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10/09/2014 at 9:44am EDT

First off an update on the Command Master Chief. I shared a few texts with Bill (Facebook) last week and wanted to inform you his ship, the USS MILIUS deploys in about 10 days for nine months.

I am sure we all wish him weill and a safe return home.

Now to get you in the mood for the season...

Detroit Game Notes

THE MATCHUP
- Tonight is the 584th all-time meeting between DET and BOS
- Tonight marks the 1st of 5 meetings this season between DET and BOS, 1 of 3 meetings in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. BOS: 252-235-95-1
- DET’s all-time home record vs. BOS: 158-80-52-0
- DET won 3 of 4 meetings vs. BOS in 2013-14, outscoring the Bruins 13-9
- BOS defeated DET 4-1 in the 1st round of the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the teams’ 1st postseason meeting since 1957
- DET has won 7 of its last 8 regular-season games vs. BOS, dating back to the 2009-10 season
- Jimmy Howard is 4-1-0 with a 2.17 GAA and a .934 SV% in 5 games vs. BOS
- Gustav Nyquist has 3 points (2-1-3) in 2 games vs. BOS
- Joakim Andersson has 3 points (0-3-3) in 4 games vs. BOS
- Tomas Tatar has 4 points (2-2-4) in 3 games vs. BOS
- Henrik Zetterberg has 14 points (6-8-14) in 12 games vs. BOS
- Johan Franzen has 7 points (0-7-7) in 9 games vs. BOS
- Today marks the 7th regular-season NHL meeting between the Smith brothers: Brendan (DET) is 4-2 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 form Livonia, MI and had 83 points (26-57-83) in 114 GP with the Michigan State Spartans from 2009-12
- BOS F Chris Kelly spent the 2001-02 season in MI, recording 6 points (3-3-6) in 31 GP with the Grand Rapids Griffins and 3 points (1-2-3) in 4 GP with the UHL’s Muskegon Fury
- BOS assistant coach Doug Houda had 31 points (5-26-31) in 172 GP with the Red Wings from 1985-91 and 1998-99
- BOS goaltending coach Bob Essensa was 4-7-2 with a 2.62 GAA in 13 games with the Red Wings in 1993-94

RED WINGS SEASON OPENER STATS
- DET is 38-35-14 (W-L-T/OT) all-time in season openers
- DET is 47-31-9 all-time in home openers
- DET is 19-12-2 in home openers at Joe Louis Arena
- DET is 29-16-6 when opening the season at home, per the Elias Sports Bureau
- DET is 7-3 in its last 10 home openers
- DET is 5-5 in home openers vs. BOS, and this marks the 1st home opener vs. BOS since 1973
- DET is 2774-2328-815-87 in 6,024 regular-season games over 88 seasons
- DET is 1683-883-390-56 in 3,012 regular-season home games over 88 seasons

2013-14 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Mike Babcock became the winningest coach in Red Wings history, passing both Scotty Bowman (410) and Jack Adams (413) in 2013-14
- The Red Wings hosted the largest crowd in NHL history at the 2014 NHL Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., drawing 105,491 fans.
- Ten Red Wings participated in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, in addition to three members of the team’s staff: Mike Babcock and Ken Holland (Canada, gold); Daniel Alfredsson, Jonathan Ericsson, Jonas Gustavsson, Niklas Kronwall, Gustav Nyquist and Henrik Zetterberg (Sweden, silver); Tomas Jurco and Tomas Tatar (Slovakia), Jimmy Howard and physical therapist Inar Treiguts (United States); and Pavel Datsyuk (Russia)
- Gustav Nyquist started the season in the AHL (made season debut on 11/21) and led the team with 28 goals, leading the NHL in goals from 1/20 to the end of the season
- DET set a franchise record with 421 man games lost, including six key players who missed 25 or more games
- Nine players made their NHL debuts for Detroit: Luke Glendening, Xavier Ouellet, Adam Almquist, Tomas Jurco, Alexey Marchenko, Teemu Pulkkinen, Landon Ferraro, Mitch Callahan and Ryan Sproul
- Pavel Datsyuk (6th, 804) and Henrik Zetterberg (9th, 720) climbed the franchise’s all-time points leaderboard

