DETROIT RED WINGS

STELLAR STOPPER
With 2 shutouts this series vs. TB, Petr Mrazek has joined an elite club of goaltenders who have recorded two shutouts in the same series they made their NHL playoff debuts in. Mrazek joins WSH’s Semyon Varlamov (vs. NYR in 2009), MTL’s Carey Price (vs. BOS in 2008), PHI’s Ron Hextall (vs. NYR in 1987) and BOS’s Tiny Thompson (vs. MTL in 1929), according to Elias.

Additionally, Mrazek is the 14th Red Wing goalie to post 2 shutouts in one playoff series and just the 3rd rookie, joining Earl Robertson (vs. NYR in 1937) and Harry Lumley (vs. TOR in 1945). After DET’s Game 1 win, he was also the fifth rookie in DET history to win his playoff debut (along with Chris Osgood, Bob Champoux, Glen Hall and Johnny Mowers) and, per Elias, was the 1st goalie to make 44+ saves during a playoff debut in a regulation game since 4/8/80 (TOR’s Jiri Crha made 55 saves vs. MIN).

Tampa Bay was only shut out once during the regular season, on 3/28 at Joe Louis Arena (4-0 W), a feat that Mrazek and DET have repeated twice in the postseason (Games 3 and 5).

Mrazek also has three shutouts during the month of April and four in the last 30 days.

MORE SERIES NOTES
- DET’s playoff series record after winning Game 1: 50-14 (25-7 during 24-season playoff streak)
- Per Elias, DET had won just 1 playoff game over the last 40 years (1-10-2) with fewer than 15 shots on goal, and the team had been limited to fewer than 15 shots just once in the last 10 seasons
- Jurco’s goal 8 seconds into the 2nd period of Game 1 was the fastest to start a period in DET playoff history and the 5th fastest in NHL playoff history (LA’s Don Kozak 4/17/77 and PHI’s Pelle Eklund 4/25/89 share the record at 6 seconds)
- Per Elias, Mrazek became DET’s 5th rookie goaltender to record a shutout in a playoff game, joining Earl Robertson (vs. NYR in 1937, twice), Terry Sawchuk (at MTL in 1951), Chris Osgood (vs. SJ in 1994) and Jimmy Howard (vs. PHX in 2010). It was also the 3rd shutout by a rookie goaltender for any NHL team over the last four playoff years, along with MIN’s Darcy Kuemper (vs. COL in 2014)
and ANA’s John Gibson (at LA in 2014).

DETROIT’S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
1) Steve Yzerman - 70-115-185 in 196 GP
2) Nicklas Lidstrom - 54-129-183 in 263 GP
3) Sergei Fedorov - 50-113-163 in 162 GP
4) Gordie Howe - 67-91-158 in 154 GP
5) Henrik Zetterberg - 56-63-119 in 130 GP
6) Pavel Datsyuk - 42-70-112 in 150 GP
7) Alex Delvecchio - 35-69-104 in 121 GP
8) Tomas Holmstrom - 46-51-97 in 180 GP
9) Ted Lindsay - 44-44-88 in 123 GP
10) Johan Franzen - 42-39-81 in 107 GP
(TB’s Valtteri Filppula is 16th with 19-38-57 in 105 GP)

NHL’S ACTIVE LEADING POSTSEASON SCORERS
1) Jaromir Jagr, FLA - 78-121-199 in 202 GP
2) Marian Hossa, CHI - 45-87-132 in 177 GP
3) Patrik Elias, NJ - 45-80-125 in 162 GP
4) Henrik Zetterberg, DET - 56-63-119 in 130 GP
5) Sidney Crosby, PIT - 43-75-118 in 100 GP
6) Daniel Briere, COL - 53-63-116 in 124 GP
7) Pavel Datsyuk, DET - 42-70-112 in 150 GP
8) Evgeni Malkin, PIT - 42-69-111 in 101 GP
9) Patrick Marleau, SJ - 60-43-103 in 147 GP
10) Scott Gomez, NJ - 29-72-101 in 149 GP

MOST PLAYOFF GOALS SINCE 2005-06
1) Henrik Zetterberg, DET – 53
2) Daniel Briere, COL - 51
3) Sidney Crosby, PIT – 43
T4) Johan Franzen, DET – 42
T4) Evgeni Malkin, PIT – 42
6) Patrick Marleau, SJ – 41
7) Patrick Sharp, CHI – 40
T8) Pavel Datsyuk, DET – 39
T8) Patrick Kane, CHI – 39
10) Jeff Carter, LA – 37

MOST PLAYOFF POINTS SINCE 2005-06
1) Sidney Crosby, PIT – 118
2) Henrik Zetterberg, DET – 114
3) Daniel Briere, COL – 113
4) Evgeni Malkin, PIT – 111
5) Pavel Datsyuk, DET – 100
T6) Marian Hossa, CHI – 98
T6) Patrick Kane, CHI – 98
8) Jonathan Toews, CHI – 89
9) Mike Richards, LA – 87
10) Joe Thornton, SJ – 82

DETROIT’S ALL-TIME PLAYOFF RECORDS IN:
Game 1: 65-54-1
Game 2: 71-49
Game 3: 55-57
Game 4: 50-54
Game 5: 39-41
Game 6: 30-24
Game 7: 14-10

DETROIT IN PLAYOFF OVERTIMES
Overall OT record: 43-54
Home OT: 23-36
Road OT: 20-19
Detroit’s last 5 postseason OT games:
4/24/14 - BOS 3 DET 2 (GWG-Iginla, 13:32 into OT)
5/29/13 - CHI 2 DET 1 (Seabrook, 3:35)
5/10/13 - DET 4 ANA 3 (Zetterberg, 1:04)
5/8/13 - ANA 3 DET 2 (Bonino, 1:54)
5/6/13 - DET 3 ANA 2 (Brunner, 15:10)

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY
April 27, 1951 – Finishing the season with 43 goals and 43 assists, Gordie Howe is named a First Team All-Star for the first time in his career.

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING

TODAY'S MATCHUP
The Lightning will be looking to keep their playoff hopes alive tonight in their best-of-seven series this evening against Detroit...Tampa Bay owns a record of 6-6 all-time in elimination games, but have lost each of their past two occurances...The last time the Lightning trailed a series 3-2 and was on the road for Game 6 was against the Calgary Flames in the 2004 Stanley Cup Final...The Lightning defeated the Flames 3-2 in double overtime in that game and eventually went on to win the series and the Stanley Cup...The Lightning own an all-time record of 4-3 in Game 6's...Over the past eight games between the Red Wings and Bolts (including regular season), the team to score first has gone on to win the game seven times.

TODAY'S STORYLINES
The Lightning have won each game following a loss during their series against the Red Wings...In Tampa Bay's 3-2 overtime win in Game 4, it was their first playoff victory in franchise history when they trailed by two goals in the third period...The Lightning ranked tied for first (Calgary) in the NHL for third period goals with 99 during the regular season...Tampa Bay entered the postseason with 617 games of playoff experience on their roster...The Lightning set franchise records for wins (50), home wins (32), points (108) and goals (259) during the 2014-15 season...The Lightning's 259 goals scored this season ranked first in the NHL...The Bolts went 25-11-5 against playoff teams during the 2014-15 season, including a mark of 14-4-1 at home against teams that made the postseason.