The Detroit Red Wings continue their road trip tonight with their fourth game in eight days when they visit the surprising Buffalo Sabres. Game time is 7:00 PM ET at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
On Thursday, the Sabres completed a blockbuster trade with the Vegas Golden Knights. The Golden Knights acquired Jack Eichel and a conditional pick from Buffalo in exchange for Alex Tuch, Peyton Krebs and two conditional picks.
Red Wings fans will not see Tuch (Shoulder) or Krebs (assigned to Rochester in the AHL) on Saturday night.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit is on a four game losing streak
- Detroit is currently 25th in league standings with a 4-5-2 record
- Detroit is currently 27th in special teams, PP 15.4%, PK 70%
- Dylan Larkin (Personal) remains out of the lineup for the Red Wings
- Rookie Lucas Raymond now leads the Red Wings with 10 points in 11 games
- Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit with six goals and a +7 rating in eight games
- Rookie defenseman Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings with nine assists in 11 games
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Pius Suter – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Joe Veleno – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Mitchell Stephens – Sam Gagner
Givani Smith – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Jordan Oesterle – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Troy Stecher
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Carter Rowney (Healthy), Gustav Lindstrom (Undisclosed), Dylan Larkin (Personal), Danny DeKeyser (Healthy)
Sabres Notes
- Buffalo are currently on a three game losing streak
- Buffalo are 17th in league standings with a 5-4-1 record
- Buffalo special teams rank 4th in the NHL, PP 25.9%, PK 89.3%
- Victor Olausson leads the Sabres with 5G and 9PTS.
- Defensemen Jacob Bryson, Colin Miller, and Rasmus Dahlin are tied for the team lead with five assists
- Tonight will be Girgensons’ 500th NHL game
- Goaltender Craig Anderson has an upper body injury and will not dress, Aaron Dell has been recalled from Rochester
- Winger Brett Murray sent to AHL to make room for Dell
Buffalo Projected Lineup
Forwards
Jeff Skinner – Tage Thompson – Rasmus Asplund
Drake Caggiula – Dylan Cozens – Vinnie Hinostroza
Zemgus Girgensons – Cody Eakin – Kyle Okposo
Anders Bjork – Arttu Ruotsalainen – John Hayden
Defensemen
Rasmus Dahlin – Will Butcher
Jacob Bryson – Colin Miller
Robert Haag – Mark Pysyk
Goaltenders
Dustin Tokarski
Aaron Dell
Not in lineup
Craig Anderson (Upper Body), Alex Tuch (Shoulder), Victor Olausson (Undisclosed), Christian Wolanin (Healthy)