DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 91st all-time meeting between DET and NJ
- Tonight marks the 1st of 3 meetings this season between DET and NJ, 1st of 2 in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. NJ: 42-36-11-1
- DET’s all-time home record vs. NJ: 29-14-2-0
- DET was 2-1 vs. NJ in 2013-14, outscoring the Devils 13-9
- DET is 9-2-1 in its last 12 meetings vs. NJ, dating back to the 2002-03 season
- Brendan Smith has 2 goals in 3 games vs. NJ
- Gustav Nyquist has 6 points (1-5-6) in 4 games vs. NJ
- Henrik Zetterberg has 6 points (1-5-6) in 10 games vs. NJ
- Johan Franzen has 8 points (5-3-8) in 8 games vs. NJ; 7 points (4-3-7) came during last season’s 3 games
- New Jersey’s top career scorers vs. DET: Jaromir Jagr (9-20-29 in 32 GP), Mike Cammalleri (9-16-25 in 24 GP) and Martin Havlat (9- 13-22 in 28 GP)
- NJ F Damien Brunner had 26 points (12-14-26) in 44 games with DET in 2012-13
- NJ F Jordin Tootoo had 9 points (3-6-9) and 83 PIM in 53 games with DET from 2012-14
- NJ F Mike Cammalleri had 131 points (65-66-131) in 110 GP with the Michigan Wolverines from 1999-02
- NJ D Jon Merrill had 47 points (11-36-47) in 82 games with the Michigan Wolverines from 2010-13
- NJ D Andy Green hails from Trenton, MI
- NJ assistant coach Dave Barr had 200 points (70-130-200) in 293 games with DET from 1986-31
- NJ assistant coach Mike Foligno was drafted 3rd overall by DET in 1979 and had 160 points (77-83-160) in 186 games with DET from 1979-82
- NJ head coach Peter DeBoer was the GM and head coach for the Detroit/Plymouth Whalers from 1995-01

RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Helm skated in his 300th NHL game on 10/29 at WSH
- Zetterberg reached 450 assists on 10/29 at WSH
- Kronwall is tied with Slava Kozlov for 24th in DET history at 608 games played
- Ericsson is tied with Doug Young for 19th among DET defensemen at 334 games played
- Franzen is 2 goals shy from tying Sid Abel at 184 for 18th in DET history
- Abdelkader is 3 points shy of 100
- Howard is 4 games away from 299, which ties Greg Stefan for 6th among DET goalies

A WINNING TRADITION IN HOCKEYTOWN

Since Mike and Marian Ilitch purchased the Detroit Red Wings in 1982, the team has won a combined 1,475 combined regular season and playoff games, more than any other franchise in the NHL.
The Red Wings are closing in on an NHL-best 1,000 victories since 1995-96, with 852 regular-season wins and 141 postseason victories, totaling 993 wins. Additionally, since Mike Babcock became the team’s head coach in 2005-06, Detroit has won 421 regular season games and 64 playoff games, both tops in the NHL over that span.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS

Devils vs. Red Wings

Tonight's game is the first of three between the Eastern Conference rivals and one of two to be played at Joe Louis Arena. Detroit won last season's series, 2-1-0, outscoring New Jersey 13-9 with a 77-65 edge in overall shots on goal.

Adam Henrique (2g-1a) and Patrik Elias (1g-2a) led the Devils with three points last season, while Johan Franzen totaled 4g-3a- 7pts to lead the Red Wings. Cory Schneider (0-2-0, 5.04 goals-against average & .815 save-percentage) and Martin Brodeur (1-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .870 save %) shared the goaltending duties for New Jersey while Jonas Gustavsson (2-0-0, 2.50 GAA & .861 save %) and Jimmy Howard (0-1-0, 4.04 GAA & .862 save %) each saw action for Detroit.

Jaromir Jagr leads New Jersey's active skaters in career scoring with 9g-20a-29pts in 32 games vs. the Wings. Schneider is 1-3-1, with a 3.06 GAA & a .900 save % in five career appearances vs. Detroit. New Jersey leads the all-time series 26-25-8, but is 11-17-2 in the previous 30 games played in Detroit. The Devils are 1-10-0 at Joe Louis Arena since the start of the 1997-98 season, their only win coming on Apr. 5, 2012. The remainder of the series is as follows: Nov. 28 at New Jersey; Dec. 31 at Detroit.