NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Utah Hockey Club with Line Combinations 3/24/2025

Detroit Red Wings (32-31-6, 70 Points) at Utah Hockey Club (32-27-11, 75 pts)

Venue: Delta Center
Date: Monday, March 24
Time: 9:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/FDSN DET/TSN3
Radio:
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Detroit: +1.5 ML +130
Utah: -1.5 ML -155
O/U 5.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped their second straight on Saturday in a 6-3 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. They dropped to 2-8-0 in March and are averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.

Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah picked up their second straight win on Saturday in a 6-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning. They improved to 5-3-2 in March and are averaging 3.1 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

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

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Petry
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot/Mrazek

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Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Cooley-Schmaltz
Carcone-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
Kerfoot-Stenlund-Maccelli

Sergachev-Marino
Durzi-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Players To Watch

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin this season has 59 points on 27 goals and 32 assists. In his lone meeting against Utah this season, he scored a goal.

Utah Hockey Club

Dylan Guenther this season has 48 points on 24 goals and 24 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings five times in his career recording three points on two goals and an assist; he scored a goal in the meeting this season.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

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

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR   
G Connor Ingram – Out Indefinitely (NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program)
F Liam O’Brien – Out

Next Up

Detroit: March 25 at Colorado Avalanche
Utah: March 27 at Tampa Bay Lightning

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