Game 17: Detroit Red Wings Visit Columbus Blue Jackets

Coming off a thrilling OT win against Montreal on Saturday, , the Red Wings travel to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.  Game time is 7:00 PM ET at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH.

Detroit won the first meeting between the two teams 4-1 at home on October 19.

Red Wings Notes

• Joe Veleno has been recalled and Mitchell Stephens has been placed on IR retroactive to November 13
• Detroit are currently 3rd in the Atlantic Division with a 8-6-2 record
• The Red Wings special teams are currently ranked 28th in the NHL, PP 15.4%, PK 75.9%
• Dylan Larkin scored two goals on Saturday, including the OT winner, and now has six goals and 11 points in 12 games for the Red Wings. Larkin now has 300 points for his NHL career
• Tyler Bertuzzi continues to lead the Red Wings in scoring with nine goals and 16 points in 13 games
• Moritz Seider leads all Red Wings and all rookies with 10 assists.  He is also the second fastest (16 games) rookie defenseman to 10 assists to start his career in a Red Wings uniform behind Par Djoos (15 games in 1990).
• Lucas Raymond remains the top rookie scorer in the NHL with 15 points in 16 games
• Thomas Greiss is expected to start and has a 4-4-0 record, 3.09 GAA, and .909 SV% in eight games

Detroit Projected Lineup

Forwards

Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond

Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina

Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne

Sam Gagner – Joe Veleno – Carter Rowney

Defensemen

Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek

Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider

Marc Staal – Gustav Lindstrom

Goaltenders

Thomas Greiss (starter)

Alex Nedeljkovic

Not in lineup
Givani Smith (healthy),  Jordan Oesterle (healthy), Troy Stecher (undisclosed), Jakub Vrana (shoulder), Mitchell Stephens (lower body)

Blue Jackets Notes

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• Columbus are currently 6th in the Metropolitan Division with a 7-5-0 record
• The Blue Jackets special teams are currently ranked 15th in the NHL, PP 21.2%, PK 81.1%
• Oliver Bjorkstrand leads Columbus with 15 points in 12 games
• Boone Jenner leads the Blue Jackets with six goals
• Jakub Voracek leads Columbus with 11 assists
• RW Justin Danforth will make his NHL debut tonight for the Blue Jackets
• Goaltender Elvis Merzlikins is expected to start and has a 5-2-0 record, 2.42 GAA, .929 SV% in 7 games

Columbus Projected Lineup

Forwards
Gustav Nyquist – Boone Jenner – Oliver Bjorkstrand

Yegor Chinakhov – Cole Sillinger –  Jakub Voracek

Eric Robinson – Sean Kuraly – Alexandre Texier

Gregory Hoffman – Jack Roslovic – Justin Danforth

Defensemen
Zach Werenski – Jake Bean

Vladislav Gavrikov – Andrew Peeke

Gavin Bayreuther  – Adam Boqvist

Goaltenders

Elvis Merzlikins (starting)

Joonas Korpisalo

Not in lineup
Scott Harrington (healthy), Dean Kukan (wrist), Emil Bemstrom (oblique), Patrik Laine (oblique), Max Domi (Covid-19), Kevin Stenlund (healthy), Gabriel Carlsson (healthy)