DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 2 vs. FLORIDA 5 (3/20/23)
1ST PERIOD: FLA Tkachuk (Bennett) 7:28-EV; FLA Verhaeghe (Tkachuk, Bennett) 12:28-EV; DET Suter (Perron, Walman) 14:37-EV
2ND PERIOD: FLA Forsling (Reinhart, Barkov) 11:33-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Larkin (Raymond, Copp) 7:53-EV; FLA E. Staal (Duclair) 16:08-EV; FLA Verhaeghe (Luostarinen, Tkachuk) 18:37-PP
SHOTS: DET 22 (4-12-6) / FLA 25 (9-10-6)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 20-25) / FLA Bobrovsky (W, 20-22)
PP: DET 0-1 / FLA 1-2
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (40 / March 8)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (13 / Feb. 25)
Gustav Lindström – undisclosed (13 / March 17)
Ben Chiarot – upper body (2 / March 16)
Total Man Games Lost: 257
Individual Man Games Lost: Filip Zadina (37), Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (3), Jake Walman (3), Jordan Oesterle (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/21 – Recalled forward Matt Luff from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/19 – Signed defenseman Antti Tuomisto to a two-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/17 – Recalled forward Austin Czarnik and defenseman Simon Edvinsson from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
3/15 – Assigned forwards Austin Czarnik and Matt Luff to Grand Rapids
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at BLUES / 8:00 P.M. EDT / Enterprise Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 289th all-time meeting, 144th at St. Louis … First of two games this season, only game at St. Louis
ALL-TIME vs. STL: 125-117-37-9 / AWAY: 54-65-20-4 / LAST 10: 3-6-1 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. STL: David Perron (2-4-6 in 10 GP), Dylan Larkin (3-3-6 in 11 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-1-4 in 2 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 2 GP), Austin Czarnik (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Pius Suter (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
STL top scorers vs. DET: Torey Krug (6-14-20 in 29 GP), Brayden Schenn (8-11-19 in 21 GP), Justin Faulk (5-12-17 in 21 GP), Pavel Buchnevich (4-7-11 in 13 GP), Kasperi Kapanen (6-5-11 in 16 GP), Nathan Walker (3-0-3 in 1 GP), Jordan Kyrou (0-2-2 in 2 GP), Sammy Blais (0-2-2 in 3 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Thursday, March 23: RED WINGS vs. BLUES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Saturday, March 25: RED WINGS at FLYERS / 1:00 p.m. / Wells Fargo Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, March 28: RED WINGS vs. PENGUINS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 20 vs. Florida – 5-2 L
Detroit fell against Florida to move to 30-30-9 overall and 17-14-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … Pius Suter put Detroit on the board with his 13th goal of the season … Suter (2-0-2 in 2 GP) has scored in consecutive games for the third time this season (also 2-0-2 in 2 GP from Nov. 5-6 and 4-0-4 in 3 GP from Feb. 16-21) … Suter has recorded nine points (7-2-9) and a 28.0 shooting percentage in 18 games since Feb. 13 at Vancouver … Dylan Larkin netted his team-leading 26th goal of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (26), points (66) and shots (211) through 68 games … Larkin has seven points (3-4-7) in his last six games, and 33 points (13- 20-33) in 31 contests dating back to Jan. 10 vs,. Winnipeg … David Perron recorded the primary assist on Suter’s goal, giving him four points (1-3-4) in seven games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Lucas Raymond tallied the primary assist on Larkin’s goal, giving him four assists in his last four contests … Andrew Copp picked up his 150th career NHL assist with a helper on Larkin’s goal … Copp has logged six points (2-4-6) in seven games since March 5 at Philadelphia … Copp reached the 30-assist mark for the second-consecutive season … Copp also ranks second among Detroit skaters with 33 even-strength points (6-27-33), trailing only Larkin (11-28-39).
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Jake Neighbours – Upper-Body (Will be re-evaluated in 5 weeks; announced on Feb. 20)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 250
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March
16 – Recalled goaltender Joel Hofer from the Springfield Thunderbirds under emergency conditions
6 – Signed college free agent defenseman Anton Malmstrom to a two-year, entry-level contract
3 – Acquired forward Jakub Vrana from Detroit in exchange for Dylan McLaughlin and a 2025 7th-round draft pick
BLUES vs. RED WINGS
- The Blues and Red Wings will meet for the 1st game of a home and home set on Tuesday, as the Blues will visit Detroit on Thursday
- Tonight and Thursday will be the only 2 times the Blues and Red Wings meet this season
- The Blues went 1-1-0 against Detroit last season, with each team winning at home
- The Blues are 3-1-0 in their last 4 games against the Red Wings
- The Blues are 7-2-4 in their last 13 games against the Red Wings
- The Blues have won 3 straight games against Detroit at Enterprise Center
- The Blues have also earned points in 6 straight home games against the Red Wings (3-0-3)
- The Blues have scored at least 5 goals in 3 of their last 4 games against Detroit, outscoring the Red Wings 18-12 in those 4 games
- The Blues have not allowed a power play goal to Detroit in 8 of their last 9 matchups, going 19 for 20 (95.0%) on the penalty kill over those 9 games
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
3/23 – at Detroit
3/25 – at Anaheim
3/26 – at Los Angeles
3/28 – vs. Vancouver
3/30 – at Chicago
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will play 6 more games in March (4 away; 2 home)
- 4 of the Blues’ remining 6 games in March will come against Western Conference opponents (1 against the Central)
- After March, the Blues will play 7 games in April to finish out their season (4 home; 3 away)
EXTRA NUGGETS
- The Blues are 25-10-2 this season when scoring first
- The Blues are 1 of 7 teams to record 3 multi-goal third period comeback wins this season (1. Kings/Islanders, 4 / 2. Ducks/Canucks/Blackhawks/Capitals, 3)
- Since Dec. 11, 42 games, the Blues are 97 for 117 on the penalty kill (82.9%), which ranks 9th in the NHL over that span (1. Carolina, 108 for 125, 86.4%)
- The Blues have scored 7 shorthanded goals this season, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 13)
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 3 of their last 6 games since Mar. 9, going 5 for 16 (31.3%) on the power play, which is the 5th best power play in the NHL over that span (1. Colorado, 9 for 21, 42.9%)
