DETROIT, MICHIGAN – DECEMBER 04: Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings skates against the New York Islanders at Little Caesars Arena on December 04, 2021 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
The Detroit Red Wings play host to the San Jose Sharks tonight at LCA. The Sharks lost their last game 8-5 to Pittsburgh on Sunday and are 4-6-0 in the last 10 games.
This is the first of two games this month between the two teams.
Game time at LCA is 7:30 PM ET.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 15-15-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 29th in the NHL, PP 14.4%, PK 76.9%
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 15 goals and 30 points in 29 games
- Lucas Raymond and Moritz Seider lead the Red Wings with 18 assists each
- Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 21 points in 33 games
- Tyler Bertuzzi continues to lead the Red Wings with a +11 rating
- Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has an 9-8-3 record, 2.89 GAA, and .913 SV% in 22 games
- Defenseman Nick Leddy has been cleared from Covid-19 protocol and is expexcted to play tonight
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Adam Erne – Michael Rasmussen – Vladislav Namestnikov
Givani Smith – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner
Defensemen
Marc Staal – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Nick Leddy – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Alax Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Carter Rowney (healthy), Jordan Oesterle (healthy)
Sharks Notes
- San Jose are currently 6th in the Pacific Division with a 17-15-1 record
- The Sharks special teams are currently ranked 12th in the NHL, PP 18.1%, PK 83.3%
- Timo Meier leads San Jose with 21 assists, and 34 points in 28 games
- Tomas Hertl leads the Sharks with 16 goals in 33 games
- Meier also leads San Jose with a +11 rating
- Goaltender James Reimer is expected to and has an 11-6-1 record, 2.61 GAA, and .919 SV% in 18 games
San Jose Projected Lineup
Forwards
Alexander Barabanov– Logan Couture – Timo Meier
Jonathan Dahlen – Tomas Hertl – Noah Gregor
Andrew Cogliano – Nick Bonino – Mathew Nieto
Jonah Gadjovich – Jasper Weatherby – Lane Pederson
Defensemen
Joacob Middleton – Erik Karlsson
Radim Simek – Brent Burns
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Nicolas Meloche
Goaltenders
James Reimer (starting)
Adin Hill
Not in lineup
Jaycob Megna (healthy), Jeffrey Viel (healthy), Zach Sawchenko (healthy)