DETROIT RED WINGS

THE MATCHUP

- Today marks the 73rd all-time meeting between DET and CAR
- Today marks the 3rd of 3 meetings this season between DET and CAR, 2nd of 2 in CAR
- DET’s all-time record vs. CAR: 37-27-8-0
- DET’s all-time road record at CAR: 15-19-1-0
- DET is 8-2 in its last 10 games vs. CAR and is 14-4-1-0 in 19 games vs. CAR since 1999
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season series on 12/7 in CAR (Datsyuk, Tatar [2] scored for DET, McClement scored for CAR)
- DET won the most recent meeting 3-2 on 4/7 in DET (Zetterbeg, Nyquist, Datsyuk scored for DET; Gerbe, Terry scored for CAR)
- Pavel Datsyuk has 13 points (5-8-13) in 16 games vs. CAR
- Gustav Nyquist has 4 points (3-1-4) in 5 games vs. CAR
- Henrik Zetterberg has 17 points (10-7-17) in 13 games vs. CAR
- Stephen Weiss has 35 points (13-22-35) in 55 games vs. CAR
- Erik Cole had 363 points (168-195-363) in 557 games with CAR from 2001-11 and won a Stanley Cup with CAR in 2006
- CAR’s all-time top scorers vs. DET: Jay McClement (3-10-13 in 49 GP), Ron Hainsey (5-7-12 in 30 GP) and John-Michael Liles (4-7-11 in 24 GP)
- CAR F Patrick Dwyer had 101 points (45-56-101) in 142 games with Western Michigan from 2001-05
- CAR F Nathan Gerbe is from Oxford, MI
- CAR F Andrej Nestrasil was drafted by DET in the 3rd round (75th overall) in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft and was claimed from DET by CAR on 11/20 (had 0-2-2 in 13 GP with DET this season)
- CAR has 3 former Plymouth Whalers: D Brett Bellemore (8-40-48 in 181 GP from 2005-09), D Michal Jordan (30-66-96 in 138 GP) and F Chris Terry (114-175-289 in 253 GP from 2006-09)
- CAR D John-Michael Liles had 138 points (44-94-138) in 162 games with Michigan State from 1999-03
- CAR has 4 players with a connection to the US NTDP: Justin Faulk (2008-10), Nathan Gerbe (2002-05), Ron Hainsey (1997-99) and J-M Liles (1997-99)
- CAR head coach Bill Peters served as an assistant coach for DET from 2011-14

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

April 11, 1936 – Led by captain Doug Young, the Red Wings capture their first-ever Stanley Cup title, defeating Toronto 3-1 in a fourgame series.

CAROLINA HURRICANES

HURRICANES vs. RED WINGS SERIES NOTES

-- Carolina trails all-time, 27-35-9-1 (72), including 19-14-2 (35) at home and 8-21-7-1 (37) on the road.
-- The clubs will meet three times in the 2014-15 season: at CAR: Dec. 7 (DET 3-1) and Apr. 11; and at DET. Apr. 7. (DET 3-2)
-- The teams met three times in 2013-14; Detroit won the season series 2-1-0; Carolina posted a 1-0-1 record in those games.
-- Since the team’s relocation, the Hurricanes have won one regular-season game at Joe Louis Arena (4/11/14). Before that, their last regular-season win in Detroit came on Nov. 14, 1989, a 3-0 shutout victory. In the 18 regular-season games since, the Carolina franchise has lost one game in overtime (2/14/01, 4-3) and tied one game (1/31/04, 4-4).
-- The Red Wings have won 26 of the last 34 meetings between the teams, including 15 of the last 20.
-- Carolina’s shutout on April 6, 2011 was only the third time the Hurricanes have blanked the Red Wings in franchise history, and the first since Dec. 12, 1998 (3-0).
-- The Hurricanes have not been shut out by the Red Wings since their relocation from Hartford. The Carolina franchise was last blanked by Detroit on Feb. 24, 1994 (3-0).
-- Detroit has scored three or more goals in 18 of the 23 games the Hurricanes and Red Wings have played since Carolina’s relocation.
-- CAR career point-per-game players against DET: Chris Terry – two points (1g, 1a) in two games; Victor Rask – two assists in two games.
-- Cam Ward is 2-5-1 with a 2.76 GAA and one shutout in eight career appearances against Detroit. Anton Khudobin is 0-1-0 with a 3.10 GAA in one career game against the Red Wings.
-- DET career point-per-game players against CAR: Henrik Zetterberg – 17 points (10g, 7a) in 13 games.
-- Jimmy Howard is 3-2-0 with a 1.99 GAA in five career games against Carolina. Jonas Gustavsson is 2-3-1 with a 3.72 GAA in six career appearances against the Hurricanes. Petr Mrazek is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA in one career game against Carolina.
-- Greg Stefan, pro scout for the Hurricanes, played eight seasons for the Red Wings.
-- The Hurricanes claimed Andrej Nestrasil on waivers from Detroit on Nov. 20, 2014. The 23-year-old Czech made his NHL debut with Detroit on Oct. 9, and had two assists in 13 games with the Red Wings before being claimed by the Hurricanes.
-- Bill Peters spent three seasons as an assistant coach in Detroit before taking the head coaching job in Carolina prior to the 2014-15 season.
-- Red Wings forward Erik Cole played nine seasons with the Hurricanes and ranks third in franchise history (since relocation) with 363 points.