NHL Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Columbus Blue Jackets

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DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 7 at SAN JOSE 4 (11/17/22)
1ST PERIOD: SJ Labanc (Karlsson, Meier) 6:56-EV; DET Hronek (Perron) 9:39-EV; SJ Nieto (Karlsson, Cicek) 12:52-EV
2ND PERIOD: DET Perron (Larkin, Kubalík) 11:27-EV; DET Walman (Rasmussen, Erne) 16:44-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Veleno (Suter, Berggren) 4:58-EV; SJ Couture (Karlsson, Megna) 8:58-EV; SJ Karlsson (Labanc, Hertl) 11:31-EV;
DET Seider (Perron, Chiarot) 13:54-EV; DET Suter (Copp) 16:23-EV; DET Kubalík (Larkin) 18:45-EN
SHOTS: DET 21 (4-9-8) / SJ 25 (9-8-8)
GOALIES: DET Husso (W, 21-25) / SJ Reimer (L, 14-20)
PP: DET 0-3 / SJ 0-1

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (17 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (15 / Oct. 17)
Filip Zadina – lower body (6 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (4 / Nov. 8)
Elmer Söderblom – undisclosed (4 / Nov. 8)
Gustav Lindström – lower body (3 / Nov. 12)
Total Man Games Lost: 71
Individual Man Games Lost: Tyler Bertuzzi (13), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Michael Rasmussen (2)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/18 – Assigned forward Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids
11/15 – Activated forward Tyler Bertuzzi from injured reserve … Placed forward Elmer Söderblom on injured reserve retroactive to
11/8
11/12 – Activated defenseman Jake Walman from injured non-roster
11/11 – Assigned forward Givani Smith to Grand Rapids

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS at BLUE JACKETS / 7:00 P.M. EST / Nationwide Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 107th all-time meeting, 55th at Columbus … First of three games this season, first of two at Columbus
ALL-TIME vs. CBJ: 60-30-1-15 / AWAY: 27-19-1-7 / LAST 10: 5-2-3 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-0-0
DET top scorers vs. CBJ: David Perron (18-27-45 in 45 GP), Dylan Larkin (5-15-20 in 22 GP), Tyler Bertuzzi (9-2-11 in 13 GP),
Filip Hronek (2-7-9 in 15 GP), Michael Rasmussen (3-4-7 in 14 GP), Andrew Copp (2-4-6 in 10 GP), Lucas Raymond (2-3-5 in 3
GP), Jordan Oesterle (1-3-4 in 5 GP)
CBJ top scorers vs. DET: Boone Jenner (11-10-21 in 27 GP), Johnny Gaudreau (5-13-18 in 13 GP), Gustav Nyquist (1-7-8 in 7
GP), Jack Roslovic (6-2-8 in 14 GP), Yegor Chinakhov (1-1-2 in 2 GP), Gavin Bayreuther (1-1-2 in 3 GP), Cole Sillinger (1-1-2 in 3
GP), Mathieu Olivier (2-0-2 in 4 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Wednesday, Nov. 23: RED WINGS vs. PREDATORS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Friday, Nov. 25: RED WINGS vs. COYOTES / 8:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Monday, Nov. 28: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Nov. 17 at San Jose – 7-4 W
Detroit scored a season-high seven goals against San Jose to improve to 8-5-4 overall and 3-3-2 on the road … The result marks the first time Detroit has netted seven-or-more goals in a road game since a 7-6 overtime win on Feb. 21, 2015 at Dallas … It also marked the first time Detroit had seven different goal scorers in a regular season game since a 9-1 victory on Nov. 11, 2009 at Columbus … David Perron finished with a goal and two assists to extend his point streak to three-straight games (1-5-6 in 3 GP) … Perron ranks third among Detroit skaters with 14 points (6-8-14) in 17 games … Additionally, Perron has 10 points (4-6-10) in five games against Pacific Division opponents in 2022-23 … Dominik Kubalík tallied a goal and an assist to become the first Detroit skater to reach the 20-point mark this season (8-12-20 in 17 GP) … Kubalík scored his team-leading eighth goal of the season into an empty net with 1:15 left in the contest … Kubalík also paces the Red Wings with seven multi-point games … Dylan Larkin had a pair of assists for his fifth multi-point game of the season … In all, Larkin has 19 points (7-12-19) and a team-high plus-eight rating through 17 games … Andrew Copp recorded an assist in his 500th career NHL game … Filip Hronek put Detroit on the board with his second goal of the season, extending his point streak to three-consecutive games (2-2-4 in 3 GP) … Hronek continues to lead all Detroit blueliners with 12 points (2-10-12) and a plus-seven rating through 17 games … Jake Walman gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with his first goal in a Detroit jersey …Joe Veleno scored his third goal of the campaign … Moritz Seider netted his first goal of the season, which proved to be the gamewinner with 6:06 remaining in the final frame … Seider led all NHL rookie defensemen with four game-winning goals in 2021-22 … Pius Suter tallied a goal and an assist for his first multi-point game of the season … Jonatan Berggren picked up an assist on Veleno’s goal, giving him three points (1-2-3) in four games to begin his NHL career.

