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NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 13, 2016 Goals G Assists A 
1. A. Ovechkin 41 1. S. Crosby 57 2. V. Tarasenko 37 2. R. Johansen 54 3. C. Giroux 37 3. S. Stamkos 53 4. P. Datsyuk 34 4. J. Huberdeau 52 5. P. Kane 33 5. P. Kane 51 Points P Plus/Minus +/- 1. S. Stamkos 84 1. J. Abdelkader +51 2. P. Kane 84 2. D. Doughty +50 3. C. Giroux 83 3. V. Tarasenko +43 4. A. Galchenyuk 81 4. J. Gorges +40 5. S. Crosby 79 5. P. Datsyuk +37 -
Detroit Red Wings Stat Leaders - Updated: Apr 13, 2016 Goals G Assists A 1. V. Tarasenko 37 1. K. Quincey 41 2. P. Datsyuk 34 2. H. Zetterberg 40 3. G. Nyquist 25 3. J. Abdelkader 39 4. J. Abdelkader 18 4. P. Datsyuk 36 5. H. Zetterberg 16 5. N. Kronwall 34 Points P 1. P. Datsyuk 70 1. 2. V. Tarasenko 64 2. 3. J. Abdelkader 57 3. 4. H. Zetterberg 56 4. 5. K. Quincey 46 5. -
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Detroit Red Wings 2015-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Oct 11 at Buffalo Sabres Won, 5-2 Oct 14 vs New Jersey Devils Lost, 5-4 Oct 16 at New York Islanders Won, 8-2 Oct 17 at New York Rangers Lost, 5-4 Oct 21 vs Philadelphia Flyers Won, 4-3 Oct 23 at New Jersey Devils Lost, 5-4 Oct 23 at Vancouver Canucks Won, 4-3 Oct 27 vs Columbus Blue Jackets Won, 5-2 Oct 29 vs Carolina Hurricanes Won, 3-2 Oct 31 at Washington Capitals Lost, 4-1 Nov 2 at Florida Panthers Won, 4-1 Nov 5 vs Florida Panthers Won, 4-1 Nov 7 vs Ottawa Senators Won, 7-4 Nov 8 vs Montreal Canadiens Lost, 5-2 Nov 10 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Lost, 3-0 Nov 12 at Tampa Bay Lightning Lost, 5-4 Nov 14 at Edmonton Oilers Won, 5-4 Nov 16 at Arizona Coyotes Lost, 2-1 Nov 18 vs Vancouver Canucks Won, 4-1 Nov 21 vs Calgary Flames Won, 6-1 Nov 24 at Toronto Maple Leafs Won, 5-4 Nov 26 at Boston Bruins Won, 5-2 Nov 28 at Buffalo Sabres Won, 6-0 Nov 30 vs Tampa Bay Lightning Lost, 4-3 Dec 1 vs Dallas Stars Won, 2-0 Dec 3 vs Nashville Predators Won, 3-2 Dec 6 vs Winnipeg Jets Won, 6-3 Dec 10 at Winnipeg Jets Won, 4-1 Dec 12 at St. Louis Blues Lost, 7-4 Dec 14 at Nashville Predators Lost, 4-3 Dec 15 vs Pittsburgh Penguins Won, 3-2 Dec 18 vs Washington Capitals Won, 4-3 Dec 20 at Pittsburgh Penguins Won, 4-3 Dec 21 at Philadelphia Flyers Lost, 3-2 Dec 25 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Won, 4-3 Dec 27 vs Boston Bruins Won, 5-4 Dec 28 vs Buffalo Sabres Lost, 5-4 Dec 31 at Columbus Blue Jackets Won, 7-1 Jan 2 vs Boston Bruins Won, 3-2 Jan 4 vs Buffalo Sabres Lost, 5-4 Jan 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs Lost, 6-2 Jan 8 vs Minnesota Wild Won, 4-2 Jan 9 vs St. Louis Blues Won, 3-2 Jan 12 vs Chicago Blackhawks Won, 4-2 Jan 14 at Los Angeles Kings Lost, 5-3 Jan 18 at Minnesota Wild Lost, 2-1 Jan 19 vs Dallas Stars Won, 3-0 Jan 24 vs ALL STAR GAME Jan 26 vs Colorado Avalanche Won, 3-2 Jan 28 at Calgary Flames Won, 1-0 Jan 30 at Anaheim Ducks Lost, 4-1 Feb 1 at Edmonton Oilers Won, 2-1 Feb 5 vs Florida Panthers Lost, 4-1 Feb 