GameThread: Ducks @ Red Wings, The Rivlary

Numbers for Nerds:

According to DetroitHockey.net, the Ducks boast an impressive 5-30-3 record at Joe Louis Arena. Honestly, that is impressive, because I didn't know we had actually won five games in that godforsaken place.

Team Records

Ducks: 0-1-0, 0 Points (Fourth in the Pacific, on goal differential)

Red Wings: 1-0-0, 2 Points (Second in the Atlantic)

Team Leaders:

Ducks: Scoring-Points, Corey Perry and Ryan Kessler (3); goals, Corey Perry (3); assists, Ryan Kessler, Ryan Getzlaf, and Sami Vatanen (2)

Time on ice-Hampus Lindholm, 23:45; Ryan Getzlaf, 20:17; Francois Beauchemin, 20:10

ES Corsi For%-Corey Perry, 58%; Ryan Getzlaf, 56%; Patrick Maroon, 54%

Red Wings: Scoring-Points, Johan Franzen, (2); goals, Justin Abdelkader and Gustav Nyquist (1); assists, Johan Franzen, (2)

Time on ice-Niklas Kronwall, 21:53; Brendan Smith, 21:31; Jonathan Ericsson, 20:25

ES Corsi For%-Joakim Andersson, 100%; Niklas Kronwall, 81%; Drew Miller, 78%

Goalies:

Ducks: Frederik Andersen, no starts this season. Last season, 28 GP, 20-5-0 2.29 GAA .923 SV%

Red Wings: Jimmy Howard, 1-0-0 1.00 GAA .941 SV%

Power Play:

Ducks: 50%. 3 PPG for in 6 opportunities. 1 SHG against

Red Wings: 25%. 1 PPG for in 4 opportunites

Penalty Kill:

Ducks: 75%. 1 PPG against in 4 opportunites

Red Wings: 100%. 0 PPG against in 4 opportunities