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The Detroit Red Wings (17-16-4, 38 points, 5th Atlantic) open a road trip on Tuesday with a visit to Northern California to play the San Jose Sharks (9-25-3, 21 points, 8th Pacific). Detroit was defeated by the Boston Bruins 5-3 on Sunday night and the Red Wings have lost three of the last four and seven of the last nine. San Jose was defeated by the Colorado Avalanche 3-1 on Sunday night and the Sharks have lost each of the last eight. Detroit will play without RW Matt Luff, C Klim Kostin and G Ville Husso. San Jose will play without RW Givani Smith, D Jacob MacDonald, C Logan Couture, C Nico Sturm and D Matt Benning.
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Detroit is averaging 3.54 goals per game which is third highest in the NHL while averaging 29.9 shots per game which is 22nd. Detroit is winning 49% of its face offs, which is only 22nd. Detroit's power play scores 21.7% of the time which is 14th in the NHL. Alex DeBrincat is the stats King for Detroit leading the Red Wings in goals (17), assists (21) and points (38). Dylan Larkin is second in goals with 13 and in points with 31, while Shayne Gostisbehere is second in assists with 19.
Detroit has a goals against average of 3.46, which is 25th in hockey while allowing an average of 32.3 shots per game, which is 27th. Detroit's penalty kill unit is 14th in the NHL, holding opponents scoreless 80.2% of the time the Red Wings are short-handed. Detroit has used four goalies thus far this season and is currently altern ating between Alex Lyon, who is 5-4-0 with a 2.48 goals against average and .920 save percentage, and James Reimer, who is 3-6-2 with a 3.42 volts against average and .889 save percentage. Detroit top goalie Ville Husso is on injured reserve.
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