GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	73	21-44-8	10-23-5	11-21-3	1-8-1	1.97	3.25	20.1	78.2	9.3	29.4	32.7	51.8
	71	39-21-11	20-7-7	19-14-4	4-6-0	2.83	2.55	25.0	81.4	8.8	29.8	28.4	52.3

DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 135th all-time meeting between DET and ARI
- Tonight is the 2nd of 2 games this year between DET and ARI, only game in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. ARI: 66-43-22-3
- DET’s all-time home record vs. ARI: 36-22-8-1
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season 3-1 on 2/7 at ARI (Sheahan, Tatar, Helm scored for DET, Ekman-Larsson scored for ARI)
- Jimmy Howard is 8-3-2 with a 2.33 GAA and 0.928 SV% in 13 games vs. ARI
- Pavel Datsyuk has 59 points (15-44-59) in 44 games vs. ARI
- Kyle Quincey has 8 points (0-8-8) in 15 games vs. ARI
- Henrik Zetterberg has 47 points (17-30-47) in 40 games vs. ARI
- Niklas Kronwall has 15 points (1-14-15) in 30 games vs. ARI
- ARI’s all-time top scorers vs. DET: Shane Doan (14-22-36 in 66 GP), Martin Erat (15-19-34 in 61 GP) and Martin Hanzal (11-8-19 in 23 GP) and Sam Gagner (6-7-13 in 23 GP)
- Dan Cleary had 17 points (6-11-17) in 68 games for ARI/PHX in 2003-04
- ARI F David Moss hails from Livonia, MI and had 94 points (36-58-94) in 163 games with the Michigan Wolverines from 2001-05
- ARI F Jordan Szwarz had 204 points (82-122-204) in 262 games with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit from 2007-11
- ARI D Connor Murphy played for the US NTDP from 2009-11
- ARI associate coach Jim Playfair was assistant coach of the Michigan K-Wings from 1996-98 and head coach in 1998-99
- ARI assistant coach Newell Brown had 202 points (73-129-202) in 156 games with the Michigan State Spartans from 1980-84 and served as an assistant coach for the Spartans from 1987-90 before becoming head coach of the Michigan Tech Huskies from 1990-92 and Adirondack Red Wings from 1992-96

BALANCED ATTACK

Justin Abdelkader’s overtime-winner on 3/22 vs. STL marked his 20th goal of the season, doubling his previous career high goal total of 10 and giving Detroit five 20-goal scorers, most in the NHL. Only five teams have four or more 20-goal scorers:
DETROIT: Tatar (26), Datsyuk (23), Nyquist (22), Cole (21), Abdelkader (20)
CHICAGO: Kane (27), Toews (23), Hossa (21), Saad (21)
NASHVILLE: Smith (23), Neal (22), Forsberg (21), Wilson (20)
ST. LOUIS: Tarasenko (35), Backes (25), Schwartz (24), Steen (23)
TAMPA BAY: Stamkos (40), Kucherov (26), Johnson (25), Callahan (21)
Teams with 3: ANA, CGY, CBJ, LA, MTL, PHI, PIT, WPG
Teams with 2: BOS, COL, DAL, EDM, MIN, NYI, NYR, OTT, SJ, TOR
Teams with 1: ARI, FLA, NJ, VAN, WSH
Teams with 0: BUF, CAR

Last season, only Gustav Nyquist (28) reached the 20-goal plateau for Detroit. The last time Detroit had five 20-goal scorers was in 2008-09 with Hossa (40), Franzen (34), Datsyuk (32), Zetterberg (31) and Hudler (23). The last time the team had more than five was 2005-06, when Shanahan (40), Zetterberg (39), Holmstrom (29), Datsyuk (28), Samuelsson (23), Schneider (21), Williams (21) and Lang (20) all reached the mark.
Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Abdelkader (Muskegon) is the third Michigan player to score 20 goals for Detroit, joining Southfield’s Jimmy Carson (1989-90 through 1992-93) and Lansing’s Kevin Miller (1991-92).

