By the Numbers will highlight the Red Wings' on-ice accomplishments in the 2017-18 season. Each week during the offseason, By the Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on his statistical highs. This week we focus on forward Gustav Nyquist.

LAS VEGAS -- Lars Eller had no idea where the stick was that he used to score the Stanley Cup-winning goal on Thursday.

Even if it turns up at some point, it won't be joining whatever hockey memorabilia Eller has in his Washington home, or in his hometown of Rodovre, Denmark.

WINNIPEG - Trade deadline deals rarely work out as well as the one Kevin Cheveldayoff pulled off on February 26, when he brought Paul Stastny to Winnipeg in exchange for a first round pick in 2018, prospect Erik Foley, and a conditional fourth round selection in 2020.

Stastny was a horse throughout the playoffs, including the gruelling Second Round series against the Presidents Trophy winning Nashville Predators. He recorded 10 points during the seven-game marathon, including two goals and an assist in the deciding Game 7 at Bridgestone Arena. 

It's unknown what the Jets will do with the soon to be unrestricted free agent, but his impact in just under three months was impressive. From the moment Stastny joined the Jets, he was put in the middle of young snipers Patrik Laine and Nikolaj Ehlers, who both ended up with career highs in goals.

Vegas Golden Knights vs. Washington Capitals

Golden Knights: 12-3 (defeated Los Angeles Kings 4-0 in first round, San Jose Sharks 4-2 in second round, Winnipeg Jets 4-1 in third round)

Capitals: 12-7 (defeated Columbus Blue Jackets 4-2 in first round, Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in second round, Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in third round)

Season series: VGK 2-0-0; WSH 0-2-0

LAS VEGAS -- Nikolaj Ehlers could return to the Winnipeg Jets lineup in Game 4 of the Western Conference Final against the Vegas Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Friday (8 p.m. ET; NBCSN, CBC, SN1, TVAS).

HERNING, DENMARK -- When Denmark was announced as the host of the 2018 IIHF World Championship back in May of 2014, Frans Nielsen couldn't believe it. 

LAS VEGAS -- Nikolaj Ehlers is not playing for the Winnipeg Jets against the Vegas Golden Knights in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final at T-Mobile Arena on Wednesday.

TAMPA -- Nicklas Backstrom has nothing to worry about.

His job as second-line center and power-play playmaker for the Washington Capitals will be waiting for him whenever he's ready to return from his right-hand injury.

But maybe Backstrom is beginning to feel a little like Wally Pipp to Lars Eller's Lou Gehrig watching how well Eller has played filling in for him.

By the Numbers will highlight the Red Wings' on-ice accomplishments in the 2017-18 season. Each week during the offseason, By the Numbers will profile a different player on the team, focusing on his statistical highs. This week we focus on defenseman Trevor Daley.

HERNING, Denmark -- A decade ago, Detroit Red Wings center Frans Nielsen couldn't have imagined standing on the blue line of a sheet of ice in his hometown singing "Der Er Et Yndigt Land," Denmark's national anthem, with nearly 11,000 hockey fans.

Even five years ago, he admits, would have been a bit of a stretch.