DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP
- Tonight is the 573rd all-time meeting between DET and MTL
- Tonight marks the 1st of 4 meetings this season between DET and MTL, 1st of 2 in MTL
- DET’s all-time record vs. MTL: 203-273-96-0
- DET’s all-time road record at MTL: 70-174-43-0
- DET was 2-2 vs. MTL in 2013-14, outscoring MTL 13-12
- Gustav Nyquist (2-3-5 in 4 GP) and Johan Franzen (1-4-5 in 3 GP) were DET’s top scorers vs. MTL in 2013-14; MTL had 4 players that each picked up 3 points vs. DET: Brian Gionta (3-0-3), Tomas Plekanec (2-1-3), Thomas Vanek (1-2-3) and David Desharnais (1-2-3)
- DET is 1360-1259-471-21 all-time against Original Six opponents
- Pavel Datsyuk has 9 points (7-2-9) in 11 games vs. MTL
- Riley Sheahan has 3 points (2-1-3) in 4 games vs. MTL
- Henrik Zetterberg has 8 points (2-6-8) in 9 games vs. MTL
- Luke Glendening scored his 1st NHL goal on 4/5/14 at MTL
- Stephen Weiss has 20 points (10-10-20) in 33 games vs. MTL
- MTL’s top scorers vs. DET: Manny Malhotra (8-7-15 in 48 GP), Rene Bourque (7-4-11 in 37 GP), Tom Gilbert (3-9-12 in 37 GP) and David Desharnais (3-3-6 in 5 GP)
- MTL F Max Pacioretty had 39 points (15-24-39) in 37 games with the Michigan Wolverines in 2007-08
- MTL D Mike Weaver had 48 points (5-43-48) in 255 games with the MSU Spartans from 1996-00
- MTL D Jarred Tinordi played for the USNTDP from 2008-10
- MTL general manager Marc Bergevin had 10 points (1-9-10) in 70 games with DET in 1995-96
- MTL dir. of player development Martin Lapointe had 230 points (108-122-230) in 552 games with DET from 1991-01

HOW THEY GOT THEIR WINGS
Drafted (16): Pavel Datsyuk (171st in 1998), Henrik Zetterberg (210th in 1999), Niklas Kronwall (29th in 2000), Jonathan Ericsson (291st in 2002), Jimmy Howard (64th in 2003), Johan Franzen (97th in 2004), Jakub Kindl (19th in 2005), Justin Abdelkader (42nd in 2005), Darren Helm (132nd in 2005), Brendan Smith (27th in 2007), Joakim Andersson (88th in 2007), Gustav Nyquist (121st in 2008), Tomas Tatar (60th in 2009), Andrej Nestrasil (75th in 2009), Riley Sheahan (21st in 2010), Tomas Jurco (35th in 2011) Free Agent (6): Daniel Cleary (October 2005), Brian Lashoff (October 2008), Jonas Gustavsson (July 2012), Danny DeKeyser (March 2013), Luke Glendening (July 2013), Stephen Weiss (July 2013) Trade (1): Kyle Quincey (February 2012 from TB – originally drafted by DET) Waivers (1): Drew Miller (November 2009 from TB)

RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES
The following players are approaching milestones:
- Tonight marks Niklas Kronwall’s 600th NHL game, and he is 2 points shy of 300
- Stephen Weiss is 2 points shy of 400
- Justin Abdelkader is 8 points away from 100

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
October 21, 1973 – The Red Wings trounce the California Seals, 11-2, at Olympia Stadium, as Guy Charron leads the way with three goals. It marks one of 32 times in 89 seasons that the team scored 10 or more goals in a game, a feat most recently accomplished on 12/2/95 at MTL. Additionally, Charron was acquired by DET from MTL in 1971 with Bill Collins and Mickey Redmond in exchange for Frank Mahovlich.

MONTREAL CANADIENS (note some french involved)

LEADING SCORERS VS. DETROIT:
1) Manny Malhotra (8-7-15, 48 pj/gp)
2) Tom Gilbert (3-9-12, 27 pj/gp)
3) Rene Bourque (7-4-11, 37 pj/gp)

THE MAKING OF THE CANADIENS
Repêchage / Draft (10) : Nathan Beaulieu, Alexei Emelin, Alex Galchenyuk, Brendan Gallagher, Andrei Markov, Max Pacioretty, Tomas Plekanec, Carey Price, P.K. Subban, Jarred Tinordi. Joueurs autonomes / Free agents (6): David Desharnais, Tom Gilbert, Manny Malhotra, Travis Moen, Brandon Prust, Jiri Sekac. Échanges / Trades (7): Michaël Bournival, Rene Bourque, Lars Eller, Pierre Alexandre Parenteau, Dustin Tokarski, Mike Weaver, Dale Weise.

LAST 10 GAMES VS. DETROIT:
05/04/14 – DET 3 @ MTL 5
27/03/14 – MTL 5 @ DET 4
26/02/14 – DET 2 @ MTL 1 (P/OT)
24/01/14 – MTL 1 @ DET 4
25/01/12 – DET 2 @ MTL 7
10/12/10 – MTL 2 @ DET 4
21/11/09 – DET 3 @ MTL 2 (TB/SO)
26/11/08 – MTL 3 @ DET 1
04/12/07 – DET 4 @ MTL 1
15/01/07 – MTL 0 @ DET 2

CANADIENS VS DETROIT
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs DET 273-200-96-3 (572 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 174-68-43-3 (287 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 99-132-53-1 (285 PJ / GP)