Red Wings vs Senators: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | Darren Helm | Tomas Jurco |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Joakim Andersson |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Danny DeKeyser | Alexey Marchenko |
| Jakub Kindl | Brendan Smith |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Landon Ferraro
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Brad Richards, Mike Green, Kyle Quincey
Power-play units:
Tatar-Zetterberg-Nyquist Abdelkader-Kronwall
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Larkin Jurco-Kindl
Senators Lineup
Forwards
| Shane Prince | Kyle Turris | Mark Stone |
| Matt Puempel | Mika Zibanejad | Bobby Ryan |
| Milan Michalek | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Alex Chiasson |
| Max McCormick | Zack Smith | Chris Neil |
Defensemen
| Marc Methot | Erik Karlsson |
| Patrick Wiercioch | Cody Ceci |
| Jared Cowen | Mark Borowiecki |
Goaltenders
| Craig Anderson |
| Andrew Hammond |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Ottawa: 20-11-1-1
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against Ottawa: 3.24
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against Ottawa: 2.64
Data provided by hockeyreference.com
Key Match-up
3rd line matchups
Blashill's new 3rd line concoction looks on paper like it could kick some serious butt. If the line of Teemu Pulkkinen, Darren Helm, and Tomas Jurco can get some offense going for the Wings against Milan Michalak, Jean-Gabriel Pageau and Alex Chiasson that could be the difference maker for the Wings. Who knows, maybe playing with Pulkkinen will help jump start Tomas Jurco!
Red Wings vs Red Wings
So much of the Red Wings struggles to date have been a result of them beating themselves that I'm more concerned about then not kicking their own butts, than I am about any opposing players.