NHL Preview: Tampa Bay Lightning (20-10-1) at Detroit Red Wings (13-11-7)

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TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING NOTES:

LAST GAME
Lightning 1 at Toronto 4
The Tampa Bay Lightning saw their season-long, five-game win streak come to an end on Tuesday night with a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena…The Bolts fell to 20-10-1 on the season with a road record of 8- 6-0…Michael Bunting opened the scoring for TOR at the 16:45 mark of the first period before Auston Matthews doubled the lead to 2-0 with a power-play goal 1:01 into the middle frame…Vladislav Namestnikov got the Lightning on the board with his second goal of the season with 15:51 remaining in regulation as Steven Stamkos recorded the lone assist…TOR scored two empty-net goals in the final 1:46 to conclude the contest…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start for the Bolts and made 36 saves on 38 shots against…Stamkos recorded a career high eight hits…Tampa Bay recorded a season-low 19 shots on goal…The Lightning have one game remaining vs. TOR this season April 11 at AMALIE Arena.
PP: TBL – 0-1 TOR 1-2
SOG: TBL – 19 TOR – 40
Attendance: 18,962

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and the Red Wings are playing the second of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at Little Caesars Arena…The Bolts dropped the first matchup of the season with a 4-2 loss Dec. 6 at AMALIE Arena…After a scoreless first period, Michael Rasmussen opened the scoring at the 1:54 mark of the second period before Jonatan Berggren made it 2-0 for DET with 14:01 remaining in regulation…Steven Stamkos pulled the Lightning within one when he blasted a one-timer past Ville Husso at the 14:52 mark of the third with Victor Hedman and Corey Perry picking up the assists…With Tampa Bay’s net empty for a sixth attacker, Adam Erne sent a shot the length of the ice that found its way into the net to put DET up 3-1 with 3:38 remaining…Brayden Point got the Bolts back within one when he took a pass from Alex Killorn and beat Husso with a backhand shot at the 17:34 mark of the third as Nikita Kucherov picked up the secondary helper…David Perron sealed the win for DET when he scored an empty-net goal with 25 seconds remaining in regulation…Andrei Vasilevskiy got the start in goal for Tampa Bay and made 22 saves on 24 shots against…The Lightning recorded a season-high 46 shots on goal, including 30 shots in the third period, the most ever recorded in a home period in franchise history…Stamkos has pointed in six consecutive games vs. DET (5-6—11)…Stamkos has picked up points in nine of his last 10 games at DET (7-8—15)…Kucherov has recorded points in 17 of his last 21 games vs. DET (17-18—35)…The Lightning are 36-32-3 with two ties all-time vs. DET, including a road record of 14-18-2 with one tie…Stamkos (20-17—37) holds the Bolts franchise record for career goals vs. DET and is tied with Kucherov (18-19— 37) for the most points.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS VS. DET
T1. Nikita Kucherov – 37 pts. (18-19—37, 30 GP)
T1. Steven Stamkos – 37 pts. (20-17—37, 36 GP)

  1. Victor Hedman – 35 pts. (3-32—25, 39 GP)
  2. Ondrej Palat – 28 pts. (8-20—28, 38 GP)
  3. Brayden Point – 25 pts. (14-11—25, 28 GP)

TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
Tampa Bay is playing the third game of a four-game road trip tonight…The Bolts will play just five of their 14 games in December on the road…The Lightning are 7-4-0 against Atlantic Division opponents this season…Tampa Bay is 8-6-0 on the road this season and have won four of their last six road contests…The Bolts are playing the second game of their fifth back-to-back set this season and have posted a 2-2-0 record in the second game of the previous four back-to-back sets.

INJURIES
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 76
Current Injuries:
Rudolfs Balcers (Upper-body injury; Out indefinitely) 11 Games

TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 3 – Re-assigned D Philippe Myers to AHL Syracuse
Dec. 3 – Assigned F Cole Koepke to AHL Syracuse

VLAD TO BE BACK
Lightning forward Vladislav Namestnikov scored his second goal of the season Dec. 20 at TOR…Both of Namestnikov’s goals this season were scored vs. TOR…Namestnikov has recorded three points over his last four contests (1-2—3) and four points over his last seven (2-2—4)…Namestnikov ranks fourth among Tampa Bay forwards with 41 hits…Namestnikov ranks fifth among Lightning forwards with 18 takeaways.

