Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Nashville Predators 10/12/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Nashville Predators tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 6-3 loss to the Penguins on Thursday night while the Predators are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Stars on Thursday

Detroit Red Wings (0-1-0, 0 Points) vs. Nashville Predators (0-1-0, 0 Points)

When: Saturday, October 12
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: ESPN+

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Alex DeBrincat – 3
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 2
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 2

Nashville Predators

Points: Filip Forsberg – 2
Goals: Filip Forsberg – 1
Assists: Jonathan Marchessault – 2

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 20.0 (16)
Penalty Kill: 50.0 (25)
GF: 3.00 (15)
GA: 6.00 (28)
Faceoff: 46.4 (20)

Nashville Predators

Power-Play: 16.7 (21)
Penalty Kill: 75.0 (18)
GF: 3.00 (15)
GA: 4.00 (20)
Faceoff: 65.5 (1)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Tyler Motte – Joe Veleno – Jonatan Berggren
Ben Chiarot – Moritz Seider
Simon Edvinsson – Justin Holl
Olli Maatta – Albert Johansson

Nashville Predators

Filip Forsberg – Ryan O’Reilly – Gustav Nyquist
Steven Stamkos – Tommy Novak – Jonathan Marchessault
Luke Evangelista – Colton Sissons – Philip Tomasino
Mark Jankowski – Michael McCarron – Cole Smith
Roman Josi – Dante Fabbro
Brady Skjei – Luke Schenn
Jeremy Lauzon – Alexandre Carrier

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (0-0-0, 3.47 GAA)

Talbot made his Red Wings debut last night coming in relief of Husso, he stopped 12 of the 14 shots he faced. In his career against the Predators, he is 3-10-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.

Nashville: Juuse Saros (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA)

Saros will get the start and last season appeared in 64 games going 35-24-5 with a 2.86 goals against average and a .906 save percentage. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 8-2-1 with a .935 save percentage and a 1.76 goals-against average. Last season, he appeared in two games going 1-0-1 with a 2.47 goals-against average and a .889 save percentage.  

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Player To Watch:

Detroit: Vladimir Tarasenko (1-0-1)

Tarasenko in his Red Wings debut on Thursday had a goal and recorded four shots on goal playing alongside J.T. Compher and Patrick Kane on the second line. In his career against the Predators, he has played in 43 games recording 37 points on 16 goals and 21 assists. Last season in three games he didn’t record a point against them.

Nashville: Steven Stamkos (0-0-0)

Stamkos has faced Detroit 42 times in the regular season recording 42 points on 23 goals and 19 assists. Last season he faced them three times recording four points on three goals and an assist. Now he’s out of the Red Wings division but can cause problems for them with the Predators and playing with Tommy Novak and Jonathan Marchessault. In his Predators debut, he failed to record a point and had three shots on goal.

Head to Head & Next Up

Last season in two matchups each team won with the Predators winning at home 1-0 and the Red Wings winning 5-4 in overtime at home. In their last ten matchups, the Red Wings are 2-6-2 and the Predators have outscored them 35-16. The Red Wings will hit the road for their next game as they face the New York Rangers on Monday while the Predators will face the Seattle Kraken at home on Tuesday.

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