Lidstrom, Datsyuk, Draper Out for Game 5

by Casey Richey on May 27, 2009 11:28 AM CDT in News Comment 2 comments

Coach Mike Babcock confirmed that the Wings will again be without Captain Nick Lidstrom and forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Kris Draper. Also, the Blackhawks saw goalie Nikolai Khabibulin get some practice this morning but Martin Havlat, Andrew Ladd, and Sammy Pahlsson all sat out of the morning skate. Pahlsson and Ladd will likely play but Havlat is still a question after two consecutive big hits in Game 3 and Game 4.

The Red Wings will likely return with the same lines as Game 5 while the Blackhawks will likely see some changes.

Here are the lines from yesterday's practice, thanks to Ansar Khan of mlive.com

Franzen	Zetterberg	Hudler
Holmstrom	Filppula	Hossa
Cleary	Helm	Samuelsson
Leino	Abdelkader	Maltby
Ericsson	Rafalski
Kronwall	Stuart
Lebda	Chelios

Despite Chris Osgood leaving early from Game 4, he will be in net tonight after recovering from dehydration problems.

I'll post updates on Ladd, Pahlsson, and Khabibulin as they come about.

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Dang it!

I was really hoping we would get Nick and Pav back for this game, Chicago is not going to go down without a fight. Although, I am confident in the current lineup. What’s up with Drapes? He missed the beginning of the playoffs with a body injury, now he’s out with a groin injury.

by rrasco on May 27, 2009 12:12 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs