Red Wings vs Senators: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Teemu Pulkkinen | Darren Helm | Tomas Jurco |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Joakim Andersson |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Danny DeKeyser | Alexey Marchenko |
| Jakub Kindl | Brendan Smith |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Landon Ferraro
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Brad Richards, Mike Green, Kyle Quincey
Power-play units:
Tatar-Zetterberg-Nyquist Abdelkader-Kronwall
Pulkkinen-Sheahan-Larkin Jurco-Kindl
[Note: The Wings had just an optional skate so far and the diggers haven't reported any changes as of time of posting. We'll update if anything new comes out]
Senators Lineup
Forwards
| Shane Prince | Kyle Turris | Mark Stone |
| Matt Puempel | Mika Zibanejad | Bobby Ryan |
| Milan Michalek | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Alex Chiasson |
| Max McCormick | Zack Smith | Chris Neil |
Defensemen
| Marc Methot | Erik Karlsson |
| Patrick Wiercioch | Cody Ceci |
| Jared Cowen | Mark Borowiecki |
Goaltenders
| Craig Anderson |
| Andrew Hammond |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against Ottawa: 20-12-1-1
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against Ottawa: 3.24
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against Ottawa: 2.64
Data provided by hockeyreference.com
Key Match-up
Special Teams
Detroit did a great job at holding the Senators scoreless on the power-play, and managed to score a goal on the man advantage last night. The fact of the matter is that the Red Wings only scored one goal in five attempts. That needs to change if this team is going to find it's traction going forward. Who knows if Detroit gets that many chances, but nevertheless, they need to capitalize on what is given to them.
Red Wings vs Zone Entries
You guys, the team needs to enter the zone with dominance. No more hesitating, or "too much passy, not enough shooty." It's time to figure it out, and carry the puck into the zone with confidence, and dominate puck control while in the opposing team's zone. Let's go. We can do this.