GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	62	39-17-6	21-7-5	18-10-1	8-1-1	3.11	2.39	18.6	83.0	9.1	31.5	29.3	46.7
	61	35-15-11	17-5-7	18-10-4	5-3-2	2.90	2.46	25.0	82.9	8.5	29.6	27.7	52.5

DETROIT RED WINGS

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

Feb. 20 – Recalled D Jakub Kindl from Grand Rapids
Feb. 28 – Recalled D Xavier Ouellet from Grand Rapids … Assigned D Xavier Ouellet to Grand Rapids … Placed F Henrik Zetterberg on IR
March 1 – Acquired F Erik Cole and a conditional 3rd round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft from Dallas for C Mattias Janmark, D Mattias Backman and a 2nd round pick in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft
March 2 – Acquired D Marek Zidlicky from New Jersey for a conditional 3rd round pick in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft
March 3 – Assigned F Teemu Pulkkinen to Grand Rapids … Placed D Alexey Marchenko on IR

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 581st all-time meeting between DET and NYR
- Tonight marks the 3rd of 3 meetings this season between DET and NYR; 2nd of 2 in DET
- DET’s all-time record vs. NYR: 262-212-103-3
- DET’s all-time home record vs. NYR: 167-76-45-1
- DET has taken 3 of 4 points (1-0-1) vs. NYR this season
- DET broke a 5-game losing streak to NYR on 12/6 with a 3-2 win (Sheahan, Glendening, Helm scored for DET; Klein and Nash scored for NYR)
- NYR won the 1st meeting of the season 4-3 on 11/6 at Madison Square Garden (Kindl, Cleary, Tatar scored for DET; Nash, St. Louis, Stempniak and Brassard for NYR)
- Pavel Datsyuk has 8 points (3-5-8) in 12 games vs. NYR
- Henrik Zetterberg has 6 points (2-4-6) in 11 games vs. NYR
- Erik Cole has 25 points (9-16-25) in 38 games vs. NYR
- Jimmy Howard is 3-2-1 with a 1.98 GAA and a .946 SV% vs. NYR
- New DET defenseman Marek Zidlicky was drafted in the 6th round (176th overall) by NYR in 2001
- NYR’s all-time top scorers vs. DET: Rick Nash (27-22-49 in 59 GP), Derick Brassard (7-10-17 in 30 GP) and Keith Yandle (5-9-14 in 23 GP)
- NYR F J.T. Miller skated for the USNTDP in Ann Arbor from 2009-11 and had 62 points (25-37-62) in 61 games for the Plymouth Whalers in 2011-12
- NYR D Matt Hunwick is a Warren, MI, native and had 97 points (24-73-97) in 163 games for the Michigan Wolverines (2003-07)
- NYR assistant coach Ulf Samuelsson skated in 4 regular-season and 9 playoff games for DET during the 1998-99 season after being acquired from NYR at the trade deadline for a 2nd and 3rd round draft pick in the 1999 NHL Draft

RECENT/UPCOMING MILESTONES

- Datsyuk passed Slava Kozlov for 5th all-time among Russians with his 854 career point on 2/26 at SJ
- Babcock won his 450th game with DET on 2/28 at NSH
- Miller played his 400th game with DET on 2/28 at NSH and is 1 goal shy of 50 with DET
- Tatar is 1 goal away from 50
- Quincey is 2 assists shy of 100 in the NHL
- DeKeyser is 3 points from 50

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

March 4, 1944 – Don Grosso registers six assists in a 6-2 Red Wings win over Chicago at Olympia Stadium

ON THE FARM

The Grand Rapids Griffins begin March as the hottest team in the AHL, sitting 1st in the Midwest Division and 2nd in the Western Conference with a 33-17-5-1 record a league-best 12-game point streak (10-0-2-0) including a franchise-record seven-game road winning streak. Teemu Pulkkinen returns to GR sitting 2nd in league scoring (30-27-57 in 44 GP), followed closely by Andy Miele (19- 34-53 in 51 GP). Next Game: 3/4 vs. Oklahoma City Barons

