The Detroit Red Wings will attempt to make it six wins in a row when they host the Nashville Predators tonight.
The Predators are 5-5-0 in their last 10 games after defeating Montreal 4-3 in OT on Saturday 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 13-9-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 27th in the NHL, PP 14.9%, PK 75.3%
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead the Red Wings in scoring with 22 points in 25 games
- Dylan Larkin and Raymond lead Detroit with 10 goals
- Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings defensemen in scoring with 17 points in 25 games
- Seider leads Detroit with 14 assists
- Tyler Bertuzzi remains in COVID-19 Protocol but, still leads the Red Wings with a +9 rating
- Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has a 8-3-3 record, 2.60 GAA, and .920 SV% in 16 games
- Defenseman Marc Staal was added to the COVID-19 Protocol List and will not play tonight
- Defenseman Dan Renouf was recalled from Grand Rapids on Monday and will be in the lineup tonight
- Kyle Cricuolo and Luke Witkowski were also recalled as insurance in case there is a game time scratch in the roster
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Robby Fabbri – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Givani Smith – Carter Rowney – Sam Gagner
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Dan Renouf – Jordan Oesterle
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Luke Witkowski (healthy), Kyle Criscuolo (healthy), Tyler Bertuzzi (COVID-19), Marc Staal (COVID-19), Gustav Lindstrom (lower body)
Predators Notes
- Nashville are currently 6th in the Central Division with a 13-10-1 record
- The Predators special teams are currently ranked 16th in the NHL, PP 22.9%, PK 78.2%
- Mikael Granlund leads Nashville with 21 assists and 26 points in 24 games
- Matt Duchene leads the Predators with 13 goals in 24 games
- Defensemen Alexandre Carrier leads Nashville with a +6 rating
- Goaltender Juuse Saros is expected to start and has an 11-8-1 record, 2.37 GAA, and .921 SV% in 20 games
Nashville Projected Lineup
Forwards
Eeli Tolvanen – Ryan Johansen – Luke Kunin
Filip Forsberg – Mikael Granlund – Matt Duchene
Yakov Trenin – ColtonSissons – Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins – Thomas Novak – Philip Tomasino
Defensemen
Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm – Alexandre Carrier
Mark Borowiecki – Matt Benning
Goaltenders
Juuse Saros (starting)
David Rittich
Not in lineup
Ben Harpur (healthy), Philippe Myers (healthy), Matt Luff (healthy)