The Detroit Red Wings play Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers Tuesday night at LCA in Detroit, MI. Game time is 7:30 PM ET.
Detroit is on a two game winning streak after defeating Buffalo and Vegas on the weekend. Edmonton have won four straight so, this should be a very entertaining game.
Red Wings Notes
- Pius Suter is heating up as he had four points in the two weekend victories
- Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Red Wings with 9G and 15 points in 10 games played
- Lucas Raymond continues to lead all NHL rookies with 14 points
- Moritz Seider leads all rookies with nine assists
- The Detroit special teams are currently 27th, PP-18.2%, PK-71.1%
- Detroit is currently 15th in overall league standings with a 6-5-2 record
- Sam Gagner will play his 900th NHL game tonight for Detroit
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Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Mitchell Stephens – Sam Gagner
Givani Smith – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom
Goaltenders
Alex Nedeljkovic (expected to start)
Thomas Greiss
Not in lineup
Carter Rowney (Healthy), Jordan Oesterle (Healthy), Troy Stecher (undisclosed), Jakub Vrana (shoulder)
Oilers Notes
- Leon Draisaitl leads the NHL in scoring with 10 G, 23 PTS in 10 games
- Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins both lead the NHL with 14 assists
- The Oilers PP has been incredible and has a 50% success rate
- Edmonton is currently 3rd in league standings with a 9-1-0 record
- Edmonton is undefeated on the road at 3-0-0
- Goaltender Stuart Skinner will make his season debut tonight for the Oilers
- Ryan McLeod has been recalled from Bakersfield (AHL) and will dress tonight
- Former Red Wing Brendan Perlini will play tonight for the OIlers
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Edmonton Projected Lineup
Forwards
Leon Draisaitl – Connor McDavid – Jesse Puljujarvi
Zach Hyman – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Zack Kassian
Warren Foegele – Derek Ryan – Kailer Yamamoto
Colton Sceviour – Brendan Perlini – Ryan McLeod
Defensemen
Darnell Nurse – Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith – Cody Ceci
Slater Koekkoek – Tyson Barrie
Goaltenders
Stuart Skinner (expected to start)
Mikko Koskinen
Not in lineup
Devin Shore (lower body), Mike Smith (lower body), Tyler Benson (healthy), Kris Russell (healthy), Kyle Turris (healthy)