FRENCH CONNECTION

  • David Perron (275-404-679 in 990 GP) picked up his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.
  • Became the fifth active Quebec-born player to reach the 400-assist mark, joining Patrice Bergeron (589), Paul Stastny (520), Kris Letang (514) and Jonathan Huberdeau (421).
  • Also the fourth player from the 2007 NHL Draft class to hit the 400-assist mark, joining Patrick Kane (761), Jakub Voracek (583) and Jamie Benn (450).
  • Can reach the 1,000-game milestone as early as Dec. 10 at Dallas.

ALFIE GETS THE CALL

  • Daniel Alfredsson was formally inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on Nov. 14 at Meridian Hall in Toronto, Ontario, along with Herb Carnegie (Builder), Roberto Luongo, Riikka Sallinen, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin.
  • Played the final season of his 18-year NHL career in Detroit, tying for the team lead in scoring with 49 points (18-31-49) in 68 games during the 2013-14 campaign.
  • Won a gold medal with Sweden at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, along with Detroit forwards Tomas Holmström, Mikael Samuelsson and Henrik Zetterberg, and defensemen Niklas Kronwall and Nicklas Lidström.

BIG VILLE STYLE
Detroit acquired goaltender Ville Husso from St. Louis in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft (Aleksanteri Kaskimäki) on July 8 and subsequently signed him to a three-year contract extension with an average annual value of $4.75 million.

  • Became the eighth goaltender to win at least five of his first seven appearances in a Red Wings uniform; only Ty Conklin (6-1-0 in 2008-09), Dominik Hasek (6-1-0 in 2001-02), Manny Legace (6-1-0 from 1999-00 to 2000-01) and Vincent Riendeau (6-0-0 from 1991-92 to 1992-93) have done so in the NHL’s expansion era (since 1967-68).
  • Also the fifth goaltender in franchise history to record two shutouts within his first seven starts with the club, following Kevin Hodson (2
    in 5 GS), Wilf Cude (2 in 5 GS), Dolly Dolson (2 in 7 GS) and Hap Holmes (2 in 4 GS).
  • Stopped all 29 shots he faced in his Red Wings debut on Oct. 14 vs. Montreal, becoming the second goalie in franchise history to post a shutout in his team debut, joining Dave Gatherum who did so on Oct. 11, 1953 vs. Toronto.

EARLY RETURNS
Detroit forwards Andrew Copp, Austin Czarnik, Dominik Kubalík, Matt Luff and David Perron, and defensemen Ben Chiarot, Robert Hägg and Olli Määttä have made an immediate impact to begin the 2022-23 season. The eight players, all signed as free agents by the Red Wings in July, have combined for 57 points (20-37-57) through the first 17 games of the campaign.

  • Ben Chiarot recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey. He also picked up an assist on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers and Nov. 17 at San Jose.
  • Andrew Copp picked up an assist in his 500th career NHL game on Nov. 17 at San Jose. He logged five points (1-4-5) in a five-game span from Oct. 31-Nov. 8, including the game-winning goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington.
  • Austin Czarnik (AHL) netted his first goal/point in a Detroit jersey on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal. The Metro Detroit native has also tallied 10 points (5-5-10) in eight games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
  • Robert Hägg ranks among the team leaders with 33 hits (6th) and 17 blocks (6th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
  • Dominik Kubalík leads the Red Wings in goals (8), points (20), power play points (9) and overtime goals (1) through 17 games. He scored on the power play with 2:17 left in overtime on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.
  • Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He registered seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
  • Olli Määttä ranks second among Detroit blueliners with seven points (2-5-7) through 17 games. He began the season with a four-game point streak from Oct. 14-21 (1-4-5 in 4 GP), becoming the first Red Wings defenseman to record a point in each of the first four-plus games of the season since Brian Rafalski in 2008-09 (1-8-9 in 7 GP).
  • David Perron has totaled 14 points (6-8-14) in 17 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who recorded his 400th career NHL assist on Nov. 12 at Los Angeles, has six points (1-5-6) in his last three contests.

