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Gameday Updates: Detroit Red Wings vs. Montreal Canadiens: Line Combinations, Key Matchups

Updates are limited on an early gameday, but here’s what we think is going to happen with the lines/pairings.

Red Wings Lineup

Gustav Nyquist Henrik Zetterberg Anthony Mantha
Andreas Athanasiou Frans Nielsen Thomas Vanek
Tomas Tatar Riley Sheahan Dylan Larkin
Drew Miller Luke Glendening Justin Abdelkader

Danny DeKeyser Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson Alexey Marchenko
Xavier Ouellet Nick Jensen

Jared Coreau (starting)
Petr Mrazek

Montreal Canadiens Lineup

Max Pacioretty Alex Galchenyuk Alexander Radulov
Paul Byron Phillip Danault Andrew Shaw
Artturi Lehkonen Tomas Plekanec Sven Andrighetto
Daniel Carr Torrey Mitchell Brian Flynn

Alexei Emelin Shea Weber
Nathan Beaulieu Jeff Petry
Mark Barberio Zach Redmond

Carey Price (starting)

Al Montoya

Keys of the Game

Score early on Carey Price. The best goalie in the NHL has suffered from some sub-par performances over the last three games, but a return to form is coming soon. When a goalie has not been performing well it is important to jump on them early so they do not re-establish their confidence. The Wings offense showed the ability to score quickly and often against Marc-Andre Fleury, maybe they can do the same against Price.

Keep Jensen moving in the right direction. Athanasiou and Mantha have impressed so far this season. Could Nick Jensen be the next young player to solidify a spot in the lineup? He is coming off his best performance of the year and now must clear waivers to be sent to Grand Rapids. It is imperative that he keeps improving and remains in the lineup.

Stay safe! Winter storm Jupiter will be causing mayhem across the Midwest on MLK day. I know we have readers spread throughout the affected area so please stay safe. If you are headed to the game, the forecast is for low 30’s and showers so it could be a bit treacherous in the Detroit area.

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