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04/02/2014 | Game 76
Detroit Red Wings (35-26-14; 84 pts) vs. Boston Bruins (52-17-6; 110 pts)

Time: 8:00 PM EST

TV: NBCSN (RDS/TSN2)

Radio: 1270AM

Referees: Steve Kozari, Chris Rooney

Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewcyk

LAST GAME
TB 2 @ DET 3 (3/30/14)
1st Period: TB Filppula 8:40-EV; DET Andersson (Helm, Alfredsson) 11:08-EV; DET Nyquist (Legwand) 15:24-EV
2nd Period: DET Legwand (Franzen, Kronwall) 16:36-PP
3rd Period: TB Salo (Kucherov) 15:31-EV
Shots: DET 30 (12-8-10); TB 28 (6-13-9)
Goalies: DET Gustavsson (W, 26-28); TB Bishop (L, 27-30)
PP: DET 1-3; TB 0-4

THE MATCHUP
- Tonight is the 583rd all-time meeting between DET and BOS
- Tonight is the 4th of 4 meetings this season between DET and BOS, 2nd of 2 in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. BOS: 251-235-95-1
- DET’s all-time home record vs. BOS: 157-80-52-0
- Jimmy Howard is 3-1-0 with a 2.20 GAA and .931 SV% vs. BOS
- Daniel Alfredsson has 70 points (26-44-70) in 89 games vs. BOS
- Pavel Datsyuk has 11 points (3-8-11) in 13 games vs. BOS
- Joakim Andersson had 3 points (0-3-3) in 3 games vs. BOS
- Johan Franzen has 7 points (0-7-7) in 8 games vs. BOS
- Today marks the 6th NHL meeting between the Smith brothers: Brendan (DET) is 3-2 vs. Reilly (BOS)
- BOS F Gregory Campbell had 67 points (19-48-67) in 130 GP with the Plymouth Whalers from 2000-02
- BOS D Torey Krug is from Livonia, MI and had 83 points (26-57-83) in 114 GP with Michigan State from 2009-12
- BOS D Corey Potter is from Lansing, MI and had 44 points (8-36-44) in 150 games with Michigan State from 2002-06
- BOS F Chris Kelly spent the 2001-02 season in MI, recording 6 points (3-3-6) in 31 GP with Grand Rapids and 3 points (1-2-3) in 4 GP with UHL Muskegon
- BOS assistant coach Doug Houda (1985-91; 98-99) and goaltending coach Bob Essensa (1993-94) are former Red Wings

GOOSE IS LOOSE
- Nyquist was named NHL’s 1st Star of the Week on 3/24 and NHL’s 2nd Star of the Month on 4/1
- Had a team-best 6-game goal streak, longest for DET since Dan Cleary (6, Nov. 5-17, 2010), and 3rd-longest in NHL this season behind 7-game streaks by ANA Corey Perry and BOS Patrice Bergeon (active)
- Has a 9-game point streak (11-2-13), longest for DET since Henrik Zetterberg (11, Dec. 2-Jan. 10, 2011)
- Leads NHL in goals (22) since Jan. 20 with 35 points (22-13-35) in his last 27 games
- Per Elias, he has more goals since Jan. 20 than any other DET player has this season (2. Tatar –18)
- Scoring at a 44-goal and 73-point pace (over 82 games) despite scoring once in 18 games (12/1-1/18)
- Could become DET’s 1st 30-goal scorer since 2008-09 (Hossa, Franzen, Datsyuk, Zetterberg)
Detroit Red Wings: Media Notes- Tied for 2nd on DET in scoring despite starting the season in GR (debuted with DET on Nov. 21 vs. CAR)
- In the last 9 seasons, Datsyuk (6 times) or Zetterberg (3 times) have led DET in points each season; the last time a different player led DET in scoring was 2003-04 (Robert Lang)…Nyquist, Kronwall and Alfredsson each have 45 points, 3 points behind Zetterberg

PLAYER/TEAM STATS
- Nyquist ranks T22nd in the NHL with 27 goals and is 4th with a 19.6% shooting percentage
- Kronwall is 9th among D-men with 45 points and T7th with 23 PP points
- DeKeyser is 2nd among rookies with 21:37 TOI/G and is T9th among rookie D-men with 20 points
- Sheahan is T25th among rookies with 21 points
- DET has the 10th-best PK (83.7%)
- DET has the 8th-best winning percentage when trailing after 1 period (35.1%)
- DET has played the 3rd-most OT games in the NHL at 23 (9-14) (1. WSH –26, 2. NJ –24)
- DET has set a franchise record for man games lost (since the stat was kept in 1985-86)
- DET has used 37 players, its highest total since 1990-91 (45)
- 8 players have made NHL debuts for DET this season, the most since 1990-91 (14)
- DET has 5 Michigan natives in its roster, the most in franchise history
- 15 players have played for both DET and GR this season
- 8 players on the roster were 2013 Calder Cup champions with GR (season total: 13)

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
April 2, 1975 – Left wing Danny Grant becomes the 2nd player in DET history to score 50 goals, reaching the mark by scoring twice in a 8-3 win over WSH. He finished the season with 87 points (50-37-87) in 80 games.