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Coming off of a win against the Buffalo Sabres, I think the Red Wings are setup pretty nicely to win two in a row after tonight. Call me a fool because the team they are facing isn’t very good, but I have confidence.
The last time we saw these Devils, we gave up three unanswered goals in the first period. That was bad. You know what, it was worse than bad. It was the sports equivalent of shitting your pants at the fair.The Red Wings lost that game 4-3. Let’s not do that again.
Even though he was held without a shot, or a point in the last meeting, it seems as if New Jersey’s top-scoring player Mike Cammelleri will not play tonight due to injury. That could be a huge advantage for the Red Wings, who seem to play down to the Devils on a consistent basis.
We are unsure of who will be our starter this evening, but I think we end up seeing Petr Mrazek despite the fact that he has appeared in seven consecutive games. We will keep you updated with out gameday updates post that will come later this afternoon.
Detroit’s Expected Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Gustav Nyquist |
| Brad Richards | Pavel Dastyuk | Darren Helm |
| Dylan Larkin | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Tatar |
| Joakim Andersson | Luke Glendening | Tomas Nosek |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Danny DeKeyser | Alexey Marchenko |
| Brendan Smith | Mike Green |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Jakub Kindl
Injuries: Kyle Quincey, Johan Franzen, Teemu Pulkkinen, Drew Miller
New Jersey’s Expected Lineup
Forwards
| Jiri Tlusty | Travis Zajac | Kyle Palmieri |
| Tyler Kennedy | Adam Henrique | Lee Stempniak |
| Steffan Matteau | Sergey Kalinin | Mike Sislo |
| Bobby Farnham | Stephen Gionta | Jordin Tootoo |
Defensemen
| John Moore | Andy Greene |
| David Schlemko | Adam Larsson |
| John Merrill | Damon Severson |
Goaltenders
| Cory Schneider |
| Keith Kinkaid |
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| DEVILS | THE MATCH-UP | RED WINGS |
| 20-14-5 (4th in Metropolitan, 45 pts) | Record | 19-13-7 (3rd in Atlantic, 45 pts) |
| 2.33 (27th in NHL) | Goals Per Game | 2.54 (19th in NHL) |
| 2.31 (27th in NHL) | Goals Against Per Game | 2.67 (14th in NHL) |
| 20.0% (11th in NHL) | Power Play % | 18.3% (21st in NHL) |
| 83.2% (8th in NHL) | Penalty Kill % | 79.1% (20th in NHL) |
| Kyle Palmieri (17 goals) | Goal Leader | Dylan Larkin (13 goals) |
| Mike Cammalleri (35 points) | Points Leader | Henrik Zetterberg (29 points) |
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Game Day Prediction Contest
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Make your game predictions on the winning team, final score, and who the Wings player of the game will be. Enter the required information into the form below using the formats indicated in the questions. If you don’t use those formats, your answers will be disregarded. All submissions are timestamped and will be accepted only until the official game start time. All other submissions after that will be disregarded. Only one submission per person, please. POTG will be determined by the collective of WiiM writers.
Each correct winning team prediction is worth 1 point. Each correct player of the game prediction is worth 2 points. Each correct final score prediction is worth 5 points. If you get all three correct you’ll receive 15 points.