MICHIGAN MEN
The Red Wings have three Michigan-born players on their active roster in forwards Andrew Copp (Ann Arbor) and Dylan Larkin (Waterford), and defenseman Jordan Oesterle (Dearborn Heights). Additionally, forward Austin Czarnik (AHL, Washington Township) has appeared in four games with Detroit, posting one goal, four shots and six hits in 11:50 average time on ice.

  • Andrew Copp recorded 81 points (40-41-81) in 107 games at the University of Michigan from 2012-15, serving as team captain during his junior season. Prior to his collegiate career, Copp skated with the U.S. National Team Development Program from 2010-12.
  • Dylan Larkin was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year after logging 47 points (15-32-47) and penalty minutes in 35 games at Michigan during the 2014-15 campaign. He was also selected to both the 2014-15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team, in addition to being named an AHCA Second Team All-American. Larkin previously skated with the NTDP from 2012-14.
  • Jordan Oesterle attended Dearborn Divine Child High School before tallying 34 points (7-27-34) in 113 games at Western Michigan University from 2011-14. He helped the Broncos win a CCHA tournament championship as a freshman.

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded three points (1-2-3) in four games to begin his NHL career.
  • Scored on the power play for his first career NHL goal on Nov. 15 at Anaheim.
  • Tallied an assist in his NHL debut on Nov. 10 against the New York Rangers.
  • Registered seven points (4-3-7) in seven games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins to begin the 2022-23 campaign.
  • Made his North American professional debut with the Griffins in 2021-22 and set franchise records for a rookie in assists (43), points (64), game-winning goals (7) and overtime goals (3) in 70 games.
  • Named AHL Rookie of the Month for April after totaling 20 points (6-14-20) in 14 contests. He finished the season with 26 points (7- 19-26) in his last 18 games, including a season-high 11-game point streak (6-13-19) to close out the year.

LOVE TO ‘C’ IT

  • Dylan Larkin is in his third season as Detroit’s captain and eighth NHL campaign. He was named the 37th captain in franchise history on Jan. 13, 2021, becoming the first Michigander and native metro Detroiter to wear the ‘C’ for the Red Wings, assuming a captaincy that had been vacant for two seasons following the end of Henrik Zetterberg’s career in 2017-18 due to injury.
  • Authored a five-game point streak from Oct. 29-Nov. 6, logging seven points (2-5-7) in that span.
  • With an empty-net goal and an assist on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, he boosted his career totals to 371 points (153-218-371 in 514 GP), passing Johan Franzén (187-183-370 in 602 GP) for 22nd on the franchise’s all-time points list (see list below):
  1. Vyacheslav Kozlov – 415 career points with Detroit
  2. Igor Larionov – 392
  3. Dylan Larkin – 377
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

  • Dylan Larkin tallied his 153rd career NHL goal on Nov. 3 vs. Washington, passing Ray Sheppard for sole possession of 23rd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Mickey Redmond – 177 career goals with Detroit
  2. Red Kelly – 162
  3. Kris Draper – 158
  4. Dylan Larkin – 154
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. Bruce MacGregor – 151
  • Larkin also dished out a pair of helpers on Nov. 17 at San Jose. He is now four assists away from tying Marcel Dionne for 22nd place on the franchise’s all-time list (see list below):
  1. Syd Howe – 248 career assists with Detroit
  2. Gary Bergman – 243
  3. Marcel Dionne – 227
  4. Dylan Larkin – 223
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. Shawn Burr – 214

CZECH MATES

  • Dominik Kubalík ranks among the team leaders with eight goals (1st), 12 assists (T1st), 20 points (1st), three power play goals (T1st), nine power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 42 shots (T2nd) through 17 games.
  • Paces the Red Wings with seven multi-point games, including four-straight multi-point outings from Oct. 17-25 (3-6-9 in 4 GP).
  • Filip Hronek leads all Detroit blueliners with 12 points (2-10-12) and a plus-seven rating in 17 games.
  • Currently on a three-game point streak (2-2-4 in 3 GP). He also has six points (2-4-6) in his last six games since Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

  • Moritz Seider recorded two assists on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers for his first multi-point game of the season. He had eight multi-assist games in 2021-22 en route to winning the Calder Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie.
  • Has collected 56 points in his NHL career (8-48-56 in 99 GP). The only defensemen in franchise history with more points before their 100th career NHL game are Nicklas Lidström (12-58-70 in 99 GP), Reed Larson (21-47-68 in 99 GP) and Yves Racine (11-51-62 in 99 GP).
  • Among NHL defensemen to debut since 2012-13, Seider is tied with Buffalo’s Rasmus Dahlin for the eighth-most points prior to their 100th career game (see list below):

