NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 3/25/2025

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 3/25/2025

Detroit Red Wings (33-31-6, 72 Points) at Colorado Avalanche (43-25-3, 89 Pts)

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Tuesday, March 25
Time: 9:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN DET/Altitude
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +230
Colorado: -1.5 ML -285
O/U 6.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up a much needed win last night 5-1 to the Utah Hockey Club. They are now 3-8-0 in March averaging 2.7 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. The Red Wings also lost goalie Petr Mrazek last night who left just under two minutes into the game and did not return.

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche picked up their second straight win on Saturday with a 5-4 shootout win over the Montreal Canadiens. It was also their tenth win in their last 12 games going 10-1-1 in that stretch. They also have averaged 4.3 goals per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Rasmussen–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Kasper-Kane
Soderblom-Compher-Tarasenko
Watson-Motte-Smith

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Petry
Johansson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Nichushkin
Drouin-Nelson-Necas
Kiviranta-Coyle-Colton
Kelly-Drury-O’Connor

Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Malinski
Middleton-Johnson

Wedgewood
Blackwood

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Players To Watch

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 70 points on 24 goals and 46 assists. He’s faced the Avalanche seven times in his career scoring one goal which came earlier this season in their lone meeting.  

Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar this season has 81 points on 26 goals and 55 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings eight times in his career recording 17 points on seven goals and ten assists; he scored a goal in the meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
C Andrew Copp – IR
D Erik Gustafsson – Out

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
D Josh Manson – Out
D Samuel Girard – Out

Next Up

Detroit: March 27 vs. Ottawa Senators
Colorado: March 27 vs. Los Angeles Kings

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