Morning Skate: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers Line Combinations, Start Time, TV Schedule
9:30p ET, Rexall Place
Edmonton, Alberta
TV: Fox Sports Detroit, Sportsnet 1
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket
Oilers Blog: Copper & Blue
The Wings have lost two straight games after starting the season with three straight wins. The Oilers have won two straight after starting the season with four straight losses. The Wings are in Western Canada trying to find the chemistry they were showing in preseason and through the start of the season; they're facing a squad with a lot of first overall picks, none of which play defense.
Detroit takes too few shots and allows too many. Edmonton is the exact same way (though not as bad in both categories). Hopefully the Oilers will be the cure for what's ailed Detroit to start things; The Oilers are another team that's capable of skating with anybody. They have a lot of team speed that should give the Wings' defense trouble. The Wings have experience and depth.
Should be a good matchup. Should be.
The Expected Lineups (Subject To Change)
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Dylan Larkin |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Darren Helm | Brad Richards | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Landon Ferraro |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Danny DeKeyser | Mike Green |
| Kyle Quincey | Jakub Kindl |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek (starting) |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Brendan Smith, Joakim Andersson, Tomas Jurco
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk
The Expected Oilers Lineup
Forwards
| Taylor Hall | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Anton Slepyshev |
| Benoi Pouliot | Connor McDavid | Nail Yakupov |
| Lauri Korpikoski | Anton Lander | Teddy Purcell |
| Luke Gazdic | Mark Letestu | Rob Klinkhamer |
Defensemen
| Oscar Klefbom | Justin Schultz |
| Andrej Sekera | Mark Fayne |
| Griffin Reinhart | Eric Gryba |
Goaltenders
| Cam Talbot (starting) |
| Anders Nilsson |
Scratches: Andrew Miller, Brandon Davidson, Andrew Ference
Let's Go Red Wings!!!
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