Red Wings vs Sharks: Gameday Updates, Line Combinations, Key Match-ups
Line Combinations
Red Wings' Lineup
Forwards
| Justin Abdelkader | Henrik Zetterberg | Pavel Datsyuk |
| Gustav Nyquist | Dylan Larkin | Tomas Tatar |
| Riley Sheahan | Andreas Athanasiou | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Darren Helm |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Mike Green |
| Danny DeKeyser | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Jakub Kindl | Alexey Marchenko |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Tomas Jurco, Joakim Andersson, Brendan Smith
Injuries: Brad Richards, Landon Ferraro, Johan Franzen, Kyle Quincey
Power-play units:
- Nyquist, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Abdelkader (net-front), Green
- Pulkkinen, Larkin, Tatar, Sheahan (net-front), Kronwall
Sharks Lineup
Forwards
| Melker Karlsson | Joe Thornton | Joe Pavelski |
| Nikolay Goldobin | Patrick Marleau | Joel Ward |
| Joonas Donskoi | Tomas Hertl | Tommy Wingels |
| Matthew Nieto | Chris Tierny | Mike Brown |
Defensemen
| Paul Martin | Brent Burns |
| Marc-Edouard Vlasic | Justin Braun |
| Brenden Dillon | Matt Tennyson |
Goaltenders
| Martin Jones |
| Alex Stalock |
Fun Facts!
Red Wings all-time record against San Jose: 52-26-4-4
Red Wings goals for per game (GF/G) against San Jose: 3.56
Red Wings goals against per game (GA/G) against San Jose: 2.72
Key Match-ups
2nd Line vs Whichever Line It's Up Against
Larkin will now be centering his own line with Tatar and Nyquist on his wings, and that is what we call pure unadulterated excitement. Lots of speed, lots of skill, lots of scoring potential. Surely whoever is matched up against that line will have their hands full.
Special Teams vs Special Teams
San Jose is in the bottom for both special teams so far this year, yes even worse than Detroit. Assuming the Wings get some more favorable calls than they have in recent games, they could put this one away with some efficient penalty killing, and play on the man advantage.