PLAYER TEAM POINTS
Cale Makar Colorado 20-73-93 in 99 GP
Quinn Hughes Vancouver 10-68-78 in 99 GP
John Klingberg Dallas 16-55-71 in 99 GP
Shayne Gostisbehere Philadelphia 21-41-62 in 99 GP
Thomas Chabot Ottawa 19-42-61 in 99 GP
Adam Fox New York Rangers 10-50-60 in 99 GP
Zach Werenski Columbus 17-42-59 in 99 GP
Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo 10-46-56 in 99 GP
Moritz Seider Detroit 8-48-56 in 99 GP

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

  • Lucas Raymond has tallied eight points (6-2-8) and a 30.0 shooting percentage in 10 games dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
  • Currently owns a five-game goal streak on home ice (6-0-6 in 5 GP) dating back to Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota.
  • Tied with Dominik Kubalík and Dylan Larkin the team lead with three power play goals.
  • Also tied with David Perron for the team lead with two game-winning goals, potting the GWG on Oct. 29 vs. Minnesota and Nov. 5 against the New York Islanders.

2022-23 INDIVIDUAL STATS
Most Goals: 2, Raymond, Oct. 29 vs. MIN; Perron, Oct. 17 vs. LA
Most Assists: 2, Larkin/Perron, Nov. 17 at SJ; Perron, Nov. 12 at LA; Seider, Nov. 6 at NYR; Larkin, Oct. 29 vs. MIN; Kubalík, Oct. 23 vs. ANA; Kubalík/Määttä, Oct. 17 vs. LA; Larkin/Raymond, Oct. 15 at NJ; Rasmussen/Sundqvist, Oct. 14 vs. MTL
Most Points: 3, Perron, Nov. 17 at SJ; Kubalík, Oct. 23 vs. ANA; Perron, Oct. 17 vs. LA; Larkin, Oct. 15 at NJ; Rasmussen, Oct. 14 vs. MTL
Most SOG: 7, Larkin, Nov. 15 at ANA; Larkin, Nov. 8 vs. MTL; Hronek, Nov. 6 at NYR; Raymond, Oct. 29 vs. MIN
Most PIM: 6, Rasmussen, Oct. 27 at BOS
Most TOI: 27:44, Seider, Nov. 6 at NYR
Most Hits: 6, Erne, Oct. 31 at BUF; Määttä, Oct. 27 at BOS; Hägg, Oct. 15 at NJ
Most Blocked Shots: 6, Hägg, Oct. 15 at NJ
Most Saves: 38, Nedeljkovic, Oct. 31 at BUF
Longest Goal Streak: 3, Kubalík/Larkin, Oct. 21-25
Longest Assist Streak: 4, Kubalík, Oct. 17-25; Hronek, Oct. 15-23
Longest Point Streak: 5, Larkin, Oct. 29-Nov. 6; Kubalík, Oct. 15-25
2022-23 REGULAR SEASON HIGHS AND LOWS

DETROIT OPPONENT
Most GF, Game 7, Nov. 17 at SJ 8, twice (MR: Nov. 10 vs. NYR)
Fewest GF, Game 1, Oct. 27 at BOS 0, twice (MR: Nov. 5 vs. NYI)
Most GF, Period 4, twice (MR: Nov. 17 at SJ, 3rd) 6, Nov. 10 vs. NYR, 3rd
Most SOG, Game 43, Nov. 8 vs. MTL 46, Oct. 31 at BUF
Most SOG, Period 25, Oct. 14 vs. MTL, 1st 22, Oct. 15 at NJ, 2nd
Fewest SOG, Game 18, Oct. 31 at BUF 21, Nov. 12 at LA
Fewest SOG, Period 1, Oct. 29 vs. MIN, 3rd 3, Oct. 21 at CHI, 1st
Most PPG, Game 3, Oct. 23 vs. ANA 3, Oct. 27 at BOS
Most PIM, Game 14, Oct. 27 at BOS 35, Nov. 8 vs. MTL
Fewest PIM, Game 2, twice (MR: Nov. 17 at SJ) 4, twice (MR: Nov. 10 vs. NYR)
Fastest Consec. Goals 0:13, Oct. 14 vs. MTL (Rasmussen, Määttä) 0:35, Oct. 27 at BOS (Marchand, Smith)
Fastest Goal, Start of Game 2:02, Oct. 23 vs. ANA (Larkin) 0:09, Nov. 12 at LA (Grundström)
Fastest Goal, Start of Period 1:26, Oct. 31 at BUF, 2nd (Määttä) 0:09, Nov. 12 at LA, 1st (Grundström)
Longest Win Streak – Overall: 3, Nov. 3-6 / Home: 3, Oct. 29-Nov. 5 / Road: N/A
Longest Winless Streak – Overall: 4, Nov. 8-15 / Home: 2, Nov. 8-present / Road: 3, Oct. 21-31
Longest Point Streak – Overall: 5, Oct. 14-23 / Home: 4, Oct. 29-Nov. 8 / Road: 2, twice (MR: Nov. 15-present)

COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS NOTES:

Nov. 19, 2022 Game No. 17 (6-9-1, 13 pts.)
vs. Detroit Red Wings (8-5-4, 20 pts.), Nationwide Arena Home Game No. 11 (5-5-0, 10 pts.) The Blue Jackets Press Box website, which includes game notes, stats, releases and video/audio clips as well as the 2022-23 Media Guide can be accessed at bluejackets.com/pressbox. Follow @BlueJacketsPR on Twitter for comprehensive information and updates on the team.

THE LAST GAME: NOV. 17, 2022 – CBJ 6 vs. MTL 4
CBJ Goal Scorers: Sillinger (2), Nyquist (3), Jenner (7), Kuraly (4), Olivier (1), EN – Kuraly (5)
MTL Goal Scorers: Harris (1), PP – Anderson (5), Gallagher (3), Suzuki (11)
Goalies: CBJ – Korpisalo (38/42; 60:00); MTL – Montembeault (23/28; 57:33)
CBJ PP: 0/1; PK: 2/3 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / MTL: 42
3 Stars: 1. Kuraly, CBJ; 2. Olivier, CBJ; 3. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ picked up a point for 4th-straight game (3-0-1)… CBJ scored 1st goal for the 4th consecutive contest… CBJ scored a season-high in goals and tied season-high goals scored in a single period (4 in 3rd period)… Kuraly notched his 4th career multi-goal effort and 3rd career three-point outing with 2-1-3, also tying the franchise record for most points in a single period by scoring all 3 in the 3rd… Chinakhov recorded an assist in his 3rd-straight game, setting a new career high for his longest assist/point streak (0-3-3 in 3 games)… Jenner registered his 3rd multi-point effort of the season with 1-1-2, giving him goals in 2-straight games (3-1-4) and 4 consecutive home outings (6-1-7)… Gudbranson tallied two assists for his 1st multi-point game with CBJ… Olivier scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and 1st career GWG… Christiansen notched his 1st career NHL assist.

OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
Danforth (torn labrum); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 25); 6 months (10 games)
Boqvist (broken foot); Placed on Injured Reserve (Oct. 26); 6 weeks (8 games)
Voracek (upper body); Placed on Injured Reserve (Nov. 4); out indefinitely (5 games)
Blankenburg (ankle); Placed on IR (Nov. 10); 6-8 weeks (3 games)
Werenski (torn labrum); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 10); Expected to miss rest of regular season (3 games)
Laine (ankle); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 12); 3-to-4 weeks (2 games)
Bean (shoulder); Placed on IR (retro to Nov. 15); out indefinitely (1 game)
Merzlikins (hip); 1-to-2 weeks (1 game)

TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 71

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 19 Recalled Sweezey from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 17 Placed Bean on IR
Nov. 16 Placed Laine on IR retroactive to Nov. 12 and added Tarasov to roster on emergency recall
Nov. 15 Activated Kuraly off Injured Reserve and placed Werenski on Injured Reserve retroactive to Nov. 10
Nov. 13 Activated Luoto off Injured/Non-Roster list and assigned to Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 11 Recalled Christiansen from Cleveland (AHL) and assigned Jiricek
Nov. 11 Placed Blankenburg, Kuraly (retro to Nov. 5) and Voracek (retro to Nov. 4) on IR and added Bayreuther, Bjork and Jiricek to roster on emergency recall from Cleveland (AHL)
Nov. 8 Recalled Gaunce from Cleveland (AHL)

TONIGHT’S GAME BROADCAST INFO
7pm ET | Bally Sports Ohio | 105.7 FM

AGAINST THE RED WINGS
2022-23 Series: 0-0-0 (0-0-0 vs. DET)
2021-22 Series: 2-1-0 (1-0-0 vs. DET)
All-Time Series: 45-47-1-13 (26-20-1-7 vs. DET)
Last 10 (Overall | Home): 5-4-1 | 8-2-0
All-Time GF/GA: 255/318
All-Time SF/SA: 2,988/3,462
All-Time PP: 57-of-434
All-Time PK: 330-of-408