8 at Chicago Blackhawks Lost, 6-1 Feb 10 at Ottawa Senators Lost, 5-1 Feb 12 at Montreal Canadiens Won, 3-2 Feb 15 at Carolina Hurricanes Won, 3-2 Feb 16 vs New York Rangers Lost, 3-1 Feb 18 at Columbus Blue Jackets Won, 3-1 Feb 20 vs San Jose Sharks Won, 4-1 Feb 21 vs Anaheim Ducks Won, 2-1 Feb 23 at Colorado Avalanche Won, 4-3 Feb 29 at San Jose Sharks Lost, 2-1 Mar 2 vs Arizona Coyotes Lost, 4-1 Mar 4 vs TRADE DEADLINE Mar 5 vs Los Angeles Kings Won, 4-2 Mar 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning Won, 4-2 Mar 9 at Boston Bruins Lost, 4-3 Mar 10 at Buffalo Sabres Won, 5-4 Mar 13 vs New York Islanders Won, 5-0 Mar 15 vs New York Rangers Lost, 3-2 Mar 17 vs New Jersey Devils Won, 4-3 Mar 20 at New York Islanders Won, 3-0 Mar 22 at Washington Capitals Won, 5-3 Mar 23 vs Philadelphia Flyers Won, 5-1 Mar 26 at Carolina Hurricanes Lost, 6-4 Mar 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins Lost, 3-1 Mar 29 at Florida Panthers Won, 6-4 Apr 1 vs Ottawa Senators Won, 3-2 Apr 3 vs Montreal Canadiens Lost, 3-2 Apr 6 at Montreal Canadiens Lost, 3-2 Apr 8 vs Florida Panthers Won, 6-3 Apr 10 at Ottawa Senators Won, 4-3 Apr 12 vs Toronto Maple Leafs Won, 3-2 -
Entry: April 13th, 2016
The regular season finale was yesterday where the team beat the Maple Leafs 3-2 to finish the season on a three game win streak. On the season we won 51 games and accrued 108 points both of which are high water marks during my tenure as general manager and I’m certainly proud of these facts though not overly surprised. I went into this season with a lot of confidence in the players we have on the roster and although I thought we had a good chance of winning the President’s trophy, Carolina ran away with it.
Nevertheless we secured a playoff spot comfortably and beat out the Canadiens for the division title by just one point. Montreal actually beat us twice in a row 3-2 each time in very close games in the second to last week of the season. Whole those losses sting, Brendan Smith suffered a concussion in the second game and will be out for the remainder of the season. This is his second major injury on the year and will cause us to shuffle our blue line going into the playoffs.
We’re in a fairly fortunate position depth wise as we can just bring up Danny DeKeyser to fill in. I know he’s hungry to prove himself and the guys in Grand Rapids have reported all season that he’s been keeping a good attitude despite begin back in the AHL. Lots of guys who spend a significant amount of time in the NHL and then are sent down for a spell get down and their play suffers. Sounds like Danny hasn’t let that happen but we’ll have to see.
Our first round opponent is the Boston Bruins after all so we know it will be one hell of a series. I’m nervous about facing a team that is such a challenging matchup for us but I know the players couldn’t be happier. The team is hungry to win the cup and they want to dispatch the Bruins, Canadiens, Hurricanes, and Kings in that order before lifting the trophy.
