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Here’s our update from Ottawa. Sounds like the only possible changes for tonight’s game is that Frans Nielsen will be a game-time decision, per Dana Wakiji:
#RedWings Blashill said Nielsen is a game-time decision.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) November 2, 2017
UPDATED LINEUPS
| Detroit Red Wings | ||
|---|---|---|
| LW | C | RW |
| Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Gustav Nyquist |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Dylan Larkin | Anthony Mantha |
| Darren Helm | Frans Nielsen | Justin Abdelkader |
| Scott Wilson | Luke Glendening | Martin Frk |
| LD | RD | |
| Jonathan Ericcson | Trevor Daley | |
| Xavier Ouellet | Mike Green | |
| Niklas Kronwall | Nick Jensen | |
| G | ||
| Jimmy Howard | ||
| Petr Mrazek | ||
Power Play
PP1 – Nyquist, Zetterberg, Abdelkader, Tatar, Daley
PP2 – Larkin, Nielsen, Mantha, Frk, Green
| Ottawa Senators | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tom Pyatt | Derick Brassard | Mark Stone |
| Zack Smith | Kyle Turris | Ryan Dzingel |
| Mike Hoffman | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Chris Didomenico |
| Alexandre Burrows | Nate Thompson | Jack Rodewald |
| LD | RD | |
| Johnny Oduya | Erik Karlsson | |
| Dion Phaneuf | Cody Ceci | |
| Fredrik Claesson | Chris Wideman | |
| G | ||
| Craig Anderson | ||
| Mike Condon | ||
Power Play Unit
PP1 –, Burrows, Brassard, Stone, Hoffman, Karlsson
PP2 – Dzingel, Smith, Didomencio, Phaneuf, Wideman
KEYS TO THE GAME
Feed the Kids
There can be little to no doubt right now that the Athanasiou-Larkin-Mantha line is the best offensive line the Red Wings have right now. They are fast, dynamic with the puck and unafraid to make a play. The downside to having one main scoring line is it makes it easier for the opposing team to slow them down. The good thing about having those three on a line together is their size, speed, strength and smarts makes it tough to slow them down for a full game.
Stop the Pyatt-Brassard-Stone Line
Similarly, the Senators are relying mainly on their top line to carry the offensive load for them early on. If the Red Wings can keep them off the scoreboard it will be very difficult for Ottawa to come away with the two points. It will be interesting to see who Blashill tries to match up with them and who Boucher sends them out against.