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

March 24, 1936 – Mud Bruneteau ended the longest game in NHL history by scoring at 16:30 of the 6th overtime to help Detroit defeat Montreal 1-0 in Game 1 of the semifinals

ARIZONA COYOTES

COYOTES FAST FACTS

Sam Gagner leads the team in road scoring with 9-11-20 in 35 games…Shane Doan has 9-10-19 in 34 road contests.
Mark Arcobello won 75% (15/20) of his face-offs vs. VAN, Mar. 22…He owns a 51.2 FO% since joining ARI.
Shane Doan recorded 7 hits vs. VAN, Mar. 22…He leads ARI forwards and is 2nd on the team with 173 hits this season.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is tied with OTT’s Erik Karlsson for the most road goals by a defenseman this season at 8.
Sam Gagner and Lauri Korpikoski lead Coyotes forwards with 5 PPGs…Gagner’s next PPG will tie his career high for a season.
ARI ranks 4th in the NHL in hits (2,255), 6th in blocked shots (1,134) and 7th in FO% (51.8%).
Oliver Ekman-Larsson is 7th among NHL defensemen in PP TOI/G at 3:47 and 12th in TOI/G with 24:55.
Tobias Rieder’s 12 goals are the most scored by a Coyotes rookie since the 2007-08 season (Daniel Carcillo – 13 and Peter Mueller – 22).

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP

Tonight’s matchup is the 2nd and final meeting of the season between DET and ARI.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored a goal vs. DET on Feb. 7 while Dave Moss earned an assist…Moss has1-9-10 in 22 career games against the Red Wings.
Mike Smith owns a 2.45 GAA and a .917 SV% in 12 career games vs. DET...Smith has registered a .932 SV% (82/88) over his previous 3 starts against the Red Wings.
ARI defeated DET 4-2 in its most recent visit to Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 10, 2013…Michael Stone scored the GWG while Mike Smith stopped 28 of 30 shots.
The Coyotes are 3-3-2 at Joe Louis Arena under Dave Tippett.

ALL-TIME RESULTS vs. DET

OVERALL: 46-60-22-6
HOME: 23-27-14-3
ROAD: 23-33-8-3
2014-15 SERIES vs. DET: (0-1-0)
Feb. 7: vs. DET (Gila River Arena) L – Coyotes 1, Red Wings 3 (GWG – T. Tatar)

COYOTES CAREER LEADERS vs. DET

Shane Doan…14-22-36…66 career games
Martin Erat…15-19-34…61 career games
Sam Gagner…6-7-13…23 career games

HOW SWEDE IT IS

Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored his 20th goal of the season vs. VAN, Mar. 22. He became the 4th d-man in franchise history and the 1st since the team arrived in Arizona to score 20 goals in a season. Ekman-Larsson is the 1st defenseman in team history to score 20 goals in a season since both Phil Housley (23) and Fredrik Olausson (20) did so in 1991-92. The 23-year-old blueliner also tied the NHL record for the most goals in a season by a Swedish-born defenseman (Olausson – 1991-92, Nicklas Lidstrom – 1999-00 and Erik Karlsson – 2013-14). Ekman-Larsson leads the Coyotes and NHL defensemen with his 20 goals this season. He is tied for the 3rd-most goals in a season by a defenseman in franchise history. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound native of Karlskrona, Sweden leads NHL blueliners with 9 PPGs and 7 GWGs.

MOST GOALS IN A SEASON (Defensemen - Franchise History)

23 – Phil Housley (WPG) in 1990-91 & 1991-92
22 – Dave Ellett (WPG) in 1988-89
20 – Fredrik Olausson (WPG) in 1991-92
20 – Oliver Ekman-Larsson (ARI) in 2014-15
19 – Dave Babych (WPG) in 1981-82
18 – Dave Babych (WPG) in 1983-84
18 – Phil Housley (WPG) in 1992-93
17 – Dave Ellett (WPG) in 1989-90