The Detroit Red Wings are coming off a tough loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday night, 6-3; it was their third straight loss. The St. Louis Blues are coming in off a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Detroit Red Wings (14-9-4, 32 Points) vs. St. Louis Blues (13-13-1, 27 Points)
When: Tuesday, December 12
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Enterprise Center (St. Louis, MO)
TV: ESPN
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Alex DeBrincat – 26
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 13
Assists: Shayne Gostisbehere – 16
St. Louis Blues
Points: Robert Thomas – 27
Goals: Robert Thomas – 10
Assists: Robert Thomas – 17
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Andrew Copp – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – Joe Veleno – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Christian Fischer – Daniel Sprong
Zach Aston-Reese – Austin Czarnik – Jonatan Berggren
Jake Walman – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Shayne Gostisbehere
St. Louis Blues
Jake Neighbours – Roberto Thomas – Jordan Kyrou
Brandon Saad – Pavel Buchnevich – Kasperi Kapanen
Kevin Hayes – Brayden Schenn – Oskar Sundqvist
Alexei Toropchenko – Hugh Mcging – Sammy Blais
Nick Leddy – Colton Parayko
Torey Krug – Justin Faulk
Marco Scandella – Scott Perunovich
By The Numbers:
League Ranking
Detroit Red Wings
PP%: 23.0 (10)
PK%: 76.7 (23)
GF P/G: 3.70 (2)
GA P/G: 3.26 (19)
Faceoff %: 48.8 (22)
St. Louis Blues
PP%: 8.8 (31)
PK%: 78.4 (20)
GF P/G: 2.78 (26)
GA P/G: 3.22 (18)
Faceoff %: 50.2 (16)
Red Wings Player to Watch: Robby Fabbri
Fabbri has played in 15 games for the Red Wings and recorded 14 points on eight goals and six assists. On the power play, he has four points on two goals and two assists. He has five points on a goal and four assists in his last four games. In games, Fabbri records a point this season; the Red Wings are 5-3-1.
Fabbri’s Line Assignments
Fabbri will play on the third line tonight with Christian Fischer and Daniel Sprong. He will also play on the second power-play unit with Sprong, Andrew Copp, Jonatan Berggren, and Shayne Gostisbehere.
Fabbri’s career vs. St. Louis
Fabbri will play in his third career game tonight against his former team, and in those first two games, he had three points against them on three goals, which came back in 2021 as he didn’t face them last year due to injury.
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Ville Husso (8-4-2, 3.65 GAA) / Alex Lyon (4-2-0, 2.13 GAA)
Husso’s last start came Thursday against San Jose, where he suffered an overtime loss, allowing six goals on 36 shots. He has never faced his former team in his career.
Lyon’s last start came on Saturday against Ottawa, as he was pulled after two periods after he allowed four goals on 25 shots. In one game against the Blues in his career, he has made one start, picking up a win and allowing two goals on 29 shots.
St. Louis: Jordan Binnington (8-8-1, 3.00 GAA)
Binnington’s last start came on Saturday in the Blues loss; he stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced. In his career against Detroit, he is 2-0-0 in two games and allowed six goals on 55 shots.
Wrap Up:
These Red Wings are playing the second of a back-to-back, and they have four games over six days; they need guys to be healthy and find a way to win. Despite the loss of Dylan Larkin, they still have goal-scorers who can find the back of the net and lead them to wins.
In their last ten games against St. Louis, the Red Wings are 3-6-1, and they’ve been outscored 37-24 in those games. The Red Wings last season went 1-1-0 against the Blues, and both teams scored six goals in the two games.
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