9:30p ET, Scotiabank Saddledome
Calgary, AB
TV: Fox Sports Detroit Plus, TSN
Radio: 97.1 The Ticket
Flames Blogs: Matchsticks and Gasoline
The Expected Lineup
Henrik Zetterberg – Pavel Datsyuk – Justin Abdelkader
Johan Franzen – Valtteri Filppula – Daniel Cleary
Gustav Nyquist – Joakim Andersson – Damien Brunner
Drew Miller – Cory Emmerton – Patrick Eaves/Jordin Tootoo
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Niklas Kronwall – Jonathan Ericsson
Brian Lashoff – Carlo Colaiacovo
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Jimmy Howard (starting)
Scratches: Ian White and friends
Injuries: Mikael Samuelsson (upper body), Todd Bertuzzi (back) and Darren Helm (back)
| RED WINGS | THE MATCH-UP | FLAMES |
| 20-15-7 (47 pts; 8th in West) | Record | 16-22-4 (36 pts; 14th in West) |
| 2.48 (20th in NHL) | Goals Per Game | 2.69 (13th in NHL) |
| 2.45 (10th) | Goals Against Per Game | 3.38 (29th) |
| 18.1% (15th) | Power Play % | 19.6% (10th) |
| 80.6% (20th) | Penalty Kill % | 80.2% (21st) |
| Pavel Datsyuk (13 goals) | Goal Leader | Curtis Glencross (15 goals) |
| Pavel Datsyuk (41 points) | Points Leader | 2 tied with 28 points |
- The Red Wings are 68-64-16-1 (W-L-T-OTL) all-time against the Calgary Flames.
- Calgary has won 2 of it’s last 3 games and is 2-0-0 against the Wings this season.
- The Wings are 0-3-1 on Wednesdays this season.
- The last time these two teams met was March 13. Gustavsson was a disaster. Kronwall and Filppula scored for the Wings
- Detroit is 4-4-2 in their last 10 games. Calgary is 3-7-0
- Howard is 7-4-0 with a 2.63 GAA and .905 SV% in 11 career regular starts against the Flames.
Prediction: Detroit wins 3-1.
Let’s Go Red Wings.
