Kings at Red Wings: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings' Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Dylan Larki |
| Brad Richards | Pavel Datsyuk | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Gus Nyquist | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Tatar |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Darren Helm |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Mike Green |
| Danny DeKeyser | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Brendan Smith | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Petr Mrazek |
| Jimmy Howard |
Scratches: Brendan Smith (ill), Tomas Jurco (forgot to pick up Blashill's dry cleaning), Joakim Andersson (isn't Teemu Pulkkinen)
Injuries: Kyle Quincey, Brad Richards, Landon Ferraro, Johan Franzen
Power-play units:
- Nyquist-Zetterberg- Abdelkader Kronwall-Green
- Pulkkinen-Datsyuk-Tatar Larkin-Kindl
Ottawa Senators Lineup
Forwards
| Mike Hoffman | Kyle Turris | Mark Stone |
| Matt Puempel | Mika Zibanejad | Bobby Ryan |
| Milan Michalek | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Alex Chiasson |
| Curtis Lazar | Zack Smith | Chris Neil |
Defensemen
| Marc Methot | Erik Karlsson |
| Patrick Wiercioch | Cody Ceci |
| Mark Borowiecki | Chris Wideman |
Goaltenders
| Craig Anderson |
| Matt O'Connor |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Ottawa: 21-12-1-1
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against the Senators: 3.23
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against the Senators: 2.66
Key Match-ups
Glendening Line vs Turris Line
I think it's fair to expect the Wings 4th line to go head-to-head against the Sens top line. I also think it's fair to expect the 4th line to get their faces caved in. This seems to be the game Blashill wants to continue to play. He'll match Glendening up against Turris as much as he can. Of course, Turris is banged up and game time decision. If he doesn't go, the 4th line vs whatever the Sens top line is will still be key.
Red Wings PP vs Senators PK
On Saturday night, the Wings went 1-for-3 against the Bruins league worst PK. Tonight the Wings will face a Senators PK that ranks 29th out of 30. It's another chance to pad the PP stats and score some damn goals. The Wings will need to be better than 1-for-3 though if they want to win the game.