The Arizona Coyotes look to establish a three-game point streak when they faceoff with the visiting Detroit Red Wings on Saturday (Nov. 20). The game will serve as the organization's Hockey Fights Cancer night in conjunction with the NHL's Hockey Fights Cancer Month this November. Puck drop at Gila River Arena is set for 6 p.m.
PACK FACTS
Saturday is the first time the Coyotes have played the Red Wings since Dec. 22, 2019 (5-2 W) and the first time hosting Detroit since March 2, 2019 (3-2 W). The last matchup at Gila River Arena resulted in Arizona extending its winning streak to six games.
Clayton Keller registered a three-point game (2-1-3) the last time the Coyotes faced Detroit. The winger has totaled seven points (5-2-7) in five career games against the Red Wings and has three multi-point games against them - the most multi-point games he's recorded against an Eastern Conference team.
Keller on Thursday recorded his 200th career point (71-129-200) with an assist on Jakob Chychrun's game-tying goal. Reaching the milestone in his 310th career games, Keller required the 11th-fewest games in franchise history to achieve the milestone. The last Coyotes/Jets player to register 200 points in fewer than 310 games was Keith Tkachuk, who got to 200 career points in his 238th career game on Oct. 25, 1995.
With a goal and an assist on Thursday, Chychrun (48 career goals) took over sole possession of ninth place in the franchise's career goals scored by defensemen. It was also his first multi-point game of the season and 18th of his career.
Scott Wedgewood on Thursday earned the first 40-plus save performance by a Coyote netminder this season. His 42-save performance tied his single-game career-best, which he notched during his first stint with the Coyotes (Dec. 3, 2017 at VGK). Wedgewood now holds a .932 SV% and a 2.29 GAA in 2021-22 with Arizona.
Despite not finding the scoresheet on Thursday for the first time in two games, Shayne Gostisbehere remains ranked among the NHL's top 10 in assists (11) by defensemen (T-5th).
The Coyotes' franchise is 50-64-22-8 all-time against the Red Wings but have won the last two head-to-head games.
A LOOK AT THE RED WINGS
Detroit (8-9-2, 18 pts) is finishing up a four-game road trip that's seen them go 0-3-0 on it. The Wings' offensive production is highlighted by a pair of rookies in Lucas Raymond (7-11-18) and Moritz Seider (2-11-13) who enter Saturday No. 1 and No. 2 in the rookie scoring race, respectively. Raymond's 18 points lead all Detroit skaters while Seider's 11 assists cracks the NHL's top 10 in that category among blueliners. Detroit has not lost four straight games in regulation this season.
MILESTONES TO WATCH
Jakob Chychrun: Two goals from 50 career NHL goals
Phil Kessel: One power-play assists from 200 career NHL power-play assists
Clayton Keller: One assist from 130 career NHL assists
KEY CONNECTIONS
Ex-Coyotes
• Thomas Greiss (2013-14)
• Sam Gagner (2014-15)
• Jordan Oesterle (2018-21)
Ex-Red Wings
• None
Bill Armstrong was the St. Louis Blues' Director of Amateur Scouting in 2014 when the club selected Robby Fabbri with their first-round pick (21st overall).
Jay Beagle (2018-20), Loui Eriksson (2016-20) and Antoine Roussel (2018-20) played with Troy Stecher in Vancouver.
Lawson Crouse won a gold medal with Robby Fabbri at the 2015 World Junior Championship for Team Canada…Also played with Mitchell Stephens on the 2016 team Canada selected for the World Junior Championship.
Ryan Dzingel was teammates with Alex Nedeljkovic in Carolina during the 2019-21 seasons.
Phil Kessel played with Carter Rowney in Pittsburgh from 2016-18 and won the Stanley Cup together in 2017.
Andrew Ladd was teammates with Nick Leddy on the New York Islanders from 2016-20.
Anton Stralman played with Adam Erne (2016-19), Vladislav Namestnikov (2014-18) and had Steve Yzerman (2014-18) as his GM in Tampa Bay…Teammates with Marc Staal on the New York Rangers from 2011-14.