STAMMER TIME
Tampa Bay captain Steven Stamkos recorded one assist Dec. 20 at TOR…Stamkos has recorded 24 points over his last 17 games (9-15—24)…Stamkos went on a 14-game point streak Nov. 13 – Dec. 13 (9-12—21), the second-longest point streak in Lightning franchise history, trailing only his 18-game point streak in 2009-10 (17-16—33)…The 14-game point streak is tied for the third-longest point streak in the NHL this season…Stamkos (16-21—37) is tied with Brayden Point (16-15—31) for the Bolts team lead in goals, ranks third in assists and trails only Nikita Kucherov (12-35—47) in points…Stamkos leads the Lightning with seven power-play goals…Stamkos is three goals away from his 500th career goal…Stamkos ranks 48th all-time in NHL history with 497 career goals…Since the start of the 2017-18 season, Stamkos has scored 176 goals, the seventh-most among all NHL skaters during that span…Stamkos has recorded more career goals and points than any player in Tampa Bay franchise history.

TBL ALL-TIME POINT LEADERS

  1. Steven Stamkos – 1,009 pts. (497-512—1,009, 953 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 953 pts. (365-588—953, 972 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 874 pts. (383-491—874, 1,037 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 663 pts. (258-405—663, 593 GP)
  5. Victor Hedman – 620 pts. (135-485—620, 927 GP)

THE MOOSE IS LOOSE
Lightning goaltender Brian Elliott has won seven consecutive starts and posted a 7-1-0 record this season…Elliott is the third NHL goalie age 37 or older in the past 11 years to have at least a seven-game win streak (also: Mike Smith, 9 GP, EDM; Tim Thomas, 10 GP, BOS)…Over his last two starts, Elliott has made 58 saves on 61 shots for a .951 save percentage…Since joining Tampa Bay, Elliott has posted an 18-5-3 record with a .908 save percentage and 2.64 goals against average.

KLUTCHEROV
Tampa Bay forward Nikita Kucherov has recorded assists in six of his last seven games (1-10—11)…Kucherov has eight points over his last four games (1-7—8)…Kucherov has picked up points in 11 of his last 12 games (2-17— 19)…Kucherov has recorded more games with three or more points (7) than he has zero-point games (6) this season…Kucherov (12-35—47) ranks second in the NHL in assists, is tied for fourth in points and is tied for sixth in power-play points (20)…Kucherov leads the Lightning in points, assists, power-play points, even-strength points (27) and shots (110)…Kucherov recorded his 400th career assist Dec. 13 vs. SEA in his 590th career game, the sixth-fewest games needed to reach the mark among active players…Kucherov is the fifth player in Bolts franchise history to hit the 400-assist mark with the club…Since Nov. 19, no NHL skater has more assists than Kucherov’s 19…Kucherov has recorded points in 10 of 14 road games this season (5-13—18) and 25 of 31 games overall.

NHL ASSIST LEADERS

  1. Connor McDavid – 36 assists (28-36—64, 33 GP)
  2. Nikita Kucherov – 35 assists (12-35—47, 31 GP)
  3. Leon Draisaitl – 33 assists (21-33—54, 33 GP)
    T4. Artemi Panarin – 32 assists (8-32—40, 34 GP)
    T4. Josh Morrissey – 32 assists (6-32—38, 32 GP)

HOW ABOUT HAGEL?
Lightning forward Brandon Hagel has recorded points in five of his last six games (5-4—9)…Hagel has recorded 13 points over his last 12 contests (7-6—13)…Hagel (12-14—26) ranks fifth in points, tied for fourth in goals and tied for sixth in assists among all Bolts skaters…Hagel is the only Tampa Bay skater with a shorthanded goal this season…Hagel’s plus-10 rating trails only Nick Paul (plus-13) for the team lead among forwards…Hagel leads all NHL forwards with 43 takeaways…Since the NHL began tracking takeaways in 2005-06, only five forwards have ever recorded more takeaways than Hagel’s 42 in their first 30 games of a season (most: Pavel Datsyuk – 51, 2007-08).

NHL TAKEAWAY LEADERS, FORWARDS

  1. Brandon Hagel – 43 TkA (31 GP)
  2. Evgeni Malkin – 39 TkA (32 GP)
  3. Mitch Marner – 36 TkA (33 GP)
  4. Mark Stone – 35 TkA (34 GP)
  5. Auston Matthews – 33 TkA (33 GP)

CRANK THE A/C
Bolts forward Anthony Cirelli scored his first goal of the season Dec. 17 at MTL…Since making his season debut Dec. 3 vs. TOR, Cirelli has recorded points in five of his eight games (1-6—7)…Since his debut, Cirelli is tied for second in assists and blocked shots (5) and tied for third in plus-minus (plus-3).

