Preview: Red Wings conclude western trip tonight in Seattle

The Detroit Red Wings look to continue their modest one-game winning streak tonight in Seattle. The Kraken are on a one game losing streak and are 2-6-2 in their last 10 games.

Game time tonight is 10:00 PM ET at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA.

Player Focus: Riley Sheahan (C, Seattle)

Former Red Wings player Riley Sheahan is putting together a nice if unspectacular inaugural season in Seattle. Sheahan signed as a free agent with Seattle and has suited up for 49 games with the Kraken.

This season, Sheahan has scored two goals, nine assists, 11 points, and a +4 rating. Sheahan is a dependable 4th line center at this stage in his career, and Seattle has been the perfect place for the former Detroit 1st rounder.

At 30, Sheahan is currently playing in his 11th NHL season. He has played 614 NHL games, and has scored 72 goals, 116 assists, 188 points, and a -54 rating.

Sheahan is in the final season of his current contract and will be an UFA at the end of the season. Sheahan’s contract has a cap hit of $850,000 annually.

Red Wings Notes

Detroit are currently 5th in the Atlantic Division with a 25-29-7 record
The Red Wings are currently 27th in PP (17.7%) and 30th in PK (73.2%)
Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 27 goals and 58 points in 56 games
Moritz Seider leads the Red Wings with 37 assists in 61 games
Seider leads all Detroit defensemen in scoring with 42 points
Lucas Raymond is currently 2nd in NHL rookie scoring with 46 points in 61 games
Defenseman Marc Staal leads the Red Wings with a +10 rating
Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is expected to start and has a 16-18-6 record, 3.15 GAA, a .903 SV%, and two SO in 44 games
There remains trade speculation regarding Nick Leddy as he is a healthy scratch again tonight

Detroit Projected Lineup

Forwards

Valdislav Namestnikov – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond

Tyler Bertuzzi – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina

Jakub Vrana – Joe Veleno – Sam Gagner

Givani Smith – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne

Defensemen

Jordan Oesterle – Moritz Seider

Olli Juolevi – Filip Hronek

Marc Staal – Troy Stecher

Goaltenders

Alex Nedeljkovic (starter)

Thomas Greiss

Scratched: Gustav Lindstrom, Nick Leddy, Taro Hirose

Injured: Robby Fabbri (lower body), Carter Rowney (lower body), Mitchell Stephens (lower body), Danny DeKeyser (upper body)

Kraken Notes

Seattle are currently 8th in the Pacific Division with a 18-38-6 record
The Kraken special teams are currently 29th in PP (15.3%) and 28th in PK (74.6%)
Yanni Gourde leads Seattle with 22 assists and 36 points in 54 games
Jared McCann leads the Kraken with 23 goals in 54 games
Vince Dunn leads all Seattle defensemen in scoring with 24 points
Defenseman Carson Soucy leads all Kraken players with a +9 rating
Philipp Grubauer is expected to start and has a 13-26-5 record, 3.23 GAA, a .888 SV% and one SO in 45 games
Former Red Wings draftee Calle Jarnkrok was traded from Seattle to Calgary on Thursday
Trade speculation will keep captain Mark Giordano out of the Kraken lineup tonight