NEW YORK RANGERS

RANGERS VS. RED WINGS

*All-Time: 215-261-103-1 record (139-94-57-0 at home, 76-167-46-1 on the road) *Note: All-time record includes games against the Detroit Cougars from 1926-27 - 1929-30 and the Detroit Falcons from 1930-31 - 1931-32 2014-15: Tonight's game is the third and final meeting between the Rangers and Red Wings this season, and the second of two meetings between the two teams in Detroit. The Rangers have posted a 1-1-0 record (1-0-0 at home, 0-1-0 on the road) against the Red Wings, following a 3-2 loss on Dec. 6 in Detroit. Derick Brassard leads all skaters with three points (one goal, two assists), while Rick Nash leads all skaters with two goals in the season series. Martin St. Louis (one goal, one assist) and Matt Hunwick (two assists) have each notched two points in two contests against the Red Wings. The Rangers have won five of their last six games against the Red Wings (5-1-0), dating back to Mar. 21, 2012. 10 of the last 13 games between the Rangers and Red Wings have been decided by one goal, dating back to Dec. 21, 2002.

RANGERS-RED WINGS CONNECTIONS

Ryan McDonagh, Derek Stepan, and Brendan Smith were all teammates at the University of Wisconsin for two seasons (2008-09 - 2009-10). McDonagh and Smith were teammates for three seasons (2007-08 - 2009-10).
Marek Zidlicky was originally selected by the Rangers in the sixth round, 176th overall, of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
James Sheppard and Zidlicky were teammates with the Minnesota Wild for two seasons (2008-09 - 2009-10).

INDIVIDUAL CAREER STATISTICS VS. RED WINGS

Rick Nash - 59 GP, 27-22-49 - Nash has played in more games and has tallied more goals against Detroit than against any other NHL opponent. He has recorded a goal in each of the Rangers' two games against the Red Wings in 2014-15, and he has notched 11 points (five goals, six assists) in his last 14 contests against Detroit. Keith Yandle - 23 GP, 5-9-14 - Yandle has recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last 16 games against the Red Wings, including four assists/points in his last six contests against them. Derick Brassard - 30 GP, 7-10-17 - Brassard has tallied a point in each of the Rangers' two games against Detroit this season (one goal, two assists). He has registered a point in 11 of his last 13 games against the Red Wings, recording 12 points (four goals, eight assists) over the span.

SPECIAL TEAMS

New York has posted a 13-1-1 record when outscoring its opponent on special teams this season

Power Play:

The Rangers were 0-for-1 (2:00) on the power play on Mar. 2 vs. Nashville
New York has recorded a PPG in 15 of the last 34 games (20-for-90; 22.2%)

Penalty Kill:

The Rangers were 3-for-3 (6:00) on the penalty kill on Mar. 2 vs. Nashville
The Blueshirts rank ninth in the NHL on the penalty kill (83.0%; 151-for-182)
New York is tied for second in the NHL in SHG (eight) this season despite playing the seventh-fewest minutes shorthanded of any team (306:39). The Rangers are tied for the NHL lead in SHG (18) since 2013-14.
The Rangers have not allowed a power play goal in eight of the last 10 games (25-for-28; 89.3% over the span). The Blueshirts are 87-for-102 (85.3%) over the last 38 games.

WELCOME TO NEW YORK

The Rangers acquired defenseman Keith Yandle as part of a trade with the Coyotes on Mar. 1. Yandle ranks second in PPA (24), is tied for fifth in the NHL in PPP (26), and is tied for 14th in the NHL in assists (37) this season. He also leads all NHL defensemen in PPA (102) and PPP (120) since the start of the 2009-10 season, and ranks sixth among all NHL players in PPA over the span.

HIGH FIVE

The Rangers are the only NHL team to rank in the top five in goals per game and goals against per game this season. The Blueshirts rank in the top five in the NHL in the following categories: goal differential (first - plus-43), regulation/OT wins (second - 36), goals per game (second - 3.11), points percentage (fourth - .677), goals against per game (fourth - 2.39), and shots on goal per game (tied for fourth - 31.5).