BETTER CALL PAUL
Tampa Bay forward Nick Paul scored his 13th goal of the season Dec. 17 at MTL…Paul has scored seven goals over his last 13 contests (7-3—10)…Paul (13-8—21) ranks third in goals and seventh in points among all Lightning skaters…Paul’s three game-winning goals are tied for the second-most among all Bolts skaters…Paul has already surpassed his goal, assist and point totals from his 59 games with OTT last season (11-7—18)…Paul’s 24 blocked shots are tied with Pierre-Edouard Bellemare for the second-most among all Lightning forwards (most: Steven Stamkos, 25), while his 56 hits rank third…Paul leads all Tampa Bay skaters with a plus-13 rating…Paul’s 27 takeaways are tied with Brayden Point for the second-most on the team (most: Hagel, 43)…Paul has won 194 faceoffs, the most on the team, while his faceoff win percentage of 51.7% ranks third.

WILL TO KILL
The Lightning penalty kill has allowed one power-play goal against in the last seven consecutive games, going 15-for16 during that span… hrough the first nine games of December, Tampa Bay has allowed just two power-play goals against…Since Dec. 1, the Bolts have killed off 91.7% of opposing power plays, ranking first among all NHL teams…Overall, the Lightning are killing 80.4% of opposing power plays this season, good for ninth in the NHL…Tampa Bay’s penalty kill is operating at 83% on the road, tied for sixth-best among all NHL teams.

NHL PENALTY KILL LEADERS SINCE DEC. 1

  1. Tampa Bay Lightning – 91.7% (22-for-24)
  2. Pittsburgh Penguins – 89.3% (25-for-28)
  3. Boston Bruins – 88.6% (31-for-35)
  4. Ottawa Senators – 87.5% (28-for-32)
  5. Dallas Stars – 84.6% (22-for-26)

GAME POINT
Bolts forward Brayden Point tied the fifth-longest goal streak in the NHL this season with goals in five straight games from Dec. 6-15…Point was the third Tampa Bay skater to record a five-game goal streak this season (also: Nikita Kucherov, 6 GP, Oct. 25 – Nov. 5; Steven Stamkos, 5 GP, Oct. 11-21)…Point has scored 10 goals over his last 12 contests (10-3—13)…Point has scored the game-winning goal in three of the Bolts’ last five wins…Point (16-15—31) is tied with Stamkos (16-20—36) for the team lead in goals, while ranking third in points and fifth in assists…Point leads the Lightning with five game-winning goals, tied for the second-most among all NHL skaters…Point has recorded at least one shot on goal in every game this season…With his goal Dec. 15 vs. CBJ, Point became the fifth player in Tampa Bay franchise history to score 40 career game-winning goals, joining Stamkos (75), Martin St. Louis (64), Vincent Lecavalier (60) and Kucherov (41).

TBL ALL-TIME GAME-WINNING GOAL LEADERS

  1. Steven Stamkos – 75 GWG (952 GP)
  2. Martin St. Louis – 64 GWG (972 GP)
  3. Vincent Lecavalier – 60 GWG (1,037 GP)
  4. Nikita Kucherov – 41 GWG (592 GP)
  5. Brayden Point – 40 GWG (447 GP)

HED RUSH
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman has recorded five assists over his last four games and seven over his last seven…Hedman (1-16—17) ranks fourth in assists and eighth in points among all Lightning skaters…Hedman’s seven assists since Dec. 6 are tied for the third-most among all NHL defensemen…Hedman’s 59 shots rank fourth among all Tampa Bay skaters…Since the start of the 2016-17 season, Hedman leads all NHL defensemen with 391 points (86-305—391).

DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:

LAST GAME
RED WINGS 3 at WASHINGTON 4 OT (12/19/22)
1ST PERIOD: DET Perron (Rasmussen, Larkin) 7:30-EV; DET Sundqvist (Berggren, Veleno) 15:36-PP
2ND PERIOD: WSH Dowd (Ovechkin, Gustafsson) 15:35-EV; WSH Dowd (Jensen, Aube-Kubel) 15:46-EV
3RD PERIOD: DET Raymond (Copp, Määttä) 4:49-EV; WSH Gustafsson (Eller, Aube-Kubel) 5:59-EV
OT: WSH Orlov (Johansson, Dowd) 4:38-EV
SHOTS: DET 19 (6-7-5-1) / WSH 42 (10-17-12-3)
GOALIES: DET Husso (OTL, 38-42) / WSH Lindgren (W, 16-19)
PP: DET 1-3 / WSH 0-3

MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Robby Fabbri – lower body (31 / Oct. 10)
Jakub Vrána – personal (29 / Oct. 17)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (22 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (20 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (18 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (5 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 163
Individual Man Games Lost: Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7), Olli Määttä (4), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/20 – Assigned forward Austin Czarnik to Grand Rapids … Reassigned goaltender Sebastian Cossa to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL)
12/19 – Acquired defenseman Michael Del Zotto from Florida in exchange for forward Givani Smith and subsequently traded Del Zotto to Anaheim in exchange for forward Danny O’Regan
12/18 – Reassigned defenseman Donovan Sebrango to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL)
12/17 – Activated defenseman Olli Määttä from injured reserve
12/16 – Assigned defenseman Steven Kampfer to Grand Rapids
12/15 – Reassigned defenseman Eemil Viro to Grand Rapids from Toledo (ECHL)
12/14 – Recalled forward Elmer Söderblom from Grand Rapids … Placed defenseman Olli Määttä on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 6

TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. LIGHTNING / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 74th all-time meeting, 36th in Detroit … Second of four games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. TB: 35-28-2-8 / HOME: 20-7-1-7 / LAST 10: 5-3-2 / IN 2021-22: 1-1-2 / THIS SEASON: 1-0-0
DET top scorers vs. TB: David Perron (6-5-11 in 15 GP), Dominik Kubalík (5-5-10 in 12 GP), Filip Hronek (0-9-9 in 17 GP), Adam
Erne (3-4-7 in 14 GP), Moritz Seider (0-4-4 in 5 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
TB top scorers vs. DET: Nikita Kucherov (18-19-37 in 30 GP), Steven Stamkos (20-17-37 in 36 GP), Victor Hedman (3-32-35 in 39
GP), Brayden Point (14-11-25 in 28 GP), Corey Perry (11-12-23 in 44 GP), Ross Colton (4-1-5 in 10 GP)

UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Fri., Dec. 23: RED WINGS at SENATORS / 7:00 p.m. / Canadian Tire Centre / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Wed., Dec. 28: RED WINGS at PENGUINS / 7:30 p.m. / PPG Paints Arena / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thu., Dec. 29: RED WINGS at SABRES / 7:00 p.m. / KeyBank Center / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM

LAST TIME OUT
Dec. 19 at Washington – 4-3 OTL
Detroit fell 4-3 in overtime at Washington to move to 13-11-7 overall and 6-5-4 on the road … The Red Wings are 1-0-1 against the Capitals this season, and 6-3-1 against the Metropolitan Division … Detroit is 3-2-7 in one-goal games this season, and 18-3-17 since the beginning of the 2021-22 campaign … David Perron opened the scoring with his 10th goal of the season, tying Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalík for the team lead in that category … Perron has scored 10-or-more goals in 15 of his 16 NHL seasons … Perron has 15 points (5-10-15) in 17 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles … Oskar Sundqvist scored on the power play for his fifth goal of the season … It marked Sundqvist’s second power play goal of the season and first since Dec. 3 vs. Vegas … Lucas Raymond gave Detroit a 3-2 lead with his eighth goal of the season … Larkin recorded an assist on Perron’s goal, tying Filip Hronek for the team lead with his 18th assist of the season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings with 28 points (10-18-28) through 31 games … Jonatan Berggren picked up an assist on Sundqvist’s power play goal, giving him 10 points (4-6-10) in 18 games to begin his NHL career … Andrew Copp had the primary assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him 11 points (2-9-11) in 15 games since Nov. 17 at San Jose … Copp continues to rank second among Detroit skaters with 16 even-strength points (2-14-16), trailing only Larkin (5-13- 18) … Olli Määttä tallied an assist on Raymond’s goal, giving him four assists in his last four games dating back to Dec. 4 at Columbus … Perron, Raymond and Joe Veleno all have points in back-to-back games (1-1-2 in 2 GP) … Detroit is 8-3-6 this season when scoring first … The Red Wings are 4-0-2 this season when leading after one period … Detroit is 13-2-4 when leading or tied after two periods, and 6-0-4 when doing so on the road …The Red Wings are 12-3-4 this season when scoring three-or-more goals … Detroit is 9-4-4 this season when netting a power play goal and 11-1-4 when not surrendering a power play goal.