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Detroit Red Wings April 2016-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Apr 1 vs Ottawa Senators Apr 3 vs Montreal Canadiens Apr 6 at Montreal Canadiens Apr 8 vs Florida Panthers Apr 10 at Ottawa Senators Apr 12 vs Toronto Maple Leafs -
NHL League Leaders - Updated: Apr 1, 2016 Goals G Assists A 1. A. Ovechkin 40 1. S. Crosby 52 2. C. Giroux 36 2. J. Huberdeau 50 3. V. Tarasenko 35 3. A. Galchenyuk 49 4. P. Datsyuk 33 4. S. Stamkos 48 5. E. Malkin 33 5. R. Johansen 48 Points P Plus/Minus +/- 1. A. Galchenyuk 79 1. J. Abdelkader +51 2. P. Kane 79 2. D. Doughty +47 3. S. Stamkos 78 3. V. Tarasenko +42 4. C. Giroux 77 4. P. Datsyuk +39 5. J. Voracek 76 5. J. Gorges +38 -
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Detroit Red Wings Leaders - Updated: Apr 1, 2016 Goals G Assists A 1. V. Tarasenko 35 1. H. Zetterberg 39 2. P. Datsyuk 33 2. K. Quincey 38 3. G. Nyquist 24 3. J. Abdelkader 36 4. J. Abdelkader 18 4. N. Kronwall 34 5. H. Zetterberg 16 5. P. Datsyuk 34 Points P Plus/Minus +/- 1. P. Datsyuk 67 1. J. Abdelkader +51 2. V. Tarasenko 60 2. V. Tarasenko +42 3. J. Abdelkader 54 3. P. Datsyuk +39 4. H. Zetterberg 39 4. N. Kronwall +33 5. K. Quincey 43 5. J. Tindori +29 -
Detroit Red Wings March 2015-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Mar 2 vs Arizona Coyotes Lost, 4-1 Mar 4 vs TRADE DEADLINE Mar 5 vs Los Angeles Kings Won, 4-2 Mar 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning Won, 4-2 Mar 9 at Boston Bruins Lost, 4-3 Mar 10 at Buffalo Sabres Won, 5-4 Mar 13 vs New York Islanders Won, 5-0 Mar 15 vs New York Rangers Lost, 3-2 Mar 17 vs New Jersey Devils Won, 4-3 Mar 20 at New York Islanders Won, 3-0 Mar 22 at Washington Capitals Won, 5-3 Mar 23 vs Philadelphia Flyers Won, 5-1 Mar 26 at Carolina Hurricanes Lost, 6-4 Mar 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins Lost, 3-1 Mar 29 at Florida Panthers Won, 6-4 -
Entry: April 1st, 2016
We decided to stay where we are at the deadline as we basically couldn’t be happier with how the team is showing. 9-4-2 in March and first in the division it’s looking like we’ll be able to secure a 2 seed in the playoffs as long as we can hold of a hot Canadiens team. Carolina ran away with the conference and though there is an outside chance of catching them they’re nine points up as of today.
Henrik Zetterberg really came into form in the March putting up 16 points over the 15 games. He’s been a boost as some of the other veteran’s legs are getting heavy. The younger guys can look at him in the locker room and take after his example.
Looking ahead to the playoffs we have no idea who our first round opponent will be but I personally want to avoid the Bruins at all cost. Their roster is built around bullying opponents all over the ice with grinders and power forwards everywhere. Matching up with teams like Boston is why we were so intent on adding size this past offseason. Its worked out of the course of the year but their style of play just doesn’t allow for our skill guys to find space to get off shots.
In the front office we’ve had advance conversations with Joakim Andersson and Justin Abdelkader and are pleased that both are interested in signing long term deals. Now we’ll just have to find the right price. Abdelkader specifically has been a beast all year on the top line. Anyone you put up there with Datsyuk and Tarasenko is going to accrue points but he plays with such energy that he’s never not in on a scoring play. We’ve been very pleased with his play all year.
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Detroit Red Wings March 2016-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Mar 2 vs Arizona Coyotes Mar 4 vs TRADE DEADLINE Mar 5 vs Los Angeles Kings Mar 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning Mar 9 at Boston Bruins Mar 10 at Buffalo Sabres Mar 13 vs New York Islanders Mar 15 vs New York Rangers Mar 17 vs New Jersey Devils Mar 20 at New York Islanders Mar 22 at Washington Capitals Mar 23 vs Philadelphia Flyers Mar 26 at Carolina Hurricanes Mar 27 at Pittsburgh Penguins Mar 29 at Florida Panthers -
NHL League Leaders - Updated: Mar 1, 2016 Goals G Assists A 1. A. Ovechkin 33 1. S. Crosby 45 2. C. Giroux 31 2. R. Johansen 45 3. V. Tarasenko 29 3. J. Huberdeau 44 4. C. Perry 27 4. Z. Parise 41 5. T. Seguin 27 5. P. Kane 41 Points P Plus/Minus +/- 1. P. Kane 67 1. J. Abdelkader +44 2. Z. Parise 65 2. V. Tarasenko +37 3. C. Giroux 65 3. P. Datsyuk +34 4. T. Seguin 64 4. D. Doughty +33 5. R. Johansen 62 5. N. Kronwall +28 -
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Detroit Red Wings Leaders - Updated: Mar 1, 2016 Goals G Assists A 1. V. Tarasenko 29 1. P. Datsyuk 31 2. P. Datsyuk 24 2. J. Abdelkader 30 3. G. Nyquist 17 3. N. Kronwall 29 4. J. Franzen 14 4. H. Zetterberg 28 5. R. Sheahan 12 5. J. Tindori 23 Points P Plus/Minus +/- 1. P. Datsyuk 55 1. J. Abdelkader +44 2. V. Tarasenko 51 2. V. Tarasenko +37 3. J. Abdelkader 42 3. P. Datsyuk +34 4. H. Zetterberg 38 4. N. Kronwall +28 5. N. Kronwall 35 5. K. Quincey +20 -
Detroit Red Wings February 2015-16 Schedule DATE OPPONENT RESULT Feb 1 at Edmonton Oilers Won, 2-1 Feb 5 vs Florida Panthers Lost, 4-1 Feb 8 at Chicago Blackhawks Lost, 6-1 Feb 10 at Ottawa Senators Lost, 5-1 Feb 12 at Montreal Canadiens Won, 3-2 Feb 15 at Carolina Hurricanes Won, 3-2 Feb 16 vs New York Rangers Lost, 3-1 Feb 18 at Columbus Blue Jackets Won, 3-1 Feb 20 vs San Jose Sharks Won, 4-1 Feb 21 vs Anaheim Ducks Won, 2-1 Feb 23 at Colorado Avalanche Won, 4-3 Feb 29 at San Jose Sharks Lost, 2-1 -
Entry: March 1st, 2016
On the ice the team went 7-3-0 in February and looked rather sharp despite the dog days of the season being upon us. Coach Blashill is keeping the guys on their toes by occasionally mixing up the line parings and giving some of the veterans nights off here and there.
The early part of the month was punctuated by a crucial eight day four game road trip where we lost the first game 6-1 in Chicago and the second 5-1 in Ottawa. After that though the squad rebounded big time by beating the Canadiens (second place in the Atlantic) in a 3-2 thriller and then the league leading Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 in overtime. Both the Montral and Carolina games were broadcast nationally on NBC’s new Hockey Night in America show.
That the guys got smoked by Chicago and Ottawa worry me that they might look past our first round matchup if it’s not a strong opponent, however, I know they’re capable of performing when the bright lights are on them with those big wins to close out the road trip.
We’ve been fortunate recently in terms of injuries for the most part as our only major casualty has been Stephen Weiss going down with a fractured collar bone on the first against the Oilers. Corey Emmerton was the first call up and he’s been a decent fill in though not spectacular. The team misses Weiss’ ability on the penalty kill the most.
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