The Detroit Red Wings will continue on their western swing in Edmonton tonight with a game against the Oilers. In November, Detroit won the first game of the season series 4-2. The Oilers are on a two game winning streak and are 4-5-1 in their last 10 games.
Game time tonight is 9:00 PM ET at Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB.
Players Focus: Marc Staal (LD, Detroit)
Marc Staal played in his 1000th game in Calgary on Saturday night. Staal is currently in his 2nd season in Detroit and is serving as an alternate captain this year.
Staal is having another steady season in the NHL. In 52 games, Staal has scored one goal, nine assists, 10 points, and leads the Red Wings with a +9 rating.
Staal is in the last year of his contract that pays him $2M a season. Staal will be an UFA at the end of the season and is definitely a player that may be on the move before Monday’s trade deadline.
Red Wings Notes
- Detroit are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 24-28-7 record
- The Red Wings are currently 27th in PP (17.3%) and 31st in PK (72.8%)
- Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 27 goals and 57 points in 54 games
- Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings with 36 assists in 59 games
- Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 41 points
- Lucas Raymond is currently 2nd in NHL rookie scoring with 45 points in 59 games
- Defenseman Marc Staal leads the Red Wings with a +9 rating
- Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic Greiss is expected to start and has an 15-17-6 record, 3.23 GAA, and a .901 SV%, in 42 games
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Valdislav Namestnikov – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Jakub Vrana – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner
Adam Erne – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Givani Smith – Michael Rasmussen – Luke Witkowski
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Moritz Seider
Jordan Oesterle – Filip Hronek
Marc Staal – Troy Stecher
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic (starter)
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Gustav Lindstrom, Tyler Bertuzzi, Taro Hirose, Olli Juolevi
Injured: Robby Fabbri (lower body), ), Carter Rowney (lower body), Mitchell Stephens (lower body), Danny DeKeyser (undisclosed)
Oilers Notes
- Edmonton are currently 3rd in the Pacific Division with a 32-23-4 record
- The Oilers special teams are currently 6th in PP (24.6%) and 23rd in PK (76.2%)
- Connor McDavid currently leads the NHL scoring with 83 points in 58 games
- Leon Draisaitl leads the Oilers with 39 goals in 59 games
- Evan Bouchard leads all Edmonton defensemen in scoring with 31 points
- Draisaitl also leads all Oilers players with a +15 rating
- Mikko Koskinen is expected to start and has a 21-9-3 record, 2.98 GAA, a .906 SV% and one SO in 34 games
Edmonton Projected Lineup
Forwards
Evander Kane – Connor McDavid – Kailer Yamamoto
Ryan McLeod – Leon Draisaitl – Zach Hyman
Warren Foegele – Devin Shore – Derek Ryan
Josh Archibald – Brad Malone – Zack Kassian
Defensemen
Darnell Nurse – Cody Ceci
Duncan Keith – Evan Bouchard
Philip Broberg – Tyson Barrie
Goaltenders
Mikko Koskinen (starting)
Mike Smith
Scratched: Tyler Benson, William Lagesson
Injured: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (shoulder), Kris Russell (undisclosed), Kyle Turris (undisclosed), Oscar Klefbom (shoulder), Jesse Puljujarvi (lower body)