Well, they were on a bit of a run there for a while. Our boys in red have lost three of four. On the bright side, they’ve earned points in 13 of their last 17 games played, and Henrik Zetterberg has come alive.
The Red Wings have lost 76 man-games to injury this season. And it’s only going to get worse for the next few months. Anyone want a piece of the man-games over/under? If Lilja, Kronwall, and Williams are all out until February, it’ll be right around 200 at the Olympic break. Let’s call it 200 on Valentine’s Day.
A tale of two seasons:
Detroit is 6-3-1 in November. They were 8-2-2 last November.
On November 24, 2009, they are 11-7-4 for 26 points. On November 24, 2008, they were 14-2-4 for 32 points.
They had four losses in only one month last season: January (7-4-2). Reaaaally hoping they win out November…
Of the six players who have taken more than 30 faceoffs, only Justin Abdelkader (40.8) and Henrik Zetterberg (49.2) lose more than they win. The others: Pavel Datsyuk (58.3), Valtteri Filppula (54.5), Darren Helm (50.5), and Kris Draper (50)
Henrik Zetterberg has more than double the amount of points (15) at Joe Louis Arena than his closest competitor (Pavel Datsyuk – 7). He also has the same amount of goals (8) at home as the next three closest players combined.
Only two players have negative +/- ratings at home AND on the road. They are Brett Lebda and Todd Bertuzzi.
After the jump, some more statistical analysis and your Fake Award updates…
93.75% of Brad May‘s penalty minutes this season have come in the form of majors.
Coming on the heels of last week’s dedication of the Patrick Eaves Goodfellas Award, we have a winner of a fake award for the second week in a row!
And the AARON DOWNEY AWARD WINNER is (drumroll, please……) Derek Meech. As a reminder, this honor is reserved for the final Red Wing to score a goal. The award is named for Aaron Downey, who scored his first and only goal as a Red Wing during his 60th and final game. The final three nominees for the 2009-10 version of the Downey Award were Drew Miller, Derek Meech, and Brad May. Drew Miller scored the lone goal against the Predators, and I don’t care what LaRue says – Brad May scored, dammit. So, even though Derek Meech has only played six games (by the way, so has Miller), he’s the lone guy without a goal.
CHRIS CHELIOS AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wings defensemen with the fewest goals scored in the most games played. The player must have played in at least 3/4 of the team’s games. The award is named for Chris Chelios, who scored 23 in his EXACTLY 600 games as a Red Wing (regular season and playoffs combined).*
1. Nicklas Lidstrom (1 goal in 22 games)
2. Brett Lebda (1 goal in 19 games)
3. Brad Stuart (2 goals in 22 games)
4. Brian Rafalski (2 goals in 21 games)
5. Jonathan Ericsson (3 goals in 20 games)
6. Niklas Kronwall (5 goals in 21 games)
DANNY CLEARY “SACRAFICE YOUR FACE” AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wings forward with the most blocked shots. The award is named for Dan Cleary, who is used to becoming synonymous with “black eye” and/or “broken jaw.”*
1. Darren Helm (11)
T2. Dan Cleary (10)
T2. Henrik Zetterberg (10)
4. Pavel Datsyuk (9)
T5. Justin Abdelkader (7)
T5. Ville Leino (7)
DEREK MEECH AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wing with the most games spent in the press box. The award is named for Derek Meech, who was a healthy scratch 35 times in 2008-09.*
1. Derek Meech (15)
T2. Patrick Eaves (6)
T2. Brad May (6)
4. Kirk Maltby (4)
5. Brett Lebda (3)
GREG STEFAN AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wings goaltender that makes you question how they’re in the NHL and you aren’t. The award is named for Greg Stefan, who played nine seasons for the Red Wings, but only three that featured goals against averages under 4.*
1. James Tiberius Howard (5-3-1, 2.76, .898)
2. Christopher Robin Osgood (6-4-3, 2.73, .901)
3. Michael Superfly Petrella (0-0-0, 0.00, 1.000)
MIKAEL SAMUELSSON AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wings forward with the most shots to miss the net. The award is named for Mikael Samuelsson, who literally must have been aiming for the 11th row.*
1. Henrik Zetterberg (42)
2. Ville Leino (23)
T3. Todd Bertuzzi (21)
T3. Tomas Holmstrom (21)
5. Pavel Datsyuk (16)
VLADIMIR KONSTANTINOV AWARD Update
*Given at the year’s end to the Red Wings player that leads the team in plus/minus. The award is named for the legendary Vladinator, who led the NHL in +/- in 1995-96 with +60, a mark that hasn’t been met since.*
1. Nicklas Lidstrom (+7)
2. Patrick Eaves (+6)
T3. Kirk Maltby (+5)
T3. Tomas Holmstrom (+5)
5. Pavel Datsyuk (+4)
HONORARY CHRIS HOLLIS/MOTOWN WINGS AWARD
*This is a new one. Its reserved for a Red Wings related player, coach, or situation that – like Hollis’s CSSI statistic – I only KINDA understand. It will be given out when deserved.*
November 24, 2009 :: The premiere Hollis Award goes to the Justin Abdelkader. When Brad May scored that obvious goal on Alex Auld, Abdelkader looked right at the puck for about a second or two before he raised his arms. A little quicker reaction, and things may have turned out different. But, its not all bad – he’s the only one who actually knew that was a goal. So, like the CSSI, we was very right, but…wait, what?
