The Detroit Red Wings (9-7) play a home game Thursday against the Anaheim Ducks (11-4-1). The Ducks lead the Pacific Division and the Red Wings are not in a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0 Little Caesars Arena<\/p>\n
When: 7 p.m., ET<\/p>\n
TV\/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network\/97.1 FM<\/p>\n
Odds: Detroit (-1.5, +180), Anaheim\u00a0 (+1.5, -235), ESPNBet<\/p>\n
Hot: The Ducks team had won seven in a row before losing Tuesday to Colorado<\/p>\n
Not: Emmitt Finnie has gone seven games without a point.<\/p>\n
Spotlight:\u00a0 Center Nate Danielson will get more of an opportunity to show what he can do at the NHL level.<\/p>\n
Story: The Red Wings lost 5-2 to the Ducks in Anaheim on Halloween. John Gibson was in net for Detroit that night. He will also start Thursday against his former team. In Gibson\u2019s nine outings this season, he has surrendered four or more goals five times\u2026 Detroit has been outscored 10-2 in its three-game losing streak\u2026A 1-for-20 slump on the power play has dropped Detroit to 17th (18.9%) in the NHL rankings\u2026The Red Wings\u2019 scoring average of 2.75 goals per game now ranks 25th in the NHL.<\/p>\n
Detroit Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Alex DeBrincat \u2014 Dylan Larkin \u2014 Lucas Raymond<\/p>\n
Emmitt Finnie \u2014 JT Compher \u2014 Patrick Kane<\/p>\n
Marco Kasper \u2014 Nate Danielson\u2013 Mason Appleton<\/p>\n
James van Riemsdyk\u2013 Andrew Copp \u2014 Michael Rasmussen<\/p>\n
Defense Pairings<\/p>\n
Simon Edvinsson \u2014 Moritz Seider<\/p>\n
Ben Chiarot \u2014 Axel Sandin-Pellikka<\/p>\n
Albert Johansson \u2014 Jacob Bernard-Decker<\/p>\n
Subs: Defenseman Jacob Bernard-Docker, forward Elmer Soderblom<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/p>\n
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up).<\/p>\n
Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n
Story: The Ducks rank second in the NHL with a 3.94 goals per game scoring average.\u00a0 They have scored four or more goals 10 times in 16 games\u2026 Anahein\u2019s 3.13 GAA ranks 17th\u2026 Leo Carlsson is second in the NHL scoring race with 26 points (11 goals, 15 assists) in 16 games\u2026 Injuries: Mikael Granlund is out week-to-week; Radko Gudas is on injured reserve; Ryan Strome is day-to-day.<\/p>\n
Ducks Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Chris Kreider \u2014 Leo Carlsson \u2014 Troy Terry<\/p>\n
Cutter Gautheir \u2014 Mason McTavish \u2014 Beckett Sennecke<\/p>\n
Nikita Nesterenko \u2014 Ryan Poehling \u2014 Alex Killorn<\/p>\n
Ross Johnston \u2014 Jansen Harkins \u2014 Frank Vatrano<\/p>\n
Defense Pairings<\/p>\n
Jackson Lacombe \u2014 Drew Helleson<\/p>\n
Olen Zellweger \u2014 Jacob Trouba<\/p>\n
Pavel Mintyukov \u2014 Ian Moore<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/p>\n
Lukas Dostral (Former Red Wings goalie Petr Mrazek backing up)<\/p>\n
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