2 –

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont cédé le gardien Cayden Primeau au Rocket de Laval (25/01)
The Canadiens have loaned goaltender Cayden Primeau to the Laval Rocket (01/25)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Alex Belzile du Rocket de Laval (21/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Alex Belzile from the Laval Rocket (01/21)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé les attaquants Rafaël Harvey-Pinard et Rem Pitlick du Rocket de Laval (17/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Rem Pitlick from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Jesse Ylönen du Rocket de Laval (11/01)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (01/11)
Les Canadiens ont cédé l’attaquant Anthony Richard au Rocket de Laval (10/01)
The Canadiens have loaned forward Anthony Richard to the Laval Rocket (01/10)

STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 25/01 – BEFORE GAMES ON 01/25
PTS (43 – 26e/26th)
V/W (20 – 25e/25th)
BP/GF (123 – 29e/29th)
BC/GA (175 – 27e/27th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.9 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.9 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (917 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (621 – 2e/2nd)
AN/PP (15.3% – 32e/32nd)
DN/PK (73.8% – 28e/28th)

CANADIENS VS. DETROIT
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. DET 293-208-97-4 (602 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 185-70-43-4 (301 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 108-138-54-1 (301 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
VTB 3-2 SOW @ DET (08/11/22)
J. Allen 2-43 | V. Husso 2-33
BG / WG: N. Suzuki (TB/SO)

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE DETROIT / LAST 10 GAMES VS. DETROIT:
08/11/22 – MTL 3 @ DET 2 (TB/SO)
14/10/22 – MTL 0 @ DET 3
13/11/21 – MTL 2 @ DET 3 (P/OT)
02/11/21 – DET 0 @ MTL 3
23/10/21 – DET 1 @ MTL 6
18/02/20 – MTL 3 @ DET 4
07/01/20 – MTL 3 @ DET 4
14/12/19 – DET 2 @ MTL 1
10/10/19 – DET 4 @ MTL 2
12/03/19 – DET 1 @ MTL 3

CETTE SAISON CONTRE DETROIT / THIS SEASON VS. DETROIT
Match #1: 14/10/2022 @ DET – D/L 3-0
Match #2: 08/11/2022 @ DET – VTB/SOW 3-2
Match #3: 26/01/2023 @ MTL
Match #4: 04/04/2023 @ MTL

MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE DETROIT / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. DETROIT:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24, 28 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 28 pj/gp)
3) Sean Monahan (5-9-14, 18 pj/gp)

MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE DETROIT / LEADING SCORERS VS. DETROIT:
1) Brendan Gallagher (14-10-24, 28 pj/gp)
2) Jonathan Drouin (5-16-21, 20 pj/gp)
3) Mike Hoffman (8-11-19, 28 pj/gp)

MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE DETROIT / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. DETROIT:
1) David Savard (28, 35 pj/gp)
2) Jonathan Drouin (16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Juraj Slafkovsky (15, 2 pj/gp)