The Detroit Red Wings take on the Minnesota Wild tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
RED WINGS (29-22-6) at WILD (34-19-4)
8 p.m. ET; FDSNWIX, FDSNNO, FDSNDET
Red Wings projected lineup
Marco Kasper — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — J.T. Compher — Patrick Kane
Elmer Soderblom – Joe Veleno — Vladimir Tarasenko
Jonatan Berggren – Sheldon Dries– Tyler Motte
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson — Albert Johansson
Erik Gustafsson — Justin Holl
Alex Lyon
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Christian Fischer
Injured: Jeff Petry (undisclosed), Andrew Copp (pectoral), Michael Rasmussen (undisclosed)
Status report
Copp, a forward, underwent successful surgery on his pectoral tendon Tuesday and will miss the remainder of the season. … Rasmussen, a center, is day-to-day.
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Wild projected lineup
Matt Boldy — Marco Rossi — Mats Zuccarello
Liam Ohgren — Frederick Gaudreau — Marcus Johansson
Marcus Foligno — Devin Shore – Vinnie Hinostroza
Jakob Lauko — Marat Khusnutdinov — Yakov Trenin
Jake Middleton — Brock Faber
Jonas Brodin — Jared Spurgeon
Declan Chisholm — Zach Bogosian
Filip Gustavsson
Marc-Andre Fleury
Scratched: Travis Dermott, Jon Merrill
Injured: Kirill Kaprizov (lower body), Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body)
Suspended: Ryan Hartman
Status report
Eriksson Ek, a forward, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday after aggravating his injury during practice Monday. … Lauko returns after missing three games with a lower-body injury. … Hartman, a forward, will serve the fifth of an eight-game suspension for roughing Ottawa Senators forward Tim Stutzle during a 6-0 loss on Feb. 1.
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