Lightning at Red Wings: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-Ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | Darren Helm | Joakim Andersson |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Landon Ferraro |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Brendan Smith |
| Danny DeKeyser | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Jakub Kindl | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard (Starting) |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Tomas Jurco
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Brad Richards, Mike Green, Kyle Quincey
Power-play units:
Tatar-Zetterberg-Nyquist Abdelkader-Kronwall
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Larkin Helm-Kindl
Lightning Lineup
Forwards
| Ondrej Palat | Steven Stamkos | Ryan Callahan |
| Alex Killorn | Tyler Johnson | Nikita Kucherov |
| Brian Boyle | Valtteri Filppula | Erik Condra |
| Tye McGinn | Vladislav Namestnikov | J.T. Brown |
Defensemen
| Victor Hedman | Anton Stralman |
| Matt Carle | Jason Garrison |
| Braydon Coburn | Andrej Sustr |
Goaltenders
| Ben Bishop |
| Andrei Vasilevskiy |
Scratches: Cedric Paquette, Jonathan Drouin
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Tampa Bay: 28-9-2-3
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against Tampa: 3.69
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against Tampa: 2.45
Data provided by hockeyreference.com
Key Match-up
Faceoffs
The Lightning enter the game as the 4th best team in the NHL at winning faceoffs, while the Red Wings are 24th. As the home team, the Wings are supposed to enjoy an advantage in the circle, but that hasn't materialized yet. The best teams in the NHL want to have the puck a lot, and that starts with winning faceoffs.
Luke Glendening vs every good Tampa player
Jeff Blashill recently said that he wants Luke Glendening to play against the other team's top players. That means we could see a steady dose of the 4th line against either Steven Stamkos or the Triplets. Please have whatever beverage you like most handy because it could be a long evening.