By Dave Hart
LocalSportsJournal.com
Red Wings 1, Devils 0 – Red Wing’s goaltender Petr Mrazek posted his second shutout of the season in Detroit’s win over the New Jersey Devils on Monday night.
Mrazek stopped all 22 New Jersey shots, while Dylan Larkin score the game’s lone goal in the first period.
The Red Wings are now 20-13-7 on the season, good for 47 points and a second place tie in the Atlantic Division.
Detroit will head out to the west coast to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Record: 20-13-7 47 pts
Tied for 2nd Place in Atlantic Division (3 pts behind Florida)
Tied for 4th Place in Eastern Conference (12 pts behind Washington)
5 pts ahead of three teams for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch 25th straight playoff berth: 83 pts
Magic # to clinch Atlantic Division title: 90 pts
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference: 101 pts
Next Game: 01/07/2016 @ San Jose Sharks 10:30 p.m. @ SAP Center
Stats: Goals- Dylan Larkin (14). Assists- Brad Richards (8), Riley Sheahan (6). Goaltender- Petr Mrazek W (13-8-3) 22 saves on 22 shots 2nd shutout of season.
Pistons 115, Magic 89 – The Detroit Pistons ran out to 26-point victory over the Orlando Magic on Monday night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope paced the Pistons with 21 points, while Brandon Jennings sparked Detroit with 17 points and six assists off the bench.
Andre Drummond grabbed another double-double for Detroit, with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
The Magic were led by Victor Oladipo with 18 points in a losing effort.
The Pistons are now 19-16 on the season, good for fourth place in a tight Central Division race.
Detroit will travel to take on the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night.
Record: 19-16
4th Place in Central Division (5.5 games behind Cleveland)
Tied for 8th Place in Eastern Conference (5.5 games behind Cleveland)
Tied with Boston for the last playoff spot
Magic # to clinch a playoff berth: 48
Magic # to clinch Central Division title: 55
Magic # to clinch Eastern Conference title: 55
Next Game: 01/06/2016 @ Boston Celtics 7:30 p.m. @ TD Garden
Stats: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 21 points, Brandon Jennings 17 points 6 assists, Andre Drummond 17 points 12 rebounds, Reggie Jackson 14 points 7 assists, Marcus Morris 13 points, Ersan Illyasova/Anthony Tolliver 10 points each, Aron Baynes 10 rebounds.
