I would fully expect Mads Sogaard to start tonight. Not even sure the question needs to be asked. Cam Talbot is coming off a groin injury and I don’t think there’s any consideration to playing him in back-to-back games in any case #Sens
— Bruce Garrioch (@SunGarrioch) February 28, 2023
No morning skates due to the game yesterday, so here are how the line combos shook out yesterday. Husso will likely start for the Wings. There’s a strong chance we see other changes as well.
FORWARDS
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – David Perron
Robby Fabbri – Andrew Copp – Lucas Raymond
Jonatan Berggren – Joe Veleno – Dominik Kubalik
Filip Zadina – Pius Suter – Oskar Sundqvist
DEFENSE
Jake Walman – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Filip Hronek
Olli Maatta – Gustav Lindstrom
GOALIES
Ville Husso
Magnus Hellberg
FORWARDS
Brady Tkachuk – Tim Stutzle – Claude Giroux
Alex DeBrincat – Shane Pinto – Drake Batherson
Mathieu Joseph – Dylan Gambrell – Julien Gauthier
Derick Brassard – Mark Kastelic – Austin Watson
DEFENSE
Thomas Chabot – Artem Zub
Jake Sanderson – Travis Hamonic
Erik Brannstrom – Nick Holden
GOALIES
Mads Sogaard
Cam Talbot
- Don’t allow 42 shots on goal: I don’t care if you’re playing the Senators, the Lightning, the Atlantic Division All-Stars, or the District 5 Mighty Ducks pre-Gordon Bombay… anytime you give up the amount of chances Ottawa got last night — particularly right in front of the net — you’re going to wind up on your heels for the bulk of the game. Cleaner play in transition and some tighter defensive awareness should help remedy that tonight.
- Keep the Frustrations in Check: Considering the physicality of last night’s game and the… ahem… “questionable” officiating at some points, don’t rule out the possibility of some carry-over to tonight. As much as everyone would love to see some face-punching, that’s not what’s going to propel the Wings into the playoffs. The Red Wings have to stay even-keeled throughout this game as the temperature starts to rise throughout.