The Detroit Red Wings will play the second game of a back-to-back as they take on the Calgary Flames. The Red Wings are coming in off four straight wins, most recently with a win over the Ottawa Senators yesterday. The Flames are coming off a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday night.
Detroit Red Wings (4-1-0, 8 Points) vs. Calgary Flames (2-2-1, 5 Points)
When: Sunday, October 22
Time: 5:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesar’s Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Scoring Leaders
What To Watch
The big storyline for this game for the Red Wings is their power-play against the Flames penalty kill. The Red Wings rank first in the league in power-play with a 50.0%, while the Flames are ranked fifth in the league in penalty kill with a 94.1%.
The Red Wings average 4.8 goals a game, which is first in the NHL, while the Flames average 2.8 goals a game, which ranks 20th. On the defensive side, the Red Wings allow 2.6 goals a game, which ranks tenth, while the Flames allow 3.2 goals a game, which ranks 18th.
Red Wings Player to Watch: David Perron
Perron scored his first goal of the season against the Penguins on Wednesday and has gotten off to a hot start for the Red Wings. In his first four games in a winged wheel sweater, he has eight points, which leads the league coming off five goals, ranks second in all of hockey, and has three assists; he is also plus three. He has played in 454 games and recorded 381 points in his career, coming off 192 goals and 189 assists.
David Perron’s Line Assignments
Perron plays on the third line alongside Joe Veleno and Daniel Sprong. He also plays on the first power-play unit alongside Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Moritz Seider, and Shayne Gostisbehere.
Perron’s career vs. Calgary
In his career against Calgary, he has played in 44 games and recorded 37 points, coming on 17 goals and 20 assists, and is a plus-six. Last season, in two games against the Flames, Perron recorded two points coming on assists; he had one in each game and was a minus-one.
Between the Pipes:
Detroit: James Reimer (1-0-0, 0.00 GAA)
Reimer, this season, has played in one game, and in that one game, he has a shutout, which came on Monday against the Blue Jackets. Last season against Calgary, Husso made one start, going 0-1-0, and gave up just six goals on 38 shots; in his career against the Flames, he has played in nine games, going 4-5-0, giving up 29 goals against 289 shots.
Calgary: TBD
The Flames have not announced their starting goalie yet. It will either be Jacob Markstrom or Dan Vladar. If it’s Markstrom, this season, he is 1-2-1 with a 2.75 GAA and a .905 save percentage. In his career against Detroit, he has played in seven games, going 5-1-1, giving up ten goals against 202 shots. If it’s Vladar this season, he has only made one start, going 1-0-0 and has a .889 save percentage and a 3.00 GAA. Last season against Detroit, Vladar made two starts, going 0-2-0, and gave up just seven goals on 41 shots; those are his only appearances against the Red Wings in his career.
Wrap Up:
The Red Wings would love to start off this short homestand with two points against the Flames and try to build off their success against them last year and the success they have built in this season through the first five games.
In their last ten meetings, the Red Wings are 3-7-0 and have been outscored 37-30. Last season against the Flames, the Red Wings won both matchups and outscored Calgary 7-3.
