Blashill confirms same lineup for #RedWings. Coreau starting.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 18, 2017
Looking to the weekend it sounds like the front office and coaching staff will have some tough decisions very soon
#RedWings expect Darren Helm (shoulder) back on weekend, Ken Holland said, so Friday or Sunday. Not sure on Niklas Kronwall (groin).
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 17, 2017
Line Combinations
Forwards
|
Gustav Nyquist |
Henrik Zetterberg |
Anthony Mantha |
|
Andreas Athanasiou |
Frans Nielsen |
Tomas Vanek |
|
Tomas Tatar |
Riley Sheahan |
Dylan Larkin |
|
Justin Abdelkader |
Luke Glendening |
Drew Miller |
Defensemen
|
Danny DeKeyser |
Mike Green |
|
Jonathan Ericsson |
Alexey Marchenko |
|
Xavier Ouellet |
Nick Jensen |
Goaltenders
|
Jared Coreau (starting) |
|
Petr Mrazek |
Power Play units:
- Nyquist-Zetterberg-Nielsen-Vanek-Green
- Abdelkader-Athanasiou-Mantha-DeKeyser-Larkin
Bruins Line Combinations
Forwards
|
Brad Marchand |
Patrice Bergeron |
David Pastrnak |
|
Frank Vatrano |
David Krejci |
David Backes |
|
Tim Schaller |
Ryan Spooner |
Riley Nash |
|
Anton Blidh |
Dominic Moore |
Austin Czarnik |
Defensemen
|
Zdeno Chara |
Brandon Carlo |
|
Torey Krug |
Adam McQuaid |
|
John-Michael Liles |
Joe Morrow |
Goaltenders
|
Tuukka Rask (starting) |
|
Zane McIntyre |
Keys to the Game:
Stay Fast
The Red Wings have found success recently by playing fast and using that speed to get bodies/pucks to the net. If they are going to continue to find success, especially against good shot suppression teams like Boston, they need to continue to play this way.
Take Advantage of Chances
Boston is one of the best teams this year at shot suppression and they have a top 5 penalty kill unit. Suffice to say the Wings are not likely to see more than a handful of quality scoring chances, similar to the Montreal game, so they are going to have to find a way to capitalize on those chances.
The Bergeron Line
There is no doubt that Boston’s top is the straw that stirs the Bruins drink. It will be very interesting to watch who the Wings play against this line as well as which of the Red Wings top two lines the Bruins try to match Bergeron, Marchand and Pastrnak against. No matter how either team plays it, if the Red Wings want to win tonight they are going to need to contain the Bergeron line to do it.
