DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 vs. CAROLINA 2 (3/30/23)
1ST PERIOD: DET Kubalík (Perron, Seider) 0:59-EV
2ND PERIOD: CAR Burns (Slavin, Fast) 0:42-EV; CAR Slavin (Aho, Staal) 4:18-EV; DET Larkin (Chiasson, Perron) 7:26-PP
3RD PERIOD: DET Walman (Copp, Erne) 19:56-EV
SHOTS: DET 22 (8-7-7) / CAR 33 (10-14-9)
GOALIES: DET Nedeljkovic (W, 31-33) / CAR Andersen (L, 19-22)
PP: DET 1-3 / CAR 0-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (45 / March 8)
Filip Zadina – lower body (40 / March 24)
Michael Rasmussen – lower body (18 / Feb. 25)
Ville Husso – lower body (7 / March 23)
Total Man Games Lost: 282
Individual Man Games Lost: Jakub Vrána (33), Matt Luff (32), Tyler Bertuzzi (31), Robert Hägg (15), Gustav Lindström (14), Elmer Söderblom (13), Lucas Raymond (8), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Ben Chiarot (6), Olli Määttä (4), Jake Walman (3), Adam Erne (2), Jordan Oesterle (2), Alex Chiasson (1), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
3/30 (POSTGAME) – Recalled forward Marco Kasper from Rögle BK (SHL)
3/29 – Assigned forward Taro Hirose to Grand Rapids
3/28 – Recalled forward Taro Hirose from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions … Signed forward Carter Mazur to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/27 – Signed defenseman William Wallinder to a three-year entry-level contract beginning with the 2023-24 season
3/23 – Recalled goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from Grand Rapids under emergency conditions
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at JETS / 8:00 P.M. EDT / Canada Life Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 32nd all-time meeting, 15th at Winnipeg … Second of two games this season, only game at Winnipeg
ALL-TIME vs. WPG: 17-12-0-2 / AWAY: 7-7-0-0 / LAST 10: 5-5-0 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-0 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. WPG: David Perron (11-12-23 in 32 GP), Alex Chiasson (9-5-14 in 26 GP), Dominik Kubalík (4-3-7 in 9 GP), Ben Chiarot (2-3-5 in 10 GP), Andrew Copp (0-4-4 in 2 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 3 GP), Filip Zadina (1-3-4 in 4 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-2-3 in 3 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP), Matt Luff (0-1-1 in 1 GP)
WPG top scorers vs. DET: Sam Gagner (8-9-17 in 33 GP), Blake Wheeler (4-12-16 in 21 GP), Nino Niederreiter (11-5-16 in 27 GP), Mark Scheifele (4-11-15 in 15 GP), Pierre-Luc Dubois (6-5-11 in 14 GP), Kyle Connor (5-5-10 in 10 GP), Nikolaj Ehlers (2-8- 10 in 10 GP), Neal Pionk (2-3-5 in 9 GP), David Gustafsson (0-1-1 in 1 GP), Axel Jonsson-Fjällby (0-1-1 in 2 GP), Dylan Samberg (0-1-1 in 2 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EDT)
Sunday, April 2: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, April 4: RED WINGS at CANADIENS / 7:00 p.m. / Bell Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, April 6: RED WINGS vs. SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
March 30 vs. Carolina – 3-2 W
Detroit earned a 3-2 win over Carolina to improve to 33-32-9 overall and 19-15-4 inside Little Caesars Arena … Jake Walman scored the game-winning goal with 3.2 seconds left in regulation … It marked Walman’s ninth goal of the season … Walman netted his second game-winning goal of the season … Walman also scored the deciding goal in overtime on Dec. 28 at Pittsburgh … With less than four seconds remaining in regulation, Walman scored the third-latest go-ahead goal in franchise history, behind Steve Yzerman (59:58 on Oct. 9, 2003 vs. Los Angeles) and Brendan Shanahan (59:57 on April 4, 1998 at Chicago) … Dominik Kubalík opened the scoring 59 seconds into the contest with his 20th goal of the season … Kubalík became the second Red Wings skater to reach the 20-goal mark this season, joining Dylan Larkin (28) … Kubalík hit the 20-goal mark for the second time in his NHL career, and first time since tallying 30 goals as a rookie in 2019-20 with the Chicago Blackhawks … Larkin scored the game-tying goal on the power play for his 28th goal of the season … Larkin extended his team lead in goals (28), points (72), power play goals (15), power play points (28) and shots (227) through 73 games … Larkin became the first Red Wings skater to score at least 15 power play goals in a single season since Henrik Zetterberg tallied 16 power play goals during the 2007-08 campaign … Larkin also became the first Red Wings player to record 28 power play points in a single season since Zetterberg did so in 2014-15 … Larkin has tallied four points (2-2-4) in his last two games, and 13 points (5-8-13) in 11 contests since March 8 vs. Chicago … David Perron finished with two assists for his second-consecutive multi-point game … Perron has five points (3-2-5) in his last two games, and eight points (3-5-8) in six contests since March 20 vs. Florida … Moritz Seider picked up an assist on Kubalík’s goal … It marked Seider’s 76th career NHL assist, tying Alex Delvecchio for the fifth-most by a Red Wings player before the age of 22 … The only other Detroit skaters with more assists prior to their 22nd birthday are Yzerman (194), Gordie Howe (101), Marcel Dionne (99) and Larkin (84) … Seider has accumulated 25 points (3-22-25) and a plus-11 rating in 36 games dating back to Jan. 10 vs. Winnipeg … Alex Chiasson recorded the primary assist on Larkin’s power play goal, giving him eight points (5-3-8) in 10 games since March 8 vs. Chicago … Six of Chiasson’s eight points this season have come on the power play … Andrew Copp logged the primary assist on Walman’s game-winning goal … Copp has three points (1-2-3) in his last two games, and 13 points (4-9-13) in 18 appearances dating back to Feb. 23 against the New York Rangers … Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 31-of-33 shots to collect his second-straight victory.
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets begin a five-game homestand on Friday night when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings to Canada Life Centre. The Jets are coming off a 1-2-0 California road trip, which ended with a 3-0 shutout loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. The Jets continue their final homestand of the season, which is also their longest, on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils before taking on the Calgary Flames on Wednesday.
Tale of the Tape
WPG Stat DET
75 GP 73
41 W 32
31 L 32
3 OT 9
85 PTS 73
221 GF 216
212 GA 242
19.4% PP 20.8%
82.9% PK 78.6%
Next Five Games
Date Opp TV Radio
Mar. 31 DET TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 2 NJD TSN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 5 CGY SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 8 NSH SN CJOB/Power 97
Apr. 10 SJS SN CJOB/Power 97
Recent Five Games
Date Opp SC Res Streak
Mar. 19 At STL 3-0 L 1L
Mar. 21 ARI 2-1 W 1W
Mar. 23 At ANA 3-2 W 2W
Mar. 25 At LAK 4-1 L 1L
Mar. 28 At SJS 3-0 L 2L
Broadcast Information
TV: TSN
Play-By-Play: Dan Robertson
Analyst: Kevin Sawyer
Rinkside: John Lu
Radio: 680 CJOB/Power 97
Play-By-Play: Paul Edmonds
Analyst: Jamie Thomas
Host: Kelly Moore
Upcoming Schedule
Friday, March 31
Morning Skate 10:30 a.m.
Jets vs. Detroit Red Wings 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1
Practice – hockey for all centre 12:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 2
Morning Skate 9:00 a.m.
Jets vs. New Jersey Devils 6:00 p.m.
All Times Local
Last Game
San Jose Sharks 3
Winnipeg Jets 0
Jets Scorers: None
Sharks Scorers: Gregor (5), Labanc (13), Kaut (4)
Jets Goaltender: Connor Hellebuyck (27 sv, 3 ga)
Sharks Goaltender: James Reimer (41 sv, 0 ga)
Jets PP: 0-for-3
Jets PK: 2-for-3
Recap: The Jets were shut out for the third time in their past seven games in a 3-0 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night. Winnipeg out shot San Jose 41-30 in the game. Six Jets players had four shots in the contest. Dylan Samberg led the team with three hits, while Dylan
DeMelo had a trio of blocked shots.
Where They Stand
The Jets are in the second wild card position in the Western Conference… Winnipeg trails the Seattle Kraken by three points for the first wild card spot, while the Calgary Flames are two points behind the Jets and the Nashville Predators trail Winnipeg by three points.
