Nov 6, 2021; Buffalo, New York, USA; Detroit Red Wings right wing Lucas Raymond (23) skates with the puck against the Buffalo Sabres during the third period at KeyBank Center. Mandatory Credit: Timothy T. Ludwig-USA TODAY Sports
The Detroit Red Wings attempt to make it two wins in a row when they host the struggling Buffalo Sabres.
Buffalo have one win during their last five games after defeating Montreal 4-1 last night.
Game time tonight is 7:00 PM ET at LCA in Detroit, MI.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with a 9-9-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 24th in the NHL, PP 15.8%, PK 78.1%
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead the Red Wings in scoring with 12 assists and 20 points in 21 games
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 10 goals each
- Tyler Bertuzzi also leads the Red wings with a +10 rating
- Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings defensemen in scoring with 13 points in 21 games
- Thomas Greiss is expected to start and has a 4-6-0 record, 3.41 GAA, and .901 SV% in 10 games
- Givani Smith has been moved onto the Suter/Fabbri line to start tonight’s game
- Joe Veleno left Wednesday’s game with an injury and is not playing tonight. Carter Rowney will take Veleno’s place in the lineup
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Givani Smith
Sam Gagner – Carter Rowney – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Jordan Oesterle – Moritz Seider
Goaltenders
Thomas Greiss (starter)
Not in lineup
Marc Staal (illness), Danny DeKeyser (COVID-19), Joe Veleno (upper body)
Sabres Notes
- Buffalo are currently 6th in the Atlantic Division with a 8-10-2 record
- The Sabres special teams are currently ranked 19th in the NHL, PP 20.8%, PK 77.8%
- Tage Thompson leads the Sabres in scoring with 10 goals and 15 points in 20 games
- Defensemen Rasmus Dahlin and Colin Miller lead Buffalo with nine assists each
- Goaltender Aaron Dell is expected to start and has a 0-4-0 record, 4.56 GAA, and .862 SV% in 5 games
- Forward Brett Murray was recalled from Rochester (AHL) and is expected to play with Cozens/Okposo
- Drake Caggiula was placed on the IR with an upper body injury
Buffalo Projected Lineup
Forwards
Jeff Skinner – Tage Thompson – Victor Olofsson
Anders Bjork – Zemgus Girgensons – Rasmus Asplund
Brett Murray – Dylan Cozens – Kyle Okposo
Vinnie Hinostroza – Cody Eakin – John Hayden
Defensemen
Rasmus Dahlin – Mark Pysyk
Jacob Bryson – Henri Jokiharju
Robert Hagg – Colin Miller
Goaltenders
Aaron Dell (starting)
Not in lineup
Will Butcher (healthy), Christian Wolanin (healthy), Drake Caggiula (upper body), Arttu Ruotsalainen (healthy)