NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
No release available.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Ville Husso – personal (2 / Nov. 13)
Total Man Games Lost: 24 Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (12), Austin Czarnik (3), Klim Kostin (3), Jeff Petry (3), Christian Fischer (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
11/19 – Assigned forward Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids … Reassigned goaltender John Lethemon from Grand Rapids to Toledo (ECHL)
TONIGHT’S GAME
DETROIT RED WINGS (8-6-3) vs. NEW JERSEY DEVILS (8-7-1)
Wednesday, November 22, 2023 / 7:00 P.M. ET / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: Bally Sports Detroit / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 116th all-time meeting, 58th in Detroit … Second of three games this season, only game at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. NJ: 56-45-11-3 / HOME: 35-19-2-1 / LAST 10: 4-6-0 / IN 2022-23: 1-2-0 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0
DET top scorers vs. NJ: Dylan Larkin (11-13-24 in 20 GP), Daniel Sprong (5-4-9 in 17 GP), Andrew Copp (2-7-9 in 18 GP), Alex DeBrincat (4-3-7 in 12 GP), Michael Rasmussen (4-2-6 in 8 GP), Lucas Raymond (1-4-5 in 7 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-2-5 in 9 GP)
NJ top scorers vs. DET: Ondrej Palat (8-21-29 in 40 GP), Dougie Hamilton (7-18-25 in 33 GP), Tyler Toffoli (7-8-15 in 20 GP), Chris Tierney (5-7-12 in 17 GP), Jesper Bratt (4-6-10 in 12 GP), Timo Meier (3-6-9 in 12 GP), Jack Hughes (4-3-7 in 8 GP), Tomas Nosek (1-6-7 in 12 GP), John Marino (1-5-6 in 8 GP), Jonas Siegenthaler (0-5-5 in 7 GP)
CAT’S OUT OF THE BAG
The Red Wings added an established goal scorer to their lineup ahead of the 2023-24 season, acquiring forward Alex DeBrincat from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for forward Dominik Kubalík, defenseman Donovan Sebrango, a conditional first-round selection and a fourth-round pick in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft on July 9. The Farmington Hills, Mich., native subsequently signed a four-year contract with an average annual value of $7.875 million.
RECORD BY DIVISION/CONFERENCE:
MET: 2-3-0
ATL: 3-1-0
CEN: 3-3-1
PAC: 0-0-0
EAST: 5-3-0
WEST: 3-3-1
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…2-1-0…Trailing first…6-6-1
The team’s six wins when trailing first ranked (tied, COL & DAL) first in the NHL, per Nov. 21.
BACK-TO-BACK GAME
Overall: 3-2-1
First game: 3-0-0 | home: 1-0-0 | road: 2-0-0
Second game: 0-2-1 | home: 0-1-1 | road: 0-1-0
New Jersey logged a 15-8-1 record in back-to-back games last season. The Devils were 6-5-1 in first half games played and 9-3-0 in second half games played for this matter in 2022-23. New Jersey’s next back-to-back set is scheduled for Nov. 24-25, CBJ/BUF
