Detroit Red Wings
Red Wings vs. Ducks: Notes, Lines, Goalies, How to Watch
The Detroit Red Wings (8-3) play the third game of a five-game road trip tonight with a contest against the Anaheim Ducks (5-3-1). Detroit is 2-0 on the trip.
Where: The Honda Center
When: 10 p.m., ET
TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM
Odds: Detroit (+1.5,-275), Anaheim Ducks (-1.5, +200), ESPNBet
Hot: Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka continues to settle in with two assists and six shots on goal in Detroit’s three-game winning streak.
Not: Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin didn’t register a point against the Kings, and were on the ice for two goals-against. Larkin is off to one of the best individual starts in Red Wings player history, but he had no shots on goal against Los Angeles.
Spotlight: After going eight games without a goal, Alex DeBrincat has netted a goal in each of the last three games.
Absence: Patrick Kane has missed the last six games with an undisclosed upper body injury.
Story: John Gibson will play against Anaheim in his first trip there since being traded to Detroit. He played 12 seasons in Anaheim… The Red Wings (8-3) are tied for the NHL’s 2nd-best record and are coming off a 4-3 shootout road win against Los Angeles…Detroit was 4-for-4 on the penalty kill against Los Angeles. The Red Wings are tied for seventh on the PKA (87.7%). They were 32nd last season at 70,1%. Injury: Patrick Kane is close to returning, but it won’t be tonight.
Detroit Projected Lines
Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — Marco Kasper — Mason Appleton
Andrew Copp — JT Compher — Jonatan Berggren
Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — James van Riemsdyk
Defense Pairings
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson-Trevor Hamonic
Subs: Forward Austin Watson, defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker.
Goalie
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)
Anaheim
Story: The Ducks will be playing their first game since coming off a 3-1-1 road trip. They scored 18 goals in the last four games of that trip …The improving Ducks are scoring 3.44 goals per game and giving up 3.44 goals per game … Injuries: Chris Kreider, Radko Gudas and Mikael Granlund are all day-to-day. Ryan Strome is on IR.
Ducks Projected Lines
Nikita Nesterenko — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
Cutter Gautheir — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke
Ross Johnston — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano — Jansen Harkins — Sam Colangelo
Defense Pairings
Jackson Lacombe — Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore
Goalies
Lukas Dostral (Former Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek backing up)
Hope McLellan reminds the boys that J.Trouba will be on the ice. Keep their heads up.
I’d like to see McLellan move JVR to the first line tonight. Last night showed a bit of a weakness for the Wings top line playing against the Kings big forwards. At least on the road, it’d be good to get Raymond away from the toughest matchups until he gets going and back to 100%. That, and I’m just really intrigued with what JVR could do with Larkin and Finnie.