Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Vegas Golden Knights 01/27/2024

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The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a shutout win over the Flyers 3-0 on Thursday night, while the Golden Knights are coming off a 5-2 win over the Rangers on Friday night.

Detroit Red Wings (24-18-5, 53 Points) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (29-14-6, 64 Points)

When: Saturday, January 27
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Dylan Larkin – 44
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 20
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 26

Vegas Golden Knights

Points: Mark Stone – 49
Goals: Jonathan Marchessault – 25
Assists: Mark Stone – 34

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincatDylan LarkinLucas Raymond
David PerronJ.T. CompherRobby Fabbri
Michael Rasmussen Andrew CoppChristian Fischer
Klim KostinJoe VelenoDaniel Sprong
Jake WalmanMoritz Seider
Olli MaattaJeff Petry
Shayne GostisbehereJustin Holl

Vegas Golden Knights

Pavel Dorofeyev – Chandler Stephenson – Mark Stone
Ivan Barbashev – Nicholas Roy – Jonathan Marchessault
Sheldon Rempal – Brett Howden – Paul Cotter
Jonas Rondbjerg – Byron Froese – Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez – Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb – Kaedan Korczak
Nicholas Hague – Zach Whitecloud

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By The Numbers:

League Ranking

Detroit Red Wings

PP%: 22.5 (12)
PK%: 80.6 (14)
GF P/G: 3.48 (5)
GA P/G: 3.25 (22)
Faceoff %: 49.5 (18)

Vegas Golden Knights

PP%: 20.4 (18)
PK%: 81.0 (12)
GF P/G: 3.20 (13)
GA P/G: 2.69 (6)
Faceoff %: 49.7 (16)

Red Wings Player to Watch: Joe Veleno

Veleno has played in 46 games this season and has 18 points on eight goals and ten assists. He has two points on a goal and an assist on the power play.

Veleno’s Line Assignments

Veleno is playing on the fourth line alongside Klim Kostin and Daniel Sprong. He will also play on the second power-play unit with Sprong, Robby Fabbri, Alex DeBrincat, and Moritz Seider.

Veleno’s career vs. Vegas

Veleno, in his career against the Golden Knights, has played in three games and has two points, both on goals. Last season, in two games against Vegas, he had a goal.

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (12-6-1, 2.52 GAA)

Lyon last started on Thursday against the Flyers, and he picked up his second shutout of the season, stopping all 30 shots in the 3-0 win. He has never faced Vegas in his career.

Vegas: Logan Thompson (16-9-4, 2.73 GAA)

Thompson last played on Monday against the Devils, and he suffered a loss in overtime, giving up six goals on 38 shots. He has never faced Detroit in his career.

Wrap Up

The Red Wings only have two games left this month and then will enter the All-Star break and won’t return to the ice until February 10th. Entering tonight’s tough matchup, the Red Wings are currently four points ahead of the Devils and Islanders for the final playoff spot; if they can find a way to scrape 2-3 points together over the next two games, they’ll be sitting in a nice spot entering the break and would have a decent chance to end their playoff drought and return to the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time since the 2015-16 season.

Detroit’s record against Vegas is 5-4-0 and has been outscored 28-26 in those nine games. Last season, Detroit split the season series with the Stanley Cup Champions.

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