THE LAST GAME VS DET: APR. 9, 2022 – CBJ 5 at DET 4 (OT)
CBJ Goal Scorers: Roslovic (13), Sillinger (12), Roslovic (14), Danforth (9), OT – Roslovic (15)
DET Goal Scorers: Vrana (9), Gagner (12), Larkin (31), Vrana (10)
Goalies: CBJ – Merzlikins (34/38; 63:19); DET – Nedeljkovic (28/33; 63:19)
CBJ PP: 0/5; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 33 / DET: 38
3 Stars: 1. Roslovic, CBJ; 2. Vrana, DET; 3. Merzlikins, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ won season series 2-1-0… CBJ trailed 2-1 in 2nd period, earning 22nd comeback win of season… Roslovic, skating in his 300th NHL career game, recorded 2nd career hat trick/4-point game and 1st career OT winner with 3-1-4… Werenski tied single-game career high with 3 assists.

SEASON SERIES LEFT: Dec. 4 at CBJ… Jan. 14 at DET

NOTED (Player Highlights vs. DET)
Chinakhov made his NHL debut on 10/19/21 at DET and scored his 1st career NHL goal on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Danforth made his NHL debut on 11/15/21 vs. DET… Robinson played his 100th career NHL game on 3/28/21 at DET… Roslovic notched his 2nd career hat trick in his 300th career NHL game on 4/9/22 at DET.

SCORING/GOALTENDING NOTABLES vs. DET
•Gaudreau– 5-13-18 in 13 career GP, including points in seven of his last eight games played (5-9-14)
•Jenner – 11-10-21 in 27 career GP, including points in 10 of his last 11 outings overall (7-4-11) and goals in four consecutive home contests (4-0-4)
•Korpisalo – 6-1-0 with a 2.78 GAA and .904 SV% in 8 career GP
•Nyquist – 1-7-8 in 7 career GP, including multiple assists in each of the last two games (0-4-4) and multi-point efforts in three of his last
five (1-6-7)
•Roslovic – 6-2-8 in 14 career GP, including a four points (3-1-4), with his second career hat trick and the game-winning goal in his last game against Detroit on Apr. 9, 2022

BLUE JACKETS NOTES
NICE TO SEE YOU, NOVEMBER
The Blue Jackets have picked up points in four-straight games overall and wins in three consecutive home contests following a 6-4 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Columbus kicked off a season-high six-game homestand earlier this week on Tuesday vs. the Flyers with games played from November 15-25. It’s part of a stretch of eight-of-10 games played at Nationwide Arena from November 10-28. The club plays five consecutive contests against Atlantic Division teams from November 17-25, including twice against the Canadiens on Nov. 17 and 23.

TWO DIFFERENT STRETCHES
Nine of the club’s first 12 games were competed against teams that made the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, including facing off against the Stanley Cup champion Avalanche twice and Stanley Cup finalist once (Tampa Bay Lightning). Three of the next four games will be played against teams that failed to make the postseason.

THE COMEBACK BLUE JACKETS
Columbus earned victories when trailing by multiple goals in back-to-back wins over Vancouver (2-0) on Oct. 18 and Nashville (2-0 and 3-1) on Oct. 20. It was the fifth time in franchise history that the team has earned consecutive multi-goal comeback wins (MR: Feb. 8- 10, 2022). These victories have a familiar feeling to the club’s wins in 2021-22 when CBJ set a franchise record after coming back at some point in the game in 23 of their 37 wins. The club finished sixth in the NHL in comeback victories last season. The team also trailed only Florida (11) with nine come-from-behind victories when trailing heading into the third period.

FROM THE BLUELINE
CBJ blueliners have recorded three-plus points in each of the last three games, including 0-4-4 in Thursday’s game vs. the Canadiens. They now have 7-16-23 in the last 10 outings and 11-22-33 in 16 games this season, ranking fifth-T in the NHL in goals. Defenseman Erik Gudbranson tallied two assists on Thursday for his first multi-point game as a Blue Jacket as well as his third career multi-assist and seventh career multi-point effort. He is now one point from 100 for his NHL career with 27-72-99 in 656 games. Vladislav Gavrikov notched his second career overtime winner and fifth career game-winning goal on Tuesday, finishing with 1-1-2, while also skating in a career-high 28:40 TOI (previous 28:20 on Apr. 22, 2022 vs. OTT). He became the fifth different defenseman in NHL history to score each of his first two or more goals of a season in overtime and is also one off the franchise record for overtime goals by a defenseman in a single season (3; Seth Jones, 2016-17 & 2018-19).

