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Both teams will keep the same lineups for tonight’s tilt. Jimmy Howard gets the nod for Detroit, while Ryan Miller will start for Vancouver.
Red Wings Expected Lineups
Forwards
|
Dylan Larkin |
Frans Nielsen |
Tyler Bertuzzi |
|
Tomas Tatar |
Henrik Zetterberg |
Justin Abdelkader |
|
Andreas Athanasiou |
Darren Helm |
Gustav Nyquist |
|
Riley Sheahan |
Luke Glendening |
Steve Ott |
Defensemen
|
Danny DeKesyer |
Mike Green |
|
Jonathan Ericsson |
Alexey Marchenko |
|
Niklas Kronwall |
Brendan Smith |
Goaltenders
|
Jimmy Howard (starting) |
|
Petr Mrazek |
Canucks Expected Lineups
Forwards
|
Daniel Sedin |
Henrik Sedin |
Loui Eriksson |
|
Markus Granlund |
Brandon Sutter |
Derek Dorsett |
|
Sven Baerstchi |
Bo Horvat |
Alexandre Burrows |
|
Michael Chaput |
Brendan Gaunce |
Jack Skille |
Defensemen
|
Alexander Edler |
Troy Stecher |
|
Erik Gudbranson |
Ben Hutton |
|
Luca Sbisa |
Nikita Tryamkin |
Goaltenders
|
Ryan Miller (starting) |
|
Jacob Markstrom |
Key Match-ups
Sedin Twins
I’m going with the Sedin twins here. Despite their age, and Vancouver being woefully awful, they are still one of the best playmaking duos in the NHL. Whichever line gets matched against them will have their hands full. Shut the twins down, and you’ve taken a lot of bite out of an already bitten offense.
Youth vs Youth
The Canucks do have some young talent that matches up well with Detroit’s young talent. Bo Horvat, Sven Baerstchi, and Troy Stecher are all talented players. If the Red Wings young guns can outperform Vancouver’s, then I’d put my money on the Wings dominating the game.
Red Wings Power Play:
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- Anthanasiou-Nielsen-Larkin-Sheahan-Smith
Canucks Power Play:
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- Granlund-Horvat-Eriksson-Hutton-Baertschi