The Detroit Red Wings suffered their second straight loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night by a score of 5-1. The Dallas Stars also suffered a loss on Saturday night as they lost 6-1 to the defending Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights.
Detroit Red Wings (14-8-4, 32 Points) vs. Dallas Stars (15-8-3, 33 Points)
When: Monday, December 11
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
Where: American Airlines Center (Dallas, TX)
TV: Bally Sports Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Alex DeBrincat – 25
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 13
Assists: Dylan Larkin -14
Dallas Stars
Points: Joe Pavelski – 25
Goals: Joe Pavelski – 11
Assists: Jason Robertson – 16
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Joe Veleno – Patrick Kane
Robby Fabbri – Andrew Copp – Lucas Raymond
Daniel Sprong – Michael Rasmussen – Jonatan Berggren
Zach Aston-Reese – Austin Czarnik – Christian Fischer
Jake Walman – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Shayne Gostisbehere
Dallas Stars
Jason Robertson – Wyatt Johnston – Joe Pavelski
Mason Marchment – Matt Duchene – Tyler Seguin
Sam Steel- Jamie Benn – Evgenii Dadonov
Radek Faksa – Craig Smith
Ryan Suter – Miro Heiskanen
Esa Lindell – Jani Hakanpaa
Thomas Harley – Nils Lundkvist
By The Numbers:
League Ranking
Detroit Red Wings
PP%: 22.9 (10)
PK%: 77.8 (21)
GF P/G: 3.73 (2)
GA P/G: 3.15 (15)
Faceoff %: 49.1 (22)
Dallas Stars
PP%: 23.7 (8)
PK%: 87.2 (3)
GF P/G: 3.35 (8)
GA P/G: 3.08 (14)
Faceoff %: 52.7 (6)
Red Wings Player to Watch: Patrick Kane
After signing with them a few weeks ago, Kane has played two games for the Red Wings this season, scoring his first goal on Saturday night.
Kane’s Line Assignments
Kane will play on the second line tonight with Alex DeBrincat and Joe Veleno. He will also play on the first power play unit with DeBrincat, Veleno, Lucas Raymond, and Moritz Seider.
Kane’s career vs. Dallas
In his career against Dallas, he has played in 64 games, recording 76 points on 32 goals and 44 assists. Last year, in two games against the Stars, he scored two goals and two assists.
Between The Pipes
Detroit: James Reimer (2-2-2, 2.18 GAA)
Reimer came into Saturday’s game in relief of Lyon and stopped all 11 shots he faced. In his career against the Dallas, he is 9-3-1, allowing 34 goals on 423 shots.
Dallas: Jake Oettinger (10-7-2, 2.84 GAA)
Oettinger’s last start came on Saturday against Vegas, where he suffered the loss, allowing six goals on 27 shots. In his career against Detroit, he has appeared in seven games, going 5-2-0 and allowing 16 goals on 152 shots. Last season against Detroit, he played in both games, going 2-0-0, stopping 36 out of 39 shots he faced.
Wrap Up:
Tonight’s game will be challenging for the Red Wings, but they can’t afford to go on a three-game losing streak with the Atlantic Division being so close together. They are currently in fourth in the Atlantic Division after Saturday’s loss.
In their last ten games against Dallas, the Red Wings are 2-4-4, and they’ve been outscored 37-24 in those games. The Red Wings last season went 0-1-1 against the Stars and were outscored 9-3 in those two games.
