It appears neither Pavel Datsyuk nor Kris Draper will be able to take part in Game 1 due to injuries sustained in the last round. Jonathan Ericcson, who underwent an emergency appendectomy before Game 5 vs. Chicago, will be back in the line up for today's game. Here's a look at the lines that are likely for tonight's matchup.
| Franzen | Zetterberg | Hudler |
| Cleary | Filppula | Hossa |
| Holmstrom | Helm | Samuelsson |
| Leino | Abdelkader | Maltby |
| Lidstrom | Rafalski | |
| Kronwall | Stuart | |
| Lebda | Ericsson |
Probably most important is Lidstrom being in tonight's line up. If the Captain is back to 100%, the team can deal without Datsyuk in the game.