Red Wings bring losing streak into home matchup with the Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens (24-19-4, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Detroit Red Wings (21-21-5, in the Atlantic Division)
Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings head into a matchup with the Montreal Canadiens after losing three in a row.
Detroit is 5-8-1 against the Atlantic Division and 21-21-5 overall. The Red Wings are 3-6-3 in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
Montreal is 24-19-4 overall with a 9-4-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens have committed 201 total penalties (4.3 per game) to rank third in league play.
The teams meet Thursday for the third time this season. The Canadiens won the last matchup 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lucas Raymond has 19 goals and 32 assists for the Red Wings. Dylan Larkin has seven goals and seven assists over the past 10 games.
Cole Caufield has 24 goals and 20 assists for the Canadiens. Patrik Laine has four goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Wings: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 6.2 assists, two penalties and four penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
Canadiens: 7-2-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.1 assists, 4.6 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Red Wings: None listed.
Canadiens: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