Marching
The Jets are 6-7-1 in March so far… Winnipeg has had a winning record in March in each of the past six seasons, including going 11-3-1 in 2017-18 and 10-5-1 last season… Nikolaj Ehlers leads the Jets in scoring in March with nine points (4G, 5A) in 14 games, while Nino Niederreiter (4G, 4A) and Kyle Connor (1G, 7A) each have eight points in 14 games… Mark Scheifele and Adam Lowry share the goal scoring lead for the Jets this month with Ehlers and Niederreiter with four tallies.
Low Scoring
Winnipeg has held their opponents to three goals or less in six of their past seven games… Meanwhile, the Jets have been held to three goals or less in nine consecutive games, including being shut out three times… The last time Winnipeg scored more than three goals in a game was a 5-4 win at TBL on Mar. 11… The Jets have scored one goal or less in a game 20 times this season, which is third most in the NHL season behind
Chicago (25) and Anaheim (21).
Slim Margins
The Jets have earned their past five victories by one goal… Winnipeg has scored three goals or less in each of the wins… The Jets have 14 wins when scoring three goals or less this season, which is tied for seventh in the NHL… Winnipeg also has five wins this season when scoring two goals or less… The Jets 17 one-goal wins are tied for ninth in the NHL.
Beasts from the East
Friday’s game against Detroit and Sunday’s game against New Jersey are Winnipeg final games against the Eastern Conference this season…The Jets are 13-17-0 against the Eastern Conference this season… Winnipeg hasn’t posted a winning record against the East since going 18-12-2 in 2018-19… Kyle Connor leads the Jets in scoring against the Eastern Conference with 28 points (13G, 15A) in 30 games… Mark Scheifele has 15 goals in 30 games against the East this season.
Home Comforts
The Jets are 22-12-2 at Canada Life Centre this season, which is tied for ninth in the NHL and third in the Western Conference… Kyle Connor (15G, 26A) leads the team with 41 points in 36 home games… Mark Scheifele’s 19 goals at home leads the team and has him five goals behind his career high 24 goals he had at home during the 2018-19 season… Winnipeg is 251-161-38 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in six consecutive seasons.
PK Prowess
Winnipeg is sixth in the NHL with a penalty kill successful 82.9% of the time… Winnipeg has given up a power play goal against in three consecutive games for the third time this season… The last time the Jets had a penalty kill better than 82% was in 2013-14 when they finished the season at 83.2%… The franchise record for penalty kill percentage in a season is 85.2%, which occurred in Atlanta during the 2003-04
Jets vs. DET Records
Overall Record
GP W L OT
31 14 14 3
Home Record
GP W L OT
14 7 6 1
Away Record
GP W L OT
17 7 8 2
Jets vs. DET Notes
Season Series
Friday’s game is the second of two meetings between the Jets and Red Wings this season. Winnipeg lost 7-5 in Detroit on Jan. 10 in the first game.
Recent History
The Jets have dropped three of their past four games to the Red Wings after winning the previous four contests… The Jets haven’t lost consecutive games to the Red Wings in regulation since relocation.
In Winnipeg
The Jets are 4-1-1 in their past six games against Detroit at Canada Life Centre.
Player Notes
Kyle Connor (5G, 5A) and Nikolaj Ehlers (2G, 8A) have 10 points in 10 games against Detroit… Four of Pierre-Luc Dubois’ six career goals against the Red Wings are game-winning goals… Nino Niederreiter has 11 goals in 27 career games against the Red Wings, of which six are power play goals.
Jets vs. DET Past 10 Games
Date Opp Res G GA S PPO PPG PIM SA PPOA PPGA PIMA
12/06/2016 Det SOL 3 4 34 3 0 4 30 2 0 6
12/05/2017 @Det L 1 5 26 6 1 12 32 6 0 12
03/02/2018 Det W 4 3 42 3 0 2 33 1 1 6
10/26/2018 @Det W 2 1 40 5 1 6 28 3 1 10
01/11/2019 Det W 4 2 27 3 0 8 35 4 1 6
12/10/2019 Det W 5 1 30 5 1 16 17 4 0 18
12/12/2019 @Det L 2 5 28 1 0 8 34 4 2 2
01/13/2022 @Det W 3 0 32 1 0 14 33 5 0 6
04/06/2022 Det L 1 3 33 3 0 8 35 4 0 6
01/10/2023 @Det L 5 7 37 3 1 6 23 3 1 6
