via Brian Hedger at NHL.com,
Season series: The Columbus Blue Jackets haven't scored a non-shootout goal against the Detroit Red Wings, but Columbus won the most recent game on Boone Jenner's shootout goal. Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has saved the 57 shots he faced in the two games. Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky opposed Howard each time and had the shutout win in the second game.
Blue Jackets team scope: Add flu-like symptoms to the long list of health issues for the Columbus, which is on pace to surpass 500 man-games lost. Coach Todd Richards said left wing Nick Foligno didn't play Tuesday in a 4-3 shootout win at the Carolina Hurricanes because he was sick. Richards is hopeful Foligno can play, but the illness appears to be spreading. The Blue Jackets had a smattering of players participate in an optional practice at Joe Louis Arena on Wednesday, and centers Brandon Dubinsky and Artem Anisimov are questionable. "I don't know if I should call it the flu, but it has some similarities," Richards told The Columbus Dispatch. "A few guys have had it. It's rough. It hits you hard, but it's gone pretty quickly. So we'll see where we're at with those guys on Thursday."
Red Wings team scope: Detroit has 85 points and is solidly in position to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the Eastern Conference. The Red Wings, third in the Atlantic Division, are seven points ahead of the fourth-place Boston Bruins and five behind the Tampa Bay Lightning for second. Detroit has played three fewer games than Tampa Bay, which makes the goal of catching the Lightning realistic. Since returning from a six-game road trip against Western Conference opponents, the Red Wings are 2-2-0 and have been outscored 3-1 and outshot 30-19 in first period of the past two. They were off Tuesday.
TEAM STATS
|
GP |
RECORD |
HOME |
ROAD |
L10 |
G/GP |
GA/GP |
PP% |
PK% |
PIM/GP |
S/GP |
SA/GP |
FO% |
|---|
 |
66 |
28-34-4 |
12-19-2 |
16-15-2 |
2-7-1 |
2.50 |
3.15 |
21.3 |
79.3 |
12.0 |
28.6 |
32.8 |
48.8 |
 |
65 |
37-17-11 |
19-6-7 |
18-11-4 |
6-3-1 |
2.91 |
2.51 |
25.4 |
81.9 |
8.5 |
29.8 |
28.0 |
52.7 |
DETROIT RED WINGS
THE MATCHUP
- Tonight is the 80th all-time meeting between DET and CBJ
- Tonight marks the 3rd of 3 meetings between DET and CBJ; 2nd of 2 in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. CBJ: 52-18-1-8
- DET’s all-time home record vs. CBJ: 28-6-0-4
- DET won the 1st meeting of the season 5-0 on 11/18 (Tatar, Nyquist, Jurco, Sheahan and Helm scored for DET, Howard posted a 28- save SO)
- CBJ won the 2nd meeting of the season 1-0 on 12/16 (Johansen and Jenner scored in the shootout for CBJ)
- Jimmy Howard is 11-4-3 with a 1.83 GAA, 0.932 SV% and 3 SOs in 20 games vs. CBJ. He has 2 straight shutouts vs. CBJ and a SO streak of 138:02 dating back to 3/26/14
- Pavel Datsyuk has 67 points (21-46-67) in 58 games vs. CBJ
- Gustav Nyquist has 4 goals in 6 games vs. CBJ, incl. his 1st NHL goal on 3/26/12 vs. CBJ (Steve Mason)
- Marek Zidlicky has 38 points (8-30-38) in 48 games vs. CBJ
- Henrik Zetterberg has 48 points (17-31-48) in 58 games vs. CBJ
- Justin Abdelkader made his NHL debut on 4/3/08 vs. CBJ
- CBJ F Jared Boll had 96 points (47-49-96) in 131 games with the Plymouth Whalers from 2005-07
- CBJ F Mark Letestu had 46 points (24-22-46) in 37 games at Western Michigan in 2006-07 and CBJ D Kevin Connauton had 18 points (7-11-18) in 40 games with WMU in 2008-09
- CBJ F Corey Tropp is from Grosse Pointe Woods and had 70 points (29-41-70) in 100 games with Michigan State from 2007-10
- CBJ D Jack Johnson had 71 points (26-45-71) in 74 games with Michigan from 2005-07
- Four Blue Jackets have spent time with the US NTDP in Ann Arbor: F Nick Foligno (2003-05), D Jack Johnson (2003-05), F Jeremy Morin (2007-09) and F Jack Skille (2003-05)
20-WIN CLUB
Per the Elias Sports Bureau, Jimmy Howard reached the 20-win mark for the 6th straight season after DET’s 5-2 win vs. EDM on Monday. Howard has tied a DET record for consecutive 20-win seasons, previously set by Harry Lumley (1944-50) and Chris Osgood (1995-01). Howard is 1 of 4 goalies to record 20 wins in each of the last six (or more) NHL seasons, joining NYR’s Henrik Lundqvist (last 10 seasons), PIT’s Marc-Andre Fleury (last 7) and SJ’s Antti Niemi (last 6).
