the Detroit Red Wings will attempt to score four straight wins when they host the scorching hot Seattle Kraken for the first time. The Red Wings defeated Boston 2-1 in Boston for last night Detroit’s 3,000th Franchise Victory.
Seattle have now won four of the last five after beating the Sabers 7-3 in Buffalo on Monday.
Tonight’s game time is 7:30 p.m. ET at LCA in Detroit, MI.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit is currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with an 11-9-3 record
- The Red Wings Special Teams are currently in 24th place in the NHL, PP 14.8%, PK 77.6%
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead the Red Wings with 21 points in 23 games
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 10 goals
- Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Red Wings with a rating of +9
- Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings defenders in scoring with 14 points in 23 games
- Raymond and Seider lead Detroit with 12 assists each
- Marc Staal scored the winning goal last night, his first goal of the season
- Thomas Greiss is expected to start and has a 4-6-0 record, 3.41 GAA and 0.901 SV% in 10 games
Detroit Expected lineup
Forward
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Givani Smith
Sam Gagner – Carter Rowney – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
defender
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Jordan Oesterle – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Gustav Lindström
goalkeeper
Thomas Greiss (starter)
Alex Nedeljkovic
Not in the list
Dan Renouf (healthy), Danny DeKeyser (COVID-19), Joe Veleno (upper body), Kyle Cricuolo (healthy)
Octopus Notes
- Seattle is currently 7th in the Pacific Division with an 8-13-1 record
- The Kraken Special Teams are currently in 19th place in the NHL, PP 18.0%, PK 81.6%
- Jaden Schwartz leads Seattle with 12 assists and 17 points in 22 games
- Jordan Eberle leads the Kraken with 11 goals in 22 games
- Defenseman Carson Soucy leads Seattle with a +5 rating
- Former Red Wings striker Riley Sheahan was recently waived and then called back last weekend
- Goalkeeper Philipp Grubauer is expected to start and has a 6-9-1 record, 3.03 GAA and 0.890 SV% in 17 games
- Goalkeeper Chris Driedger and former Red Wings striker Calle Jarnkrok were placed on IR today. Striker Kole Lind and goalkeeper Joey Daccord have been recalled
Expected formation in Seattle
Forward
Jaden Schwartz – Yanni Gourde – Jordan Eberle
Marcus Johansson – Alexander Wennberg – Mason Appleton
Brandon Tanev – Morgan Geekie – Jared McCann
Ryan Donato – Riley Sheahan – Joonas Donskoi
defender
Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak – Carson Soucy
Haydn Fleury – William Borgen
goalkeeper
Philipp Grubauer (starting)
Joey okay
Not in the list
Calle Jarnkrok (not known), Chris Driedger (not known), Colin Blackwell (healthy), Jeremy Lauzon (healthy), Kole Lind (healthy)
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