PRESEASON LEADERS
- Riley Sheahan led DET in the preseason with 5 points (2-3-5) in 5 games
- Andrej Nestrasil was 2nd on DET in scoring with 4 points (2-2-4) in 5 games
- Xavier Ouellet led all DET D with 3 points (2-1-3) in 5 games
- Petr Mrazek was 2-0-1 with a 1.43 GAA and .940 SV% in 4 preseason appearances
- Jimmy Howard was 2-1-0 with a .190 GAA and a .943 SV% in 3 preseason appearances
- DET finished the preseason with a 4-3-1 record: 2-2-0 at home and 2-1-1 on the road

MOST CONSECUTIVE PLAYOFF APPEARANCES IN NHL HISTORY
29 - Boston Bruins (1968-96)
28 - Chicago Blackhawks (1970-97)
25 - St. Louis Blues (1980-04)
24 - Montreal Canadiens (1971-94)
23 - Detroit Red Wings (1991-pres.)
21 - Montreal Canadiens (1949-69)
20 - Detroit Red Wings (1939-58)

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
October 9, 1986 – Steve Yzerman becomes the youngest captain in Red Wings’ history when he wears the “C” for the first time at age 21 in a 6-1 loss at Quebec.
October 9, 1996 – The Red Wings trade defenseman Paul Coffey, forward Keith Primeau and a first-round pick in the 1997 NHL Entry draft to the Hartford Whalers for forward Brendan Shanahan and defenseman Brian Glynn.

A WINNING TRADITION IN HOCKEYTOWN
Since the start of the 1997-98 season, the Red Wings have won more games (861) than any other team in the NHL. Detroit’s 747 regular season victories and 114 playoff wins are both tops in the NHL over that span.

SELLOUT STREAK CONTINUES AT THE JOE
Detroit begins this season with a home sellout streak at 144 games, dating back to December 19, 2010.

2013-14 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATS
Most Goals: 3, three times (MR: Helm, March 29 at TOR)
Most Assists: 3, 10 times (MR: Nyquist, March 7 vs. NJ)
Most Points: 4, three times (MR: Nyquist/Franzen, March 7 vs. NJ)
Most SOG: 10, Zetterberg, Oct. 4 at CAR
Most PIM: 17, Legwand, March 20 vs. PIT
Most TOI: 30:20, Kronwall, March 14 vs. EDM
Most Hits: 7, three times (MR: Jurco, Jan. 22 vs. CHI)
Most Blocked Shots: 6, four times (MR: Kronwall, April 9 at PIT)
Most Saves: 47, Howard, Jan. 16 at NYR
Longest Goal Streak: 6, Nyquist, March 16-25
Longest Assist Streak: 5, Kronwall, Nov. 23-Dec. 1
Longest Point Streak: 10, Nyquist, March 16-April 2

2013-14 STATISTICAL LEADERS
Goals: Gustav Nyquist, 28
Assists: Niklas Kronwall, 41
Points: David Legwand, 51
Plus-Minus: Henrik Zetterberg, +19
Penalty Minutes: Kyle Quincey, 88
Power Play Goals: Johan Franzen, 7
Shorthanded Goals: Darren Helm, 2
Game-Winning Goals: Nyquist, 6
Shots on Goal: Tomas Tatar, 158
Shooting Percentage: Nyquist, 18.3%
Time on Ice: Kronwall, 24:18
Hits: Justin Abdelkader, 172
Blocked Shots: Kronwall, 154
Takeaways: Pavel Datsyuk, 59
Face-off Percentage: Datsyuk, 53.4%

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