NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 11/15/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 3-2 overtime win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday while the Ducks are coming off a 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.  

Detroit Red Wings (7-7-1, 15 Points) vs. Anaheim Ducks (5-8-2, 12 Points)

When: Friday, November 15
Time: 10:00 p.m. ET
Where: Honda Center (Anaheim, CA)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 14
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 9
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 13

Anaheim Ducks

Points: Troy Terry – 11
Goals: Troy Terry – 5
Assists: Troy Terry – 6

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 25.6 (6)
Penalty Kill: 66.7 (30)
GF: 2.47 (28)
GA: 3.00 (11)
Faceoff: 51.4 (10)

Anaheim Ducks

Power-Play: 11.8 (31)
Penalty Kill: 70.7 (29)
GF: 2.20 (32)
GA: 3.07 (17)
Faceoff: 42.7 (32)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Andrew Copp – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane  
Jonatan Berggren – Marco Kasper – Vladimir Tarasenko
Michael Rasmussen – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Erik Gustafsson – Albert Johansson

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Anaheim Ducks

Troy Terry – Trevor Zegras – Frank Vatrano
Ryan Strome – Leo Carlsson – Alex Killorn
Brock McGinn – Isac Lundestrom – Brett Leason
Ross Johnston – Jansen Harkins – Cutter Gauthier
Jackson Lacombe – Radko Gudas
Pavel Mintyukov – Brian Dumoulin
Olen Zellweger – Urho Vaakainen

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (2-3-0, 2.78 GAA)

Lyon returns and he is 2-3-0 this season with a .916 save percentage and a 2.78 goals-against average. He got the start on Wednesday and suffered the loss giving up six goals on 29 shots. He made his only start against Anaheim in his career last season picking up the win stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced.

Anaheim: John Gibson (1-0-0, 2.00 GAA)

Gibson returned for Anaheim on Sunday and got the winning stopping 38 of the 40 shots he faced. In his career against Detroit, he is 7-5-1 with a 2.32 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Dylan Larkin (9-3-12)

Larkin has 12 points this season coming on nine goals and three assists. In his career against the Ducks, he’s played in 16 games recording 13 points on six goals and seven assists. Last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Anaheim: Troy Terry (5-6-11)

Terry has 11 points this season coming five goals and six assists. Terry in his career against Detroit in nine games has five points on two goals and three assists. Last season in two games he had three points on a goal and two assists.

Head to Head

The Red Wings last season split the season series with the Ducks with each team winning on the road, and both teams scored six goals each between the two games. In their last ten meetings, the Red Wings are 5-2-3 and have outscored Anaheim 28-25 in that span.

Next Up

Detroit: @ Los Angeles Kings – Saturday
Anaheim: @ Dallas Stars – Monday

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