Gameday Updates
Talked to Sam Gagner a year into COVID-19 pandemic: “You look at our situation, and you just kind of feel for everyone that is going through still a difficult time. We are just thankful to be back playing and do what we love to do.”https://t.co/7u01mjznkb
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) March 11, 2021
Projected Lineups
Detroit Red Wings
Robby Fabbri – Dylan Larkin – Anthony Mantha
Sam Gagner – Vladislav Namestnikov – Filip Zadina
Matthias Bromé – Michael Rasmussen – Bobby Ryan
Darren Helm – Luke Glendening – Adam Erne
Danny DeKeyser – Filip Hronek
Marc Staal – Jon Merrill
Patrik Nemeth – Christian Djoos
Jonathan Bernier
Thomas Griess
Tampa Bay Lightning
Forwards
Ondrej Palat — Brayden Point — Anthony Cirelli
Alex Killorn — Yanni Gourde — Steven Stamkos
Barclay Goodrow — Tyler Johnson — Blake Coleman
Patrick Maroon — Mathieu Joseph — Alexander Volkov
Defense
Victor Hedman — Eric Cernak
Ryan McDonagh — Andreas Borgman
Mikhail Sergachev — Callan Foote
Goalies
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Curtis McElhinney
Keys to the Game
Build off Tuesday
The kind of pace and structure from Tuesday will be crucial to staying in this one. Even then there are going to be breakdowns and responding to them will say a lot about whether this team is building that elusive identity we’ve been hoping for.
Powerplay Success
I’m stealing a key from the last GDU. The putrid PP is all the way up to just bad now that Detroit has been humming with the man advantage. they won’t get many chances, so capitalizing will go a long way.
Play Physical
Tampa doesn’t like getting hit. Nobody likes getting hit. Hit them.
