GAMEDAY PREVIEW Game 20: Detroit Red Wings vs. Minnesota Wild & Projected Line Combos

Red Wings Game 20 Preview

The Detroit Red Wings are coming in off a big win against the Boston Bruins on Friday in which they handed the Bruins their second regulation loss of the season, both of which have come at the hands of Detroit. The Wild are coming in off a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.

Red Wings Game 20 Preview
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Detroit Red Wings (10-6-3, 23 Points) vs. Minnesota Wild (5-9-4, 14 Points)

When: Sunday, November 26
Time: 1:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Alex DeBrincat – 19
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 12
Assists: Dylan Larkin -12

Minnesota Wild

Points: Mats Zuccarello – 20
Goals: Joel Eriksson Ek – 9
Assists: Mats Zuccarello – 15

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Joe Veleno – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat – J.T. Compher – Michael Rasmussen
Robby Fabbri – Andrew Copp – David Perron
Klim Kostin – Christian Fischer – Daniel Sprong

Shayne Gostisbehere – Moritz Seider
Justin Holl – Olli Maatta
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry

Minnesota Wild

Kirill Kaprizov – Marco Rossi – Mats Zuccarello
Marcus Johansson – Frederick Gaudreau – Matthew Boldy
Marcus Foligno – Joel Eriksson Ek – Ryan Hartman
Brandon Duhaime – Connor Dewar – Patrick Maroon

Jonas Brodin – Brock Faber
Jacob Middleton – Jared Spurgeon
Jon Merrill – Zach Bogosian

By The Numbers:

League Ranking

Detroit Red Wings

PP%: 21.3 (14)
PK%: 78.9 (15)
GF P/G: 3.68 (6)
GA P/G: 3.11 (14)
Faceoff %: 49.6 (22)

Minnesota Wild

PP%: 15.9 (24)
PK%: 67.2 (32)
GF P/G: 3.06 (18)
GA P/G: 3.94 (31)
Faceoff %: 45.7 (29)

Red Wings Player to Watch: David Perron

Perron, in his 17th year this season, has nine points coming on five goals and four assists. On the power play he has four power-play points coming on two goals and two assists. He has two goals in his last four games entering this matchup.

Perron’s Line Assignments

Perron plays on the third line with Andrew Copp and Robby Fabbri. Perron is also on the first line of the power play with Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond, and Shayne Gostisbehere.

Perron’s career vs. Minnesota

In his career against Minnesota, he has played in 58 games and recorded 48 points, scoring 20 goals and 28 assists. Last season, he didn’t register a point in two games.

Between The Pipes:

Detroit: Alex Lyon (1-1-0, 1.53 GAA)

Lyon picked up his first win as a Red Wing on Wednesday over the Devils, in which he picked up a shutout, stopping all 16 shots he faced. In his career against the Wild, he has made one start, getting a win,over the Devils on Wednesday allowing three goals on 32 shots.

Minnesota: Filip Gustavsson (2-5-2, 4.04 GAA)

Gustavsson’s last start came on Wednesday against Colorado in which he took the loss allowing three goals on 25 shots. Gustavsson has faced the Red Wings twice in his career, going 1-1-0; he allowed three goals on 42 shots.

Wrap Up:

The Detroit Red Wings are red hot since returning from Sweden, as they have won two straight games and have outscored their opponents 9-2 in those games. They have found a goalie tandem that works as well in Ville Husso and Alex Lyon; this discovery allowed them to rest Husso, and when doing so, he looks better in the next game he plays in. The offense also seems to be clicking, and they now have Detroit in a playoff spot. And if they can keep getting wins, especially in games like today with a Wild team that has struggled losing six straight and ten of their last 12.

The Red Wings in their last ten games against Minnesota are 3-7-0 and have been outscored 40-27. The Red Wings last season went 1-1-0 against the Wild and were outscored 5-3.

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