Preview: Detroit Red Wings take on the Chicago Blackhawks

The Detroit Red Wings will play their second road game in two nights when they play at the United Center in Chicago, IL.  Game time tonight is 7:00 PM ET.

Tyler Bertuzzi will return to action after missing last night’s road 6-1 loss in Montreal.  Carter Rowney will return to the press box after a one game audition.  Filip Hronek remains day-to-day and will not dress tonight.  Alex Nedeljkovic will get the start in goal for the Red Wings.

Detroit Projected Lineup

Forwards

Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond

Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina

Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne

Givani Smith – Mitchell Stephens – Sam Gagner

Defense
Danny DeKeyser – Filip Hronek

Nick Leddy – Moritz Seider

Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom

Goalies
Alex Nedeljkovic (Starting)

Thomas Greiss

Not in Lineup
Troy Stecher (Healthy), Jordan Oesterle (Healthy), Carter Rowney (Healthy)

Chicago Projected Lineup

Forwards

Alex Debrincat – Henrik Borgstrom – Ryan Carpenter

Dominik Kubalik – Jonathan Toews – Dylan Strome

Brandon Hagel – Kirby Dach – Philipp Kurashev

Mackenzie Entwistle –  Tyler Johnson – Jujhar Khaira

Defense

Calvin de Haan – Seth Jones

Jake McCabe – Connor Murphy

Riley Stillman – Erik Gustafsson

Goalies

Kevin Lankinen (Starting)

Marc-Andre Fleury

Not in Lineup 

Patrick Kane (Covid-19 Protocol),  Adam Gaudette (Healthy), Reese Johnson (Healthy)

Chicago Notes

• Chicago are winless 0-4-1 to start the season
• The Blackhawks have been outscored 21-9 in their first five games
• Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks with 1G-4A-5PTS in five games
• Marc-Andre Fleury is 0-3-0 with a 5.63 GAA and .840 SV% to start his tenure with Chicago
• Forwards Ryan Carpenter, Patrick Kane and defenseman Erik Gustafsson did not practice Saturday (Covid-19 Protocol).  Carpenter and Gustafsson will play, Kane remains in Covid-19 Protocol
• Forward Reese Johnson was recalled on Saturday from Rockford (AHL)