Pregame Notes: Toronto Maple Leafs @ Detroit Red Wings – October 18, 2014

Detroit Red Wings               @               Toronto Maple Leafs

Game Notes

Detroit Notes:

Last Game:
DET 4 @ TOR 1 (10/17/14) – Red Wings captain had four assists in a 4-1 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre on Friday. The line of Zetterberg, Nyquist and Franzen line produced three goals and eight points and continually kept the Maple Leafs at bay with their speed and precise passing.

Current Injuries:
Pavel Datsyuk – Shoulder (4; 10/9-present)

Man Games Lost (Season Total): 4
2013-14 Man Games Lost: 421

 

Recent Transactions:

• October 7 – Assigned D Xavier Ouellet and G Petr Mrazek to Grand Rapids
• October 18 – Recalled G Petr Mrazek from Grand Rapids

 

The Matchup:

• Tonight is the 650th all-time meeting between DET and TOR
• Tonight marks the 2nd of 5 meetings this season between DET and TOR, 1st of 2 in DET – all five meetings will be played by 12/13
• DET’s all-time record vs. TOR: 279-273-93-4
• DET’s all-time home record vs. TOR: 171-107-46-3
• DET was 3-0-1 vs. TOR in 2013-14, outscoring TOR 14-11
• DET is 1359-1259-471-21 all-time against Original Six opponents
• Last season marked the first time DET and TOR met as division foes since 1997-98
• Gustav Nyquist has 6 points (4-2-6) in 5 games vs. TOR
• Henrik Zetterberg has 14 points (6-8-14) in 10 games vs. TOR
• Darren Helm recorded his first-ever hat trick on 3/29/14 at TOR
• Stephen Weiss has 23 points (9-14-23) in 32 games vs. TOR
• TOR’s top scorers vs. DET: Dion Phaneuf (7-10-17 in 25 GP), Joffrey Lupul (9-6-15 in 20 GP) and Phil Kessel (4-5-9 in 11 GP)
• Jonas Gustavsson was 39-45-15 with a 2.98 GAA and 5 SO in 107 games with TOR from 2009-12
• TOR has three alumni of the US NTDP: David Booth (2001-02), Phil Kessel (2003-05) and James van Riemsdyk (2005-07)
• TOR F David Booth is a Detroit native who recorded 105 points (45-60-105) in 134 games with Michigan State from 2002-06
• TOR F Mike Santorelli skated in 121 games with Northern Michigan from 2004-07, recording 110 points (61-49-110)
• Former Red Wing Brendan Shanahan was named TOR’s president this summer. Shanahan won 3 Stanley Cups with DET and recorded 633 points (309-324-633) in 716 games with DET from 1996-06

 

Nyquist Hits 100:
Gustav Nyquist skated in his 100th NHL game on 10/15 vs. BOS and has scored in all 4 of DET’s games this season, giving him 27 goals over his last 38 regular-season games. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, the only other players to score 35 goals in their first 100 NHL games over the past 5 seasons are CAR’s Jeff Skinner (38) and EDM’s Taylor Hall. The last Red Wing to accomplish the feat was Slava Kozlov, who scored 37 goals over 100 games from 1991-92 to 1993-94.

 

Kronwall On The Move:
With 2 points in his first 4 games of the season, Niklas Kronwall is moving up the ranks for DET’s all-time highest scoring defensemen

Player	Years	Games Played	Points
Nicklas Lidstrom	1991-12	1564	1142
Reed Larson	1976-86	708	570
Red Kelly	1947-60	846	472
Gary Bergman	1964-75	706	303
Marcel Pronovost	1950-65	983	297
Niklas Kronwall	2003-present	598	297

 

Recent/Upcoming Milestones:

• Stephen Weiss is 2 points shy of 400
• Niklas Kronwall is 3 points away from 300 and 2 games shy of 600
• Justin Abdelkader is 8 points away from 100

 

A Winning Tradition In Hockeytown:
Since the start of the 1997-98 season, the Red Wings have won more games (863) than any other team in the NHL. Detroit’s 749 regular season victories and 114 playoff wins are both tops in the NHL over that span.

 

Sellout Streak Continues At The Joe:
Detroit’s home sellout streak improved to 147 games after Wednesday’s game vs. BOS. The current streak began on December 19, 2010 when Detroit hosted the Dallas Stars at Joe Louis Arena.

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Toronto’s Notes:

Last Game:
TORONTO, ONTARIO (Detroit 4, Toronto 1) – Led by two goals from Johan Franzen, the Detroit Red Wings handed the Toronto Maple Leafs their third loss of the season on Friday night at Air Canada Centre. Mike Santorelli had the lone Toronto goal while James Reimer made 31 saves in the loss.

 

Worth Noting:

• Dating back to the start of last season, the Maple Leafs have successfully killed off 17 straight Detroit powerplays
• Mike Santorelli tallied his first goal as a Maple Leaf on Friday night against Detroit
• Toronto had two players log over 20 minutes of ice time on Friday night, Jake Gardiner (22:12) and Dion Phaneuf (21:02)
• Leo Komarov had a team-high 4 hits on Friday against the Red Wings
• Phil Kessel holds the NHL’s sixth longest active games played streak, having skated in 369 consecutive games. Kessel has never missed a game in his time with the Maple Leafs dating back to November 3, 2009

 

Injury Report:

• David Booth – Sustained broken right foot in preseason game against Buffalo, September 28 and placed on injured reserve (expected out four or more weeks)
• Brandon Kozun – Sustained a lower body injury during game against Detroit, October 17 (will be re-evaluated on October 18)