FRENCH CONNECTION

  • David Perron ranks among the team leaders with 10 goals (T1st), 13 assists (5th), 23 points (4th), two power play goals (T5th), nine power play points (T3rd), two game-winning goals (2nd) and 84 shots (2nd) through 31 games.
  • Has netted 10-or-more goals in 15 of his 16 NHL seasons.
  • Scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game on Dec. 10 at Dallas.
  • Became the 374th player in NHL history to reach the 1,000-game milestone.
  • Also the fourth player to hit the 1,000-game mark this season, joining Minnesota defenseman Alex Goligoski (Oct. 20 vs. Vancouver), New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey (Oct. 28 at Carolina) and Pittsburgh forward Evgeni Malkin (Nov. 20 at Chicago).
  • Became the sixth active player to score a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game, joining Malkin, Bailey, Jeff Carter, Patrice Bergeron and Brent Burns.
  • He is the fourth member of the 2007 NHL Draft class to reach the 1,000-game milestone, joining Patrick Kane, Jakub Voracek and Wayne Simmonds.

FIL THE THRILL

  • Filip Hronek ranks among the team leaders with seven goals (5th), 18 assists (T1st), 25 points (3rd), a plus-13 rating (1st), three power play goals (4th), 11 power play points (2nd), 69 shots (4th) and 21:58 average time on ice (2nd) through 31 games.
  • Became the first Red Wings defenseman to reach the 25-point mark (7-18-25) within a season in 30 games or fewer since both Brian Rafalski (27 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (30 GP) did so in 2010-11.
  • Tied for the team lead with seven multi-point games. He recorded 16 points (6-10-16) and a plus-nine rating during an 11-game stretch from Nov. 12-Dec. 6.
  • Set a franchise record for the longest season-opening road point streak (4-11-15 in 11 GP), eclipsing Sergei Fedorov who set the mark in 1993-94 (9-10-19 in 10 GP).
  • Became the second defenseman in NHL history to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games from the start of a season, joining Paul Coffey who notched a point in each of Edmonton’s first 12 road games in 1986-87 (4-16-20 in 12 GP).
  • Also became the third Red Wings defenseman to post a road point streak of 11-or-more games, following Brian Rafalski (12 GP in 2007-08) and Paul Coffey (15 GP in 1994-95).

NOVEMBER TO REMEMBER

  • Filip Hronek totaled 14 points from Nov. 3-30 (6-8-14 in 13 GP), which were the most by a Red Wings defenseman in a calendar month since Nicklas Lidström in December 2010 (8-8-16 in 16 GP).
  • Had a career-high four-game goal streak from Nov. 17-25 (5-2-7 in 4 GP) and six-game point streak from Nov. 12-25 (6-4-10 in 6 GP).
  • His four-game goal streak matched the longest goal streak by a defenseman in franchise history, joining Mathieu Schneider (4 GP in 2005-06), Nicklas Lidström (4 GP in 2000-01) and Reed Larson (4 GP in 1980-81).
  • Became the first Red Wings defenseman to record six goals in a six-game span since Reed Larson did so from Jan. 29-Feb. 8, 1981 (6-3-9 in 6 GP).
  • Scored a pair of goals – including his first career GWG – on Nov. 19 at Columbus for his first career multi-goal game.

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.

  • Ville Husso has earned three shutouts in 22 games with the Red Wings, tying Connor Hellebuyck, Pyotr Kochetkov and Ilya Sorokin for the league lead. Husso posted three shutouts in 57 appearances with the Blues from 2020-22.
  • Became the third Red Wings/Falcons/Cougars goaltender with three shutouts prior to his 15th appearance with the franchise, joining Hap Holmes (4 in 1926-27) and Dolly Dolson (3 in 1928-29).
  • Has allowed one goal or fewer in eight starts this season.

SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED
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 91 points (30-61-91) through the first 31 games of the campaign.

