NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Calgary Flames with Line Combinations 11/27/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Calgary Flames tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-2 win over the New York Islanders on Monday while the Flames are coming off a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Monday.  

Detroit Red Wings (9-10-2, 20 Points) vs. Calgary Flames (12-7-3, 27 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 27
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesar’s Arena (Elmont, NY)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 20
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 15

Calgary Flames

Points: Rasmus Andersson – 13
Goals: Jonathan Huberdeau – 7
Assists: MacKenzie Weegar – 9

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 26.7
Penalty Kill: 68.4
GF: 2.52
GA: 3.10
Faceoff: 51.0

Calgary Flames

Power-Play: 19.4
Penalty Kill: 75.4
GF: 2.64
GA: 2.73
Faceoff: 55.6

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

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

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Calgary Flames

Jonathan Huberdeau – Connor Zary – Blake Coleman
Yegor Sharangovich – Mikael Backlund – Matt Coronato
Martin Pospisil – Nazem Kadri – Andrei Kuzmenko
Ryan Lomberg – Kevin Rooney – Justin Kirkland
Kevin Bahl – Rasmus Andersson
MacKenzie Weegar – Daniil Miromanov
Joel Hanley – Brayden Pachal

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (5-4-2, 2.62 GAA)

Talbot is 5-4-2 this season with a .921 save percentage and a 2.62 goals-against average. He started on Saturday and suffered the loss, giving up two goals on 29 shots. He is 11-6-0 in his career against the Flames posting a 2.51 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage. Last season against Calgary he went 2-1-0 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.    

Calgary: Dan Vladar (4-4-2, 2.67 GAA)

Vladar is 4-4-2 with a 2.67 goals-against average and a .903 save percentage. He last played on Saturday and got the win stopping 20 of the 23 shots he faced. In his career against Detroit, he is 0-3-0 with a 3.96 goals-against average and a .825 save percentage. Last season he went 0-1-0 in two games with a 4.51 goals-against average and a .821 save percentage.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Alex DeBrincat (8-9-17)

DeBrincat this season has 17 points on eight goals and nine assists; he is second in goals and tied for second in assists and points. In 16 career games against Calgary, he has 16 points on nine goals and seven assists. Last season in two games against the Flames he had five points on three goals and two assists.

Calgary: Yegor Sharangovich (4-1-5)

Sharangovich this season has five points on four goals and an assist. In his career against Detroit, he has two points on two goals in eight games. Last season in two games against the Red Wings he had one point coming on a goal.

Head to Head

The Red Wings went 2-0-0 against the Flames last season outscoring them 11-2.  In their last ten meetings, Detroit is 4-6-0 with the Red Wings having won four straight meetings, the Flames have outscored them 31-28 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: vs. New Jersey Devils – Friday
Calgary: @ Columbus Blue Jackets – Friday

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