The Detroit Red Wings return home against the St. Louis Blues after losing all four road games within six days. Three days off and a return to home ice should help rejuvenate an exhausted Red Wings team.
St. Louis are on a one game winning streak after defeating Vegas 5-2 on Monday night.
Tonight the Red Wings host St. Louis at LCA in Detroit, MI. Game time is 7:30 PM ET.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 4th in the Atlantic Division with a 8-9-3 record
- The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 23rd in the NHL, PP 15.8%, PK 78.7%
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead the Red Wings in scoring with 12 assists and 19 points in 20 games
- Tyler Bertuzzi and Dylan Larkin lead Detroit with nine goals each
- Bertuzzi also leads the Red wings with a +9 rating
- Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings defensemen in scoring with 13 points in 20 games
- Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has a 4-3-3 record, 2.83 GAA, and .914 SV% in 12 games
- Coach Blashill announced on Tuesday that defenseman Troy Stecher (wrist) and center Mitchell Stephens (lower body) will be out until after the Olympic break in February
- The Red Wings recalled 27-year-old defenseman Dan Renouf from Grand Rapids this morning. Renouf played 18 games with Colorado last year
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Givani Smith – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Jordan Oesterle – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Marc Staal (illness), Dan Renouf (healthy), Carter Rowney (healthy)
Blues Notes
- St. Louis are currently 2nd in the Central Division with a 10-6-2 record
- The Blues special teams are currently ranked 5th in the NHL, PP 28.9%, PK 82.0%
- Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues in scoring with 18 points in 18 games
- Kyrou and Brandon Saad lead St. Louis with eight goals
- Robert Thomas leads the Blues with 15 assists
- Defenseman Justin Faulk leads the Blues with a +8 rating
- Goaltender Jordan Binnington is expected to start and has a 7-5-2 record, 2.79 GAA, and .914 SV% in 14 games
St. Louis Projected Lineup
Forwards
Jordan Kyrou – Ryan O’Reilly – David Perron
Pavel Buchnevich – Robert Thomas – Vladimir Tarasenko
Brandon Saad – Oskar Sundqvist – Ivan Barbashev
Klim Kostin – Tyler Bozak – James Neal
Defensemen
Marco Scandella – Colton Parayko
Torey Krug – Justin Faulk
Scott Perunovich – Niko Mikkola
Goaltenders
Jordan Binnington (starting)
Ville Husso
Not in lineup
Brayden Schenn (upper body), Robert Bortuzzo (undisclosed), Jake Walman (healthy)