LEAGUE LEADERS
Cole: 17.1 S% (T10th)
Datsyuk: 23 goals (T23rd), 56 points (T23rd), 20 PP points (T28th), 16.3 S% (16th), 52.6 FO% (T26th), 54 takeaways (T12th)
Glendening: 55.0 FO% (T14th), 3:21 SH TOI/game (T6th)
Kronwall: 21 PP points (T22nd), 23:48 TOI/game (23rd)
Miller: 3:12 SH TOI/game (9th)
Nyquist: 12 PP goals (T4th), 21 PP points (T22nd)
Tatar: 25 goals (T14th), 8 PP goals (T20th), 7 GWG (T6th)
Zetterberg: 41 assists (T8th), 56 points (T23rd), 24 PP points (T10th), 52.7 FO% (25th), 38 points at home (tied with Ovechkin for NHL lead)
TEAM RANKS
2.91 goals for/game (7th) … 2.51 goals against/game (T10th) … 25.4% power play (1st) … 28.0 shots against/game (7th) … 52.7% on faceoffs (4th) … 50% winning pct when opponent scores first (2nd to only NYI) … 86.7% winning pct when leading after 1 period (2nd to only CHI) … 55.6% winning pct when trailing after 1 period (1st) … 37.5% winning pct when trailing after 2 periods (1st).
THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
March 12, 1972 – With Vice President Spiro Agnew in attendance, DET officially raises Gordie Howe’s No. 9 to the rafters prior to playing CHI.
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
OhioHEALTH INJURY REPORT
•B. Jenner (stress fracture in back); placed on IR (12/20), expected to miss one to two months (missed 35 games)
•J. Morin (upper body); placed on IR (1/28), out indefinitely (missed 20 games)
•R. Murray (high ankle sprain), placed on IR (2/9), expected to miss four to six weeks (missed 16 games)
•J. Skille (shoulder); placed on IR (2/25), out remainder of season (missed 8 games)
•M. Calvert (concussion); placed on IR (2/27), out indefinitely (missed 6 games)
•D. Clarkson (torn oblique muscle); expected to miss four to six weeks (missed 3 games)
•N. Foligno (illness); day-to-day (missed 1 game)
TOTAL MAN GAMES LOST: 427
AGAINST THE RED WINGS
2014-15 Series: 1-1-0 (1-0-0 at Detroit)
2013-14 Series: 2-1-0 (0-1-0 at Detroit)
All-Time Series: 26-41-1-11 (10-24-0-4 at Detroit)
All-Time GF/GA: 173/247
All-Time SF/SA: 2,130/2,638
All-Time PP: 43-of-356
All-Time PK: 280-of-343
LAST HEAD-TO-HEAD GAME: THE LAST GAME: Dec. 16, 2014 – CBJ 1 at DET 0 (SO)
Columbus Goal Scorers: SO – B. Jenner
Detroit Goal Scorers:
Goalies: CBJ – S. Bobrovsky (30/30, 65:00); DET – J. Howard (29/29, 65:00)
CBJ PP: 0/3; PK: 1/1 | Shots: CBJ: 29 / DET: 30
3 Stars: 1. S. Bobrovsky CBJ; 2. J. Howard, DET; 3. B. Jenner, CBJ
Noteworthy: CBJ won fourth straight after regulation and stretched win streak to seven games… S. Bobrovsky earned 10th career shutout in 200th career NHL game… Was fourth time in franchise history that game went to shootout scoreless.
CBJ/DET CONNECTIONS
C. Tropp was born in Grosse Pointe, MI, less than 10 miles from Joe Louis Arena and played at Michigan State (2007-10)… J. Johnson played at U. of Michigan (2005-07)… M. Letestu spent one season at W. Michigan (2006-07)… K. Connauton played at W. Michigan (2008-09)… J. Boll played with Plymouth (OHL; 2005-07).
NOTED (Player Highlights vs. Detroit)
C. Atkinson scored first career GWG 3/9/13 vs. DET… S. Bobrovsky recorded first career shutout 3/9/13 vs. DET and earned 50th career NHL victory in 100th career appearance 3/10/13 at DET… R. Johansen posted first career NHL goal (GWG) 10/25/11 vs. DET… J. Johnson set CBJ record with 34:59 TOI 2/2/13 vs. DET.
NOTED (Team Highlights vs. Detroit)
CBJ is 8-2-1 in the last 11 meetings overall and 3-1-0 at DET since 2/21/13... Most goals scored at DET: 8 (3/7/09)... Most goals allowed at DET: 7 (3/26/12).
HOW THE JACKETS WERE BUILT (Active: 23, Injured Reserve: 5)
Drafted (11): Atkinson, Boll, Calvert, Dano, Goloubef, Jenner, Johansen, Murray, Prout, Savard, Wennberg
Trade (14): Adam, Anisimov, Bobrovsky, Bourque, Clarkson, Dubinsky, Falk, Foligno, Hartnell, Johnson, Letestu, McElhinney, Morin, Tyutin
Waivers (3): Connauton, Skille, Tropp
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