By the Numbers: Luke Glendening

By the Numbers will highlight the Red Wings' on-ice accomplishments in the 2019-20 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 center Luke Glendening.

The year started off on a really good note for Red Wings center Luke Glendening as he was named an alternate captain for the first time, joining fellow alternates Dylan Larkin, Justin Abdelkader and Frans Nielsen.
Glendening also had a goal and an assist in Detroit's season-opening win in Nashville.
But things went downhill quickly after top defenseman Danny DeKeyser got injured and many others joined him in sick bay, including Glendening for a time.
Very few players had outstanding individual seasons and that was reflected in the team's overall struggles.
Although not counted on for huge offensive production, the always accountable Glendening said after the season that he was disappointed in himself and vowed to work even harder during the extended offseason.
That will be a tough challenge as Glendening is always one of the team's hardest workers, especially in the gym.
This upcoming season, whenever it begins, will mark the end of Glendening's four-year, $7.2 million contract.
He will then be an unrestricted free agent.

500 - The Wings' last game of the season on March 10 was also a big milestone for Glendening, who played in his 500th career game. He had four blocks in 17:01 in the 5-2 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes.

60 - Glendening played 60 of the possible 71 games the Wings had during the 2019-20, COVID-19 shortened season.
11- Unfortunately, Glendening was like most of his teammates, having to miss some games due to injury from Oct. 25-Nov. 14. In Glendening's case, it was 11 games. DeKeyser led the team with 63 man-games lost.
50 - On Dec. 28, Glendening scored the Wings' final goal in a 5-4 loss at Florida at 15:49 of the third, which marked the 50th goal of his career. FIlip Hronek and Larkin assisted.

6- Glendening scored six goals during the 2019-20 season. His career best is 12 set in 82 games during the 2014-15 season.
1 - Along with Valtteri Filppula, Darren Helm and Nielsen, Glendening shared the team lead in shorthanded goals with one. Glendening had one game-winning goal, in the Wings' 4-3 season-opening win at Nashville. Glendening's goal came at 9:24 of the third period and was assisted by Filppula.

147 - Although not the biggest guy on the team, Glendening is not afraid to throw his body around and led the Wings with 147 hits.

9 - On Jan. 17 against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Glendening had nine hits, a Wings' season high.
56.1 - Among those who took more than 34 face-offs, Glendening led the way with a 56.1 face-off winning percentage.
68 - Glendening had 68 blocked shots, which was third on the team. Defenseman Patrik Nemeth led with 92 and Hronek was second with 74.