The Detroit Red Wings (44-15-8) completes its three-game homestand tonight against the Calgary Flames (39-22-6), who currently sit atop the Northwest Division. The Flames have lost three straight and are 2-3-0 on their seven-game road trip.
Marian Hossa’s neck was still a bit stiff on Wednesday so he will not play tonight, but is aiming for a return to the lineup on Saturday. Brett Lebda will play tonight with Chris Chelios being a healthy scratch. Ty Conklin will get the start in goal today.
The Wings used the lineup below during Wednesday’s practice according to Ansar Khan at MLive.com:
Datsyuk-Zetterberg-Cleary
Hudler-Filppula-Franzen (Hossa working in)
Holmstrom-Kopecky-Samuelsson
Meech-Draper-Maltby
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Ericsson-Lebda
Chelios
Conklin (starting)
Osgood
The game begins at 7:00 p.m. and will be shown on FSDetroit. Go Wings!
