NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

Detroit Red Wings (16-18-4, 36 Points) at Winnipeg Jets (27-11-2, 56 Points)

Venue: Canada Life Centre
Date: Saturday, January 4
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SNW/FDSNDET
Radio:
Winnipeg – Power 97
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Winnipeg -1.5 ML -198
Detroit +1.5 ML +164
O/U 5.5

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Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings won their third straight game on Thursday, since Todd McLellan took over behind the bench they are 3-1-0 and average 3.8 goals per game while allowing 3.3 goals per game. In the last three games, Alex DeBrincat has six points on three goals and three assists, and Patrick Kane has five points on three goals and two assists, but one name has looked great in the last three games and has seen a change in his game and that’s Jonatan Berggren who has three points on two goals and an assist, one of those goals was the game-winner on Thursday.

Winnipeg Jets News & Notes:

The Jets dropped their second game in a row as they lost to the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday 4-3 in overtime. In their last ten games, they are 6-2-2 averaging 3.4 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.3 goals per game. Connor Hellebuyck in that recent stretch is 6-0-2 with a 1.97 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage.

Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Veleno–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Berggren
Rasmussen–Kasper–Motte 

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Petry
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Winnipeg Jets Projected Lines:

Connor-Scheifele-Vilardi
Perfetti-Namestnikov-Ehlers
Niederreiter-Lowry-Iafallo
Barron-Gustafsson-Kupari

Morrissey-Demelo
Stanley-Pionk
Heinola-Miller

Hellebuyck
Comrie

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Players To Watch:

Detroit Red Wings

Dylan Larkin this season has 31 points on 14 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced Winnipeg 17 times in his career recording ten points on three goals and seven assists; he had a goal in the previous matchup this season.

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor this season has 52 points on 22 goals and 30 assists. He’s faced Detroit 13 times in his career recording 16 points on eight goals and eight assists; in the previous matchup this season he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Injury Report:

Detroit Red Wings

None

Winnipeg Jets

D Haydn Fleury – IR
D Dylan Samberg – IR
F Mason Appleton – Out

Next Up

Detroit: January 7 vs. Ottawa Senators
Winnipeg: January 7 vs. Nashville Predators

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