News broke earlier today that the Red Wings had called up Andreas Athanasiou from Grand Rapids to replace Landon Ferraro, who was injured in Friday’s game against the Maple Leafs. Kyle Quincey was placed on short-term injured reserve to make room for Athanasiou.
Wings have called up forward Andreas Athanasiou from Grand Rapids. He’ll make NHL debut today vs. Dallas.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) November 8, 2015
We also know more details about Ferraro’s injury, although we are still uncertain as to how long he may be out.
#RedWings F Landon Ferraro suffered sprained knee Friday, severity still being determined.
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) November 8, 2015
Jimmy Howard will be the starting goaltender for the Red Wings today, after Petr Mrazek started Friday’s game against the Leafs.
Blashill said Howard starting today.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) November 8, 2015
Updated Line Combinations
Forwards
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Gustav Nyquist |
| Joakim Andersson | Darren Helm | Teemu Pulkkinen |
| Drew Miller | Luke Glendening | Andreas Athanasiou |
Defensemen
| Niklas Kronwall | Brendan Smith |
| Danny DeKeyser | Jonathan Ericsson |
| Jakub Kindl | Mike Green |
Goaltenders
| Jimmy Howard (starting) |
| Petr Mrazek |
Scratches: Tomas Jurco, Alexey Marchenko
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Pavel Datsyuk, Landon Ferraro, Brad Richards, Kyle Quincey
Let’s Go Red Wings!!!
