The Anaheim Ducks take on the Detroit Red Wings at the Little Caesars Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
DUCKS (11-4-1) at RED WINGS (9-7-0)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, KTTV, Victory+
Ducks projected lineup
Chris Kreider — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry
Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke
Nikita Nesterenko — Ryan Poehling — Alex Killorn
Ryan Strome — Mikael Granlund — Frank Vatrano
Jackson LaCombe — Drew Helleson
Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba
Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore
Lukas Dostal
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Sam Colangelo, Ross Johnston, Jansen Harkins
Injured: Radko Gudas (lower body)
Status report
Strome will make his season debut after missing 16 games with an upper-body injury. … Granlund will return after missing eight games with a lower-body injury.
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Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Patrick Kane — J.T. Compher — Emmitt Finnie
Marco Kasper — Nate Danielson — Mason Appleton
James van Riemsdyk — Andrew Copp — Elmer Soderblom
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Travis Hamonic — Albert Johansson
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Jonatan Berggren, Michael Rasmussen
Injured: None
Status report
Gibson will start against his former team for the second time in two weeks. … The Red Wings held an optional morning skate Thursday. … Detroit coach Todd McLellan juggled his top two lines at practice Wednesday, with DeBrincat moving to the top line and Finnie to the second line.
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