Mike Green's hot start to the season has put him in exclusive company with an all-time Detroit Red Wings great.
Green got his 10th assist in a 4-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Sunday. It's the third time in Red Wings history a defenseman has 10 or more assists through the first nine games of a season.
Nicklas Lidstrom
, a member of the 100 Greatest NHL Players, did it twice, in 1997-98 (four goals, 10 assists in nine games) and 2010-11 (one goal, 10 assists in nine games).
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