GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	52	31-12-9	17-4-6	14-8-3	9-1-0	2.94	2.36	25.5	83.4	8.4	29.7	27.3	53.1
	53	30-15-8	17-8-3	13-7-5	4-4-2	2.81	2.45	21.3	86.3	14.3	31.3	29.6	49.0

DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 144th all-time meeting between DET and PIT
- Tonight marks the 2nd of 3 meetings this season between DET and PIT, 1st of 2 in PIT
- DET’s all-time record vs. PIT: 64-59-16-4
- DET’s all-time road record at PIT: 20-45-4-2
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season series 4-3 in OT (Kronwall [2], Zetterberg and Abdelkader scored for DET; Dupuis, Maatta and Kunitz scored for PIT
- Pavel Datsyuk has 7 points (4-3-7) in 14 games vs. PIT
- Gustav Nyquist has 3 points (1-2-3) in 4 games vs. PIT
- Henrik Zetterberg has 15 points (8-7-15) in 12 games vs. PIT
- Niklas Kronwall has 9 points (3-6-9) in 12 games vs. PIT
- Danny DeKeyser has 3 points (0-3-3) in 3 games vs. PIT
- Stephen Weiss has 19 points (8-11-19) in 32 games vs. PIT. Weiss scored in his NHL debut (vs. Jean-Sebastien Aubin) on 4/3/02 vs. PIT
- Drew Miller made his NHL debut with ANA vs. PIT on 10/6/07
- PIT’s top all-time scorers vs. DET: Christian Ehrhoff (5-10-15 in 31 GP), Chris Kunitz (7-8-15 in 24 GP) and Evgeni Malkin (5-6-11 in 8 GP)
- Red Wings assistant coach Tony Granato served in the same role with PIT from 2009-14
- PIT head coach Mike Johnston joined the organization from the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks, where former DET assistant/video coach Keith McKittrick is now serving as an assistant coach. Johnston coached Dominic Turgeon, DET’s 3rd round pick in the 2014 Draft
- PIT F Chris Kunitz recorded 175 points (99-76-175) in 152 games with the Ferris State University Bulldogs from 1999-03

RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Kronwall sits 27th in DET history with 325 points, passing Ebbie Goodfellow on 2/5 at COL
- Abdelkader scored his 50th NHL goal on 2/5 at COL
- Nyquist notched his 100th NHL point on 2/5 at COL, and he is 2 assists shy of 50
- Sheahan is 1 point away from 50 in the NHL
- Quincey is 2 assists shy of 100 in the NHL and 3 games away from 200 with Detroit
- Tatar is 3 goals away from 50 in the NHL

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

Feb. 11, 1935 – DET acquires Syd Howe and Ralph Bowman from the St. Louis Eagles in exchange for Ted Graham and $50,000.

2014-15 REGULAR SEASON INDIVIDUAL STATS

Most Goals: 3, Zetterberg, Jan. 18 vs. BUF
Most Assists: 4, Zetterberg, Oct. 17 at TOR
Most Points: 4, Zetterberg (twice: Oct. 17 at TOR and Jan. 18 vs. BUF)
Most SOG: 11, Zetterberg, Dec. 2 vs. FLA
Most PIM: 9, Smith, Dec. 13 at TOR
Most TOI: 27:25, Kronwall, Nov. 5 at NYR
Most Hits: 7, Abdelkader, Oct. 23 vs. PIT
Most Blocked Shots: 5, twice (MR: DeKeyser, Dec. 27 at OTT)
Most Saves: 40, Howard, Dec. 29 at BOS
Longest Goal Streak: 4, Tatar (Jan. 13-18), Datsyuk (Oct. 25-Nov. 2), Nyquist (Oct. 9-17)
Longest Assist Streak: 4, Datsyuk (Dec. 23-Jan. 13 and Jan. 29-present), Nyquist (Jan. 18-27)
Longest Point Streak: 6, Tatar (Nov. 14-24), Datsyuk (Oct. 21-Nov. 2)

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS

TONIGHT’S GAME

-The Penguins return home to host the Detroit Red Wings (TV: NBC Sports Network; Radio 105.9 The X) at CONSOL Energy Center.
-Pittsburgh has earned points in four consecutive games against the Red Wings (2-0-2).
-The past three games between Detroit and Pittsburgh have advanced to overtime. The Red Wings have won two of the three.
-The Penguins have won three of their last four games against the Red Wings here in Pittsburgh.
-Tonight the Penguins begin their 11th set of back-to-back games. Thus far they have a cumulative record of 8-6-6; including 5-2-3 the first night and 3-4-3 in the second game.

PENGUINS vs. RED WINGS:

Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Red Wings: 63-62-18
In Pittsburgh: 47-20-4
OT Record vs. Red Wings: 5-4-6
Shootout Record vs. Red Wings: 3-0
2014-15 Results: The Red Wings lead 1-0

CROSBY TO PLAY 600TH GAME

Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will become the eighth player in franchise history to play in 600 career games when he suits up against the Red Wings, joining the following players (*Includes tonight’s game):
Name GP
Mario Lemieux 915
Jaromir Jagr 806
Jean Pronovost 753
Rick Kehoe 722
Brooks Orpik 703
Ron Stackhouse 621
Ron Schock 619
Sidney Crosby 600*

POTENTIAL BOOST

The Penguins could receive a boost in offensive production tonight if Blake Comeau is able to suit up for the first time since suffering an upper-body injury Dec. 22 at Florida. Despite missing the past 20 games, Comeau ranks fourth among team wingers, and sixth overall, with 11 goals this season.
Prior to his injury, Comeau had scored three goals in his last six games. He also had a season-high two assists in the Oct. 23 matchup against the Red Wings.
Comeau’s 11 goals already rank as his third-highest single-season total behind the 24 and 17 goals he had in 2010-11 and ’09-10, respectively, while skating for the NY Islanders.
In addition to what Comeau would provide offensively, he would supply more grit to the lineup, as his 3.03 hits per game this year pace all team forwards

THE MORE YOU KNOW….

*Simon Despres equaled his single-game career high with two assists in the Oct. 23 game against Detroit.
*Chris Kunitz has notched at least one point in six of his last eight games against Detroit (4G-3A-7PTS).
*Kris Letang continues to rank second among all NHL defensemen with 41 points this season. Since Jan. 1, Letang leads all NHL blueliners with 17 assists and 18 points.
*The Penguins’ 15 regulation losses are the fewest in the Metropolitan Division and tied for fourth fewest in the NHL.
*Wilkes-Barre/Scranton G Matt Murray was named CCM/AHL Player of the Week on Monday after going 2-0 while stopping 64 of 65 shots last week. Murray leads the AHL in both goals-against average (1.86) and shutouts (5).

2014-15 REGULAR-SEASON SPECIAL TEAMS BREAKDOWN
Power Play
Overall: 36-169, 21.3%
5-on-4: 31-157, 19.7%
5-on-3: 4-9, 44.4%
4-on-3: 1-3, 33.3%
Penalty Kill
Overall: 165-191, 86.4%
5-on-4: 156-181, 86.2%
5-on-3: 4-4, 100.0%
4-on-3: 5-6, 83.3%
*Note: New Jersey had a full 2-minute, 5-on-3 on Jan. 30*