The Detroit Red Wings start the 2024-25 season at home against the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Penguins dropped their opener last night to the New York Rangers 6-0.
Detroit Red Wings (0-0-0, 0 Points) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (0-1-0, 0 Points)
When: Thursday, October 10
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
(2023-24 Regular Season stats)
Points: Lucas Raymond – 72
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 33
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 41
Pittsburgh Penguins
(2024-25 Regular Season stats)
Points: Sidney Crosby – 0
Goals: Evgeni Malkin – 0
Assists: Kris Letang – 0
Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
(2023-24)
Power-Play: 23.1
Penalty Kill: 79.6
GF: 3.35
GA: 3.33
Faceoff: 50.6
Pittsburgh Penguins
(2024-25)
Power-Play: 0.0
Penalty Kill: 100.0
GF: 0.00
GA: 6.00
Faceoff: 47.5
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 – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Erik Gustafsson
Pittsburgh Penguins
Drew O’Connor – Sidney Crosby – Anthony Beauvillier
Michael Bunting – Evgeni Malkin – Rickard Rakell
Rutger McGroarty – Lars Eller – Jeese Puljujarvi
Kevin Hayes – Cody Glass – Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk – Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson – Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves – Jack St. Ivany
Between The Pipes
(2023-24 Stats)
Detroit: Ville Husso (9-5-2, 3.55 GAA)
Husso gets the first game of the season in net, last season in 19 games he went 9-5-2 with a 3.55 goals against average and a .892 save percentage. He faced the Penguins once last season picking up a win as he stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced. In the preseason he appeared in three games going 1-1-0 with a 2.28 goals against average and a .936 save percentage; one of those games was against the Penguins and he won that game stopping 43 of the 44 shots he faced.
Pittsburgh: Joel Blomqvist (25-12-6, 2.16 GAA)
Blomqvist will make his NHL debut tonight for the Penguins, last season in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins he made 45 appearances going 25-12-6 with a 2.16 goals against average and a .921 save percentage. This preseason he appeared in four games going 2-1-0, he had a 3.75 goals against average and an .882 save percentage; one of those appearances came against the Red Wings and he stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced.
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Player To Watch:
Detroit: Lucas Raymond (31-41-72)
Raymond got his extension and will be with the Red Wings for quite a while he’s had success against the Penguins as he has recorded ten points on five goals and five assists in nine games; last season in three games against the Penguins he had six points on five goals and an assist. He finished the 2023-24 season with 72 points on 31 goals and 41 assists.
Pittsburgh: Sidney Crosby (42-52-94)
Crosby last night in the season opener was a minus-two with two shots on goal. He is still one of the best players on the planet, last season he had 94 points on 42 goals and 52 assists. In his career against the Red Wings, he’s played in 35 games recording 44 points on 18 goals and 26 assists; last season in three games he had six points two goals, and four assists, the one game against the Red Wings he was held without a goal last season was the only game the Penguins lost.
Head to Head & Next Up
The Red Wings last season against the Penguins went 1-1-1 and were outscored 15-14. In their last ten games against the Penguins, they are 4-5-1 and have been outscored 53-35. The Red Wings will face the Nashville Predators next on Saturday at 7:00 PM EST while the Penguins will the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday at 7:00 PM EST.
