Hooray!
Ott confirms he’s not in tonight, so Jurco remains in lineup for #RedWings
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 7, 2017
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Gustav Nyquist | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Dylan Larkin |
| Andreas Athanasiou | Darren Helm | Thomas Vanek |
| Tomas Jurco | Luke Glendening | Justin Abdelkader |
Defensemen
| Dan DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Jonathan Ericsson | Xavier Ouellet |
| Brendan Smith | Nick Jensen |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jared Coreau |
Power Play Units
PP1 – Larkin, Sheahan, Vanek, Zetterberg, Green
PP2 – Tatar, Helm, Abdelkader, Smith, Mantha
Blue Jackets Lineup
Forwards
| Brandon Saad | Alexander Wennberg | Nick Foligno |
| Boone Jenner | Brandon Dubinsky | Cam Atkinson |
| Matt Calvert | William Karlsson | Markus Hannikainen |
| Scott Hartnell | Lukas Sedlak | Sam Gagner |
Defensemen
| Zach Werenski | Seth Jones |
| Ryan Murray | Jack Johnson |
| Scott Harrington | Markus Nutivaara |
Goaltenders
| Sergei Bobrovsky |
| Joonas Korpisalo |
Power Play Units
PP1 – Foligno, Gagner, Atkinson, Werenski, Wennberg
PP2 – Hartnell, Dubinsky, Jenner, Saad, Jones
Keys to the Game:
Start on Time
This has been a major bugaboo for the Red wings for years now. They come out flat, get down early and end up chasing the game from there on. They cannot allow that to happen against a team like Columbus. The Wings need to figure out a way to put an entire 60 minutes together against a quality team like the Blue Jackets if they have even the slightest chance at getting into the playoffs.
Stay Out of the Penalty Box
Columbus has the best power play in the league. The Red Wings have a decent but inconsistent penalty kill. This is not the game to give the other team cheap power plays by taking cheap or lazy penalties.
Petr Mrazek
He was the reason the Wings beat Nashville and if they win tonight he will very likely be the main reason again. This team simply is not good enough to overcome inconsistent offense, porous defense and mediocre goaltending. They need Mrazek to be Petr Mraznificent again
