No changes to things from last game, per the diggers so here’s what we’ve got.
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Henrik Zetterberg | Pavel Datsyuk | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Dylan Larkin | Brad Richards |
| Gus Nyquist | Andreas Athanasiou | Tomas Jurco |
| Darren Helm | Riley Sheahan | Luke Glendening |
Defensemen
| Kyle Quincey | Danny DeKeyser |
| Brendan Smith | Mike Green |
| Xavier Ouellet | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Teemu Pulkkinen, Jakub Kindl
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall, Jonathan Ericsson
Power-play units:
- Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader (net front)-Richards-Smith
- Nyquist-Larkin-Tatar-Helm (net front)-Green
Penguins Lineup
Forwards
| Chris Kunitz | Sidney Crosby | Patric Hornqvist |
| Carl Hagelin | Matt Cullen | Phil Kessel |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | Oskar Sundqvist | Bryan Rust |
| Scott Wilson | Kevin Porter | Conor Sheary |
Defensemen
| Olli Maatta | Kris Letang |
| Brian Dumoulin | Trevor Daley |
| Derrick Pouliot | Ben Lovejoy |
Goaltenders
| Marc-Andre Fleury |
| Jeff Zatkoff |
Fun Facts!
Kevin Porter played for the Griffins last year!
I have never heard of Tom Kuhnhackl
Raccoons do indeed have knuckles
Key Matchups
Red Wings versus guys I’ve heard of
I recognize more than half of the forwards on the Penguins roster. I expect the Red Wings to control play against the rest of them, so the key will be taking care of the guys who are really good, like Sidney Crosby.
Petr Mrazek versus forgetting his last start
Mrazek got away with a bad game on Sunday. He needs to do better in this one. The Wings kind of feel like they’re on the precipice of a potential bad streak and I think a good performance by Mrazek might short-circuit that.
Let’s Go Red Wings.