2014-15 Total Regular Season Man Games Lost: 6
2013-14 Total Regular Season Man Games Lost: 231

 

Recent Transactions:

• September 30 – Assigned Troy Bodie to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
• October 6 – Assigned William Nylander to Modo (SHL)
• October 7 – Assigned Korbinian Holzer, Frazer McLaren and Colton Orr to the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Loaned Viktor Loov to the Toronto Marlies. Recalled Troy Bodie from the Toronto Marlies (AHL)
• October 9 – Claimed forward Richard Panik off waivers from Tampa Bay. Assigned Josh Leivo and Troy Bodie to the Toronto Marlies (AHL)

 

Toronto Notables vs Detroit:

• Dion Phaneuf (1 goal, 3 assists) and Joffrey Lupul (2 goals, 2 assists) led the Maple Leafs with 4 points each last season against the Red Wings
• Stephane Robidas recorded his first NHL point (assist) against Detroit on November 1, 2000 with Montreal
• Peter Holland played his first NHL game against the Red Wings on November 5, 2011 with Anaheim
• Three of the four games Toronto and Detroit played last season were decided by one goal
• Dion Phaneuf leads the Maple Leafs with 17 career points (7 goals, 10 assists) against the Red Wings
• Tonight marks the second of five meetings between Detroit and Toronto this season
• The last time the Maple Leafs and Red Wings played one another in back-to-back games was during the 2000-01 season (February 8, 10)

 

Moving Up The List:
Phil Kessel currently ranks 27th on the Maple Leafs all-time scoring list with 338 points in 369 games. Kessel needs 2 points to move past Dick Duff for 26th all-time.

 

2014 Records By Day:

Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
1-0-0	0-0-0	1-0-0	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-1-0	0-1-0

 

Upcoming Player Milestones:
Games Played

• Daniel Winnik needs 5 games to reach 500 career NHL games played
• David Clarkson needs 9 games to reach 500 career NHL games played
• Phil Kessel needs 9 games to reach 600 career NHL games played
• Stephane Robidas needs 10 games to reach 900 career NHL games played
• Dion Phaneuf needs 15 games to reach 700 career NHL games played

Goals

• James van Riemsdyk needs 3 goals to reach 100 career NHL goals scored
• Joffrey Lupul needs 14 goals to reach 200 career NHL goals scored

Assist

• James van Riemsdyk needs 2 assists to reach 100 career NHL assists
• Stephane Robidas needs 4 assists to reach 200 career NHL assists

Points

• James van Riemsdyk needs 4 points to reach 100 Maple Leaf points
• James van Riemsdyk needs 5 points to reach 200 career NHL points
• Tyler Bozak needs 11 points to reach 200 career NHL and 200 Maple Leaf points
• Mike Santorelli needs 11 points to reach 100 career NHL points
• Joffrey Lupul needs 12 points to reach 400 career NHL points
• Cody Franson needs 15 points to reach 100 Maple Leaf points

 

2014-15 Player Highs:

Dion Phaneuf

• Leads team in average ice time through five regular season games (22:28)

 

Cody Franson

•  Made season debut collecting two points (1 goal, 1 assist) October 12 at New York

 

Stephane Robidas

• Made his Maple Leafs debut on October 8 vs. Montreal. Registered first point (assist) as a Maple Leaf October 12 at New York.

 

Richard Panik

• Claimed on waivers by the Toronto Maple Leafs from Tampa Bay on October 9. Made his debut with Toronto on October 11 against Pittsburgh.

 

Joffrey Lupul

• Registered his first goal of the season October 11 against Pittsburgh. Led the Maple Leafs with 6 hits on October 14 against Colorado.

 

James van Riemsdyk

• Leads all Maple Leaf forwards in ice time through five games (19:01).

 

Mike Santorelli

• Registered first point (assist) as a Maple Leaf on October 8 against Montreal. Registered first goal as a Maple Leaf on October 17 against Detroit.

 

Daniel Winnik

• Made his Maple Leafs regular season debut on October 8 vs. Montreal. Registered his first point (assist) as a Maple Leaf October 12 at New York.

 

Tyler Bozak

• Started the season with a point in each of his first four games for the first time in his career. Leads the Leafs with 6 points (3 goals, 3 assists) in five games. Played his 300th NHL game October 14 vs Colorado.

 

Nazem Kadri

• Scored first goal of the season on October 8 against Montreal

 

Morgan Rielly

• Scored first goal of the season on opening night against Montreal.

 

Roman Polak

• Made his Maple Leafs debut on October 8 vs Montreal. Ranks 4th on the Maple Leafs in average TOI/game through five games (20:12).

 

Leo Komarov

• Registered first multi-point game (2 assists) of his NHL career on October 12 at New York.

 

Stuart Percy

• Registered first NHL point (assist) in first career NHL game on October 8 vs Montreal. Ranks second among NHL rookie defencemen in points with 3 (3 assists) through 5 games. Only rookie defenceman in Maple Leafs history to record a point in each of his first three games. Ranks 3rd on the Maple Leafs in average TOI/game (20:47).

 

Jake Gardiner

• Collected an assist and led the Maple Leafs in ice time (23:04) October 11 against Pittsburgh. Ranks second among Leaf skaters in TOI/game (21:34) through first five games.

 

Brandon Kozun

• Registered an assist in first career NHL game October 8 vs Montreal. Left midway through the game October 17 against Detroit as result of a lower body injury.

 

David Clarkson

•  Collected his first goal of the season October 12 at New York.

 

Phil Kessel

• Has collected 5 points (2 goals, 3 assists) over his last three games.