ROOKIE REPORT
The club’s rookies, currently consisting of forwards Liam Foudy and Kent Johnson along with defensemen Nick Blankenburg, Marcus Bjork and Jake Christiansen have had a strong start to the season, combining for 6-11-17 in 16 games. They have helped CBJ rank third-T among NHL teams in goals and fifth in points. Johnson, who was selected fifth overall at the 2021 NHL Draft, ranks second among NHL rookies in points-per-game (.62; min 5 GP), fourth-T in goals and fifth-T in points with 3-5-8 in 13 games. He tallied an assist on Thursday for his second-straight game and has registered 3-4-7 in his past 10 contests played, including recording goals in three-straight games from Oct. 22-25 (3-0-3) and points in four consecutive outings from Oct. 20-25 (3-1-4). Bjork tallied points in his first two NHL games after scoring his first career goal in his NHL debut on Saturday and picking up his first career assist on Tuesday vs. Philadelphia. He is the first blueliner and seventh player overall in franchise history to score in his debut.

CAPTAIN BOONE JENNER
Boone Jenner registered his third multi-point game of the season on Thursday vs. Montreal with 1-1-2, giving him goals in two-straight games (3-1-4) and four consecutive home outings (6-1-7). He has collected multiple points in each of the past three contests at Nationwide Arena and now has 6-2-8 in the last six contests overall. The forward is tied for fifth in the NHL in goals scored at home this season with 7-4-11 in 10 outings and ranks 10th in the NHL in faceoff wins (183-of-332 faceoffs; 55.1 pct.). The 29-year-old, who was selected 37th overall at the 2011 NHL Draft, is the longest-tenured Blue Jacket in his 10th season with the club, including his second as the team’s captain. The forward skated in his 600th career game on Nov. 4 vs. Colorado, becoming just the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise. With his second goal in Tuesday’s game, Jenner notched his 150th career goal with the Blue Jackets and became the third player to reach the milestone with the franchise, joining Rick Nash (289) and Cam Atkinson (213). He also ranks fifth on the franchise’s all-time list in points (296).

RK PLAYER TOTAL GP SEASONS WITH CBJ

  1. Rick Nash 674 2002-12 (9 seasons)
  2. Cam Atkinson 627 2011-21 (10 seasons)
  3. Boone Jenner 605 2013-current (10 seasons)
  4. Nick Foligno 599 2012-21 (9 seasons)
  5. David Savard 597 2011-21 (10 seasons)

HERE’S JOHNNY!
Six-time All-Star left wing Johnny Gaudreau, who registered an assist in his second consecutive game on Thursday to give him 1-5-6 in his last six games, leads the club in assists and scoring and ranks second in goals with 6-8-14 in 16 games while recording points in 10 of his contests. The winger has done most of his damage at home with 6-6-12 in 11 outings, ranking eighth-T in the NHL in goals. He had a five-game points streak from Oct. 14-22 (4-3-7) and a five-game home points streak from Oct. 14-25 (4-2-6). It was the third-longest home points-streak to start a player’s tenure in franchise history. He played in his 310th consecutive game on Thursday, the third-longest active iron man streak in the NHL and trailing only Phil Kessel (1,000) and Brent Burns (696). The Salem, New Jersey native, who signed a seven-year contract with Columbus in July, has collected 216-407-623 in 618 NHL games, including a career-high 40-75-115 in 82 games with Calgary last season when he earned First Team All-NHL honors.

TOUGH TO REPLACE Z
Zach Werenski recorded his first multi-point game of the season with 1-1-2 in last Thursday’s win over Philadelphia to extend his points-streak to three-straight games (1-3-4) before leaving the with an upper body injury. Unfortunately, that was the last CBJ will likely see
the club’s top defenseman this regular season as it was announced Friday that he suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and likely to miss six months. He led the club’s blueliners in goals, assists and points at the time of the injury with 3-5-8 in 13 games. The two-time NHL All-Star blueliner set single-season career highs in assists, points and time on ice and posted the third-most assists (tied) and points by a defenseman in a single season in franchise history with 11-37-48 and 25:40 TOI in 68 games in 2021-22.

