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10:00p ET, Rogers Place
Edmonton, Alberta
TV: CBC, FSD
Radio: 97.1 FM The Ticket // 1270 AM CBS Sports Radio
Oilers Blog: Copper & Blue
Despite some late game heroics from Tomas Tatar, the Red Wings come into the second game of a back to back looking for a win after losing 3-2 in overtime to the Calgary Flames last night.
No rest for the weary it seems as they will get their first look at the Oilers new home as well as try their hand at slowing down MVP candidate Connor McDavid. The second year star has been nothing short of spectacular at time this season and appears to be leading the Oilers back to the playoffs for the first time since the 2005-06 season.
Help is on the way though for the Wings though as they welcome Gustav Nyquist back after his six game suspension. No official words yet on where he will slot into the lineup but my guess/preference would be to have Nyquist take Vanek’s old spot on a line with Nielsen and Athanasiou and put Riley Sheahan with Luke Glendening and Mitch Callahan.
This should be a pretty entertaining game to watch, I just hope it is not just the Oilers and their superstar doing the entertaining.
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Frans Nielsen | Gustav Nyquist |
| Dylan Larkin | Darren Helm | Justin Abdelkader |
| Mitch Callahan | Riley Sheahan | Luke Glendening |
Defensemen
| Dan DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Niklas Kronwall | Nick Jensen |
| Xavier Ouellet | Ryan Sproul |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jared Coreau |
Scratches: Drew Miller
Injuries:, Jimmy Howard, Jonathan Ericsson, Johan Franzen (LTIR), Joe Vitale (LTIR)
Oilers Lineup
Forwards
| Patrick Maroon | Connor McDavid | Leon Draisaitl |
| Milan Lucic | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Jordan Eberle |
| Anton Slepyshev | David Desharnais | Zach Kassian |
| Matt Hendricks | Mark Letestu | Jujhar Khaira |
Defensemen
| Oscar Klefbom | Adam Larsson |
| Andrej Sekera | Kris Russell |
| Darnell Nurse | Eric Gryba |
Goaltenders
| Cam Talbot |
| Laurent Brossoit |
The Matchup
| Red Wings | Stat | Oilers |
| 25-26-11 (61 pts, 8th in Atlantic) | Record | 34-22-8 (76 pts, 2nd in Pacific) |
| 2.39 (26th in NHL) | Goals Per Game | 2.80 (12th in NHL) |
| 2.95 (t25th) | Goals Against Per Game | 2.55 (9th) |
| 13.1 (30th) | Power Play % | 21.5 (t8th) |
| 81.3 (t14th) | Penalty Kill % | 79.7 (t22nd) |
| 28.2 (t25th) | Shots For Per Game | 30.9 (9th) |
| 30.6 (18th) | Shots Against Per Game | 29.7 (10th) |
| 52.5 (4th) | Faceoff % | 46.7 (30th) |
| Tomas Tatar (15) | Goals Leader | Leon Draisaitl (23) |
| Henrik Zetterberg (49) | Points Leader | Connor McDavid (70) |
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Game Day Prediction Contest
Would you like to predict the outcome of the game and potentially become internet famous? Well you're in luck, because here's your opportunity. Here's how it works.
Make your game predictions on the winning team, final score, and who the Wings player of the game will be. Enter the required information into the form below using the formats indicated in the questions. If you don't use those formats, your answers will be disregarded. All submissions are timestamped and will be accepted only until the official game start time. All other submissions after that will be disregarded. Only one submission per person, please. POTG will be determined by the collective of WiiM writers.
Each correct winning team prediction is worth 1 point. Each correct player of the game prediction is worth 2 points. Each correct final score prediction is worth 5 points. If you get all three correct you'll receive 15 points.