The Detroit Red Wings (8-3) play the third game of a five-game road trip tonight with a contest against the Anaheim Ducks (5-3-1). Detroit is 2-0 on the trip.

Where:  The Honda Center

When: 10 p.m., ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM

Odds: Detroit (+1.5,-275), Anaheim Ducks (-1.5, +200), ESPNBet

Hot: Defenseman Axel Sandin Pellikka continues to settle in with two assists and six shots on goal in Detroit’s three-game winning streak.

Not: Lucas Raymond and Dylan Larkin didn’t register a point against the Kings, and were on the ice for two goals-against. Larkin is off to one of the best individual starts in Red Wings player history, but he had no shots on goal against Los Angeles.

Spotlight: After going eight games without a goal, Alex DeBrincat has netted a goal in each of the last three games.

Absence: Patrick Kane has missed the last six games with an undisclosed upper body injury.

Story: John Gibson will play against Anaheim in his first trip there since being traded to Detroit. He played 12 seasons in Anaheim… The Red Wings (8-3) are tied for the NHL’s 2nd-best record and are coming off a 4-3 shootout road win against Los Angeles…Detroit was 4-for-4 on the penalty kill against Los Angeles. The Red Wings are tied for seventh on the PKA (87.7%). They were 32nd last season at 70,1%. Injury: Patrick Kane is close to returning, but it won’t be tonight.

Detroit Projected Lines

Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat — Marco Kasper — Mason Appleton

Andrew Copp — JT Compher — Jonatan Berggren

Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — James van Riemsdyk

Defense Pairings

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson-Trevor Hamonic

Subs: Forward Austin Watson, defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker.

Goalie

John Gibson  (Cam Talbot backing up)

Anaheim

Story: The Ducks will be playing their first game since coming off a 3-1-1 road trip. They scored 18 goals in the last four games of that trip …The improving Ducks are scoring 3.44 goals per game and giving up 3.44 goals per game …  Injuries: Chris Kreider, Radko Gudas and Mikael Granlund are all day-to-day. Ryan Strome is on IR.

Ducks Projected Lines

Nikita Nesterenko — Leo Carlsson — Troy Terry

Cutter Gautheir — Mason McTavish — Beckett Sennecke

Ross Johnston — Ryan Poehling —  Alex Killorn

Frank Vatrano  — Jansen Harkins — Sam Colangelo

 

Defense Pairings

Jackson Lacombe — Drew Helleson

Olen Zellweger — Jacob Trouba

Pavel Mintyukov — Ian Moore

 

Goalies

Lukas Dostral (Former Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek backing up)