So yesterday folks in Dallas expected Jamie Benn to miss another game. Today? Different story.
Jamie Benn back in the lineup tonight for Dallas. Looks like Curtis McKenzie and Adam Cracknell are potential scratches.
— Mike Heika (@MikeHeika) January 12, 2017
So much for the Wings catching a break there. If they’re going to take down the Stars, they’re going to have to take them down with one of the top Stars in the lineup. Antti Niemi was the first goalie off the ice for Dallas this morning. He’s expected to start tonight.
The Red Wings held an optional skate this morning. Petr Mrazek is getting the start in net and Tomas Tatar is expected to be good to go. Because it was optional, there were no updated line combos. The combinations below are just speculation and we won’t know exactly until warmups. I wouldn’t be shocked to see Steve Ott get back in the lineup.
Update: This has been confirmed by Ken Holland
Hearing Riley Sheahan is a healthy scratch tonight for #RedWings at Dallas. 0 goals minus-16 in 40 games.
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) January 13, 2017
Detroit Line Combinations
Forwards
| Gus Nyquist | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Frans Nielsen | Thomas Vanek |
| Tomas Tatar | Dylan Larkin | Justin Abdelkader |
| Drew Miller | Riley Sheahan | Luke Glendening |
Defensemen
| Danny DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Jonathan Ericsson | Nick Jensen |
| Xavier Ouellet | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek (starting) |
| Jared Coreau |
Power Play units:
- Nyquist-Zetterberg-Nielsen-Vanek (net front)-DeKeyser
- Athanaisou-Larkin-Mantha-Abdelkader (net front)-Green
Dallas Line Combinations
Forwards
| Jiri Hudler | Jason Spezza | Tyler Seguin |
| Jamie Benn | Cody Eakin | Patrick Eaves |
| Antoine Roussel | Radek Faksa | Patrick Sharp |
| Lauri Korpikoski | Devin Shore | Brett Ritchie |
Defensemen
| Esa Lindell | John Klingberg |
| Dan Hamhuis | Stephen Johns |
| Johnny Oduya | Jordie Benn |
Goaltenders
| Antti Niemi (starting) |
| Kari Lehtonen |
Let’s Go Red Wings.