  • Ben Chiarot netted his second goal of the season on Nov. 19 at Columbus. He recorded a goal and an assist on Oct. 15 at New Jersey for his first multi-point game in a Detroit uniform.
  • Andrew Copp tallied six points (1-5-6) in a five-game span from Nov. 30-Dec. 8. He ranks second among Detroit skaters with 16 even-strength points (2-14-16), trailing only Dylan Larkin (5-13-18).
  • Austin Czarnik (AHL) potted a goal on Nov. 8 vs. Montreal and Dec. 4 at Columbus. The Metro Detroit native has also racked up 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
  • Robert Hägg (IR) ranks among the team leaders with 36 hits (8th) and 17 blocks (T10th). He registered an assist on Oct. 21 at Chicago and Oct. 25 vs. New Jersey.
  • Dominik Kubalík places among the team leaders with 10 goals (T1st), 16 assists (3rd), 26 points (2nd), five power play goals (1st), 12 power play points (1st), one overtime goal (1st) and 82 shots (3rd) through 31 games. He became the first Detroit skater to average a point-per-game through their first 25 career contests with the franchise since Marián Hossa in 2008-09 (14-14-28 in 25 GP).
  • Matt Luff (IR) earned his first goal/point with Detroit on Nov. 6 against the New York Rangers. He picked up seven points (3-4-7) in five appearances with Grand Rapids to begin the 2022-23 season.
  • Olli Määttä has registered 11 points (2-9-11) and a plus-eight rating through 27 games. With a pair of assists on Dec. 4 at Columbus, he surpassed his scoring total from the 2021-22 campaign in 42 fewer games (1-7-8 in 66 GP with Los Angeles).
  • David Perron has totaled 23 points (10-13-23) in 31 games, including a pair of game-winning goals. Perron, who scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game on Dec. 10 at Dallas, has notched 15 points (5-10-15) in 17 games dating back to Nov. 12 at Los Angeles.

SWEDISH MAFIA KEEPS GROWING

  • Jonatan Berggren has recorded 10 points (4-6-10) in 18 games to begin his NHL career.
  • Became the eighth Red Wings rookie in the past 30 years to record six-or-more points through their first nine contests, joining Lucas Raymond (4-5-9 in 2021-22), Moritz Seider (0-8-8 in 2021-22), Filip Zadina (1-5-6 in 2019-20), Taro Hirose (1-6-7 in 2018-19), Dennis Cholowski (2-4-6 in 2018-19), Dylan Larkin (2-5-7 in 2015-16) and Henrik Zetterberg (3-3-6 in 2002-03).
  • 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.

EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND

  • Lucas Raymond ranks among the team leaders with eight goals (4th), 10 assists (T6th), 18 points (T5th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (T3rd), three game-winning goals (1st) and 57 shots (5th) through 31 games.
  • Became the third member of the 2020 NHL Draft class to reach the 30-goal mark, joining Tim Stützle (44) and Alexis Lafrenière (36).
  • Has five career game-winning goals, trailing only Steve Yzerman (8), Dylan Larkin (6) and Alex Delvecchio (6) for the most GWGs in franchise history at age 20 or younger.

GERMAN ENGINEERING

  • Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings in blocks (73) and average time on ice (22:51).
  • Set career highs in assists (3) and points (3) in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 19 at Columbus.
  • Became the fourth defenseman in franchise history to register 60-or-more points (9-53-62 in 112 GP) at age 21 or younger, joining Steve Chiasson (15-48-63 in 139 GP), Reed Larson (19-42-61 in 89 GP) and Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP).
  • Also moved past Nicklas Lidström (11-49-60 in 80 GP) for the most assists by a Detroit defenseman before age 22.

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.
  • Ranks among the team leaders with 10 goals (T1st), 18 assists (T1st), 28 points (1st), a plus-five rating (4th), four power play goals (T2nd), nine power play points (T3rd), one shorthanded goal (T1st) and 98 shots (1st) through 30 games.
  • Currently places 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 – 386
  4. Johan Franzén – 370
  5. Marcel Dionne – 366
  6. Shawn Burr – 362

CAPTAIN CLUTCH

  • Dylan Larkin tallied his 157th career NHL goal on Dec. 10 at Dallas. He is currently one goal away from tying Kris Draper for 22nd 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 – 157
  5. Ray Sheppard – 152
  6. Bruce MacGregor – 151
  • Larkin recorded his 228th career NHL assist on Dec. 3 vs. Vegas, passing Marcel Dionne for sole possession of 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. Dylan Larkin – 229
  4. Marcel Dionne – 227
  5. Marcel Pronovost – 217
  6. Shawn Burr – 214
  • Larkin scored his fourth career shootout-deciding goal on Nov. 25 vs. Arizona, passing Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for the sixth-most in Franchise history. He trails only Pavel Datsyuk (11), Todd Bertuzzi (7), Henrik Zetterberg (7), Frans Nielsen (6) and Jiri Hudler (5).
  • Also has seven career overtime goals, which is tied with Herbie Lewis and Henrik Zetterberg for the fifth-most in franchise history. He trails only Sergei Fedorov (12), Brendan Shanahan (9), Steve Yzerman (9) and Pavel Datsyuk (8).