Numbers Game: Canadiens @ Red Wings

DETROIT - Here's a numerical look at Thursday night's game between the Canadiens and the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.

2 - Defenseman Jordie Benn was a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game on Thursday night. He also watched from press box on Tuesday night when the Canadiens played host to the Winnipeg Jets. It was the first time that Benn wasn't in uniform for two consecutive games all year.
2 - Charles Hudon returned to the Canadiens' lineup following a two-game absence due to injury. Byron Froese was a healthy scratch up front against Detroit. He missed his fourth straight game.
10 - Nicolas Deslauriers snapped a nine-game goal drought on Thursday night with a two-goal effort against the Red Wings. After tipping a Noah Juulsen shot past Red Wings starter Jared Coreau just 5:46 into the opening frame to score his ninth goal of the season, Deslauriers added his 10th goal of the year in the second period to put the Canadiens up 3-2.

8 - Number of Canadiens players who've reached double-digits in the goal scoring department this season, with Deslauriers becoming the latest member of head coach Claude Julien's contingent to accomplish the feat.
1 - The Red Wings tied things up 1-1 with 1:11 remaining in the opening period when Dylan Larkin lit the lamp behind Antti Niemi.
3 - Three sons of former pro athletes played in Thursday night's contest. Todd Bertuzzi's son, Tyler, was in the lineup for Detroit, while Warren Rychel's son, Kerby, and major league pitcher Dan Petry's son, Jeff, played for the Canadiens.
32- Number of assists Jonathan Drouin has registered so far this season after picking up the lone helper on Brendan Gallagher's 31st goal of the year during the second period on Thursday night. His latest assist tied the single-season high he set in that department last season while still a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

6 - Gallagher torched the Red Wings for six goals through four meetings this season, the most goals he scored against any opponent during the 2017-18 campaign.
1 - Artturi Lehkonen is just one point shy of reaching 50 career points in the NHL ranks after scoring his 12th goal of the season early in the third period on Thursday night. The tally put the Canadiens up 4-2, before Darren Helm replied 46 seconds later for Detroit.

4 - With Thursday night's victory, the Canadiens completed the four-game season sweep of the Red Wings.
1 - Number of games remaining on the Canadiens' schedule, with the final contest coming on Saturday night at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.