GAMEDAY PREVIEW Game 28: Detroit Red Wings vs. St. Louis Blues & Projected Line Combos

Game Preview: Red Wings vs. Blues 2/24/2024

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.

Red Wings Game 28 Preview
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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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