UP IN CLEVELAND
Columbus’ AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters, has kicked off the 2022-23 season going 8-5-1 after a 7-3 win at Laval on Friday. The club stretched its points streak to five-straight with the victory (4-0-1) and now sit in second place in the North Division. Right Wing Trey Fix-Wolansky leads the AHL in scoring with 9-12-21 in 13 games after collecting five points on Friday (2-3-5) and 6-7-13 in his last three outings. Kirill Marchenko, who has missed the past two games due to illness, leads AHL rookies in goals and points (tied) with 8-6-14 in 12 contests. The Monsters return to action with an afternoon matinee at Laval on Saturday.

2022-23 TEAM QUICK HITS
•CBJ have recorded power play goals in 4 of 6 games in November and rank 9th in the NHL in PP pct. in the month (28.6 pct.; 4-of-14)
•CBJ have scored the 1st goal of the game in each of the last 4 contests and have played past regulation in 2 of the past 3
•CBJ finished with a season-high 12 skaters recording a point on Thu., surpassing the 11 skaters to record a point on Oct. 23 at NYR
•CBJ have had 20 different players score a goal this season, which is tied with Boston for the league lead
•CBJ have recorded 15 multi-goal periods this season after scoring 2 goals in the 1st period and 4 goals in the 3rd period on Thu.
•CBJ were tied for 3rd-youngest team in the NHL (ARI and NJD) to start the season at 25.9, trailing only BUF (25.0) and OTT (25.7)
2022-23 PLAYER QUICK HITS
•Chinakhov, who tallied an assist in his 3rd consecutive contest on Thu., setting a new career high for his longest assist/points streak (0-3-3 in 3 games) in the process, has posted 2-7-9 in 16 outings this season to tie his career high in assists (7-7-14 in 62 games in 2021-22)
•Gudbranson tallied two assists on Thu. for his 1st multi-point game as a Blue Jacket as well as his 3rd career multi-assist and 7th career multi-point effort
•Korpisalo has registered a 4-game points streak (3-0-1) and has stopped 130-of-142 shots (.915 SV%) since picking up his 1st win of the campaign last Thu.
•Kuraly notched his 4th career multi-goal effort (MR: 1/27/22 vs. NYR) and 3rd career 3-point outing (MR: 11/26/19 at MTL) with 2-1-3 on Thu., while also tying the franchise record for most points in a single period (42nd time) by scoring all 3 in the 3rd period; also has goals in 2 consecutive games (3-1-4) and 4-2-6 in his last 8 games played (overall 5-2-7 in 14 GP)
•Olivier scored his 1st goal as a Blue Jacket and 1st career GWG on Thu. giving him points in 2-straight games (1-1-2) •Sillinger scored a goal on Thu. to extend his points streak to a career-high 3 consecutive games (2-1-3)

2022-23 LEADERS
•Kuraly (35), Peeke (29), Jenner (28) and Olivier (28) lead CBJ in hits
•Peeke (34), Gavrikov (28), Werenski (24) and Jenner (4) lead CBJ in blocked shots
•Werenski (23:36), Gavrikov (22:24) and Peeke (20:09) lead CBJ in TOI/GP
•Jenner (2), Gaudreau (1) and Kuraly (1) lead CBJ in multi-goal GP
•Chinakhov (2), Voracek (2) and Bean (2) lead CBJ in multi-assist GP
•Jenner (4), Gaudreau (3), Bean (2), Chinakhov (2), Gavrikov (2), Roslovic (2) and Voracek (2) lead CBJ in multi-point GP

CBJ 2022-23 TEAM GAME HIGHS
GOALS: 6 (11/17 vs. MTL)… GOALS AGAINST: 7 (10/30 at NJD)… PPG: 1 – 4x (MR: 11/15 vs. PHI)… PPGA: 2 – 2x (MR: 11/4 at COL)… SHOTS: 42 (10/20 vs. NSH)… SHOTS AGAINST: 53 (10/30 at NJD)… PIM: 16 (10/25 vs. ARI)… HITS: 34 (11/15 vs. PHI)… FOW: 52 (11/4 at COL)… BKS: 25 (11/15 vs. PHI)

CBJ 2022-23 PLAYER SEASON HIGHS
GOALS: 2 – 4x, MR: Kuraly (11/17 vs.. MTL)… ASSISTS: 2 – 12x, MR: Gudbranson (11/17 vs. MTL)… POINTS: 3 – 2x, MR: Kuraly (11/17 vs. MTL)… HITS: 6, Robinson (10/12 at CAR)… PLUS/MINUS RATING: +4, Jenner (11/10 vs. PHI)… SOG: 7 – 3x, MR: Jenner (11/5 vs. COL)… TOI: 28:55 – Werenski (11/4 at COL)… SAVES: 46, Merzlikins (10/30 at NJD, 53 shots)