NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 12/7/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Colorado Avalanche tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Thursday while the Avalanche are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday.  

Detroit Red Wings (10-12-4, 24 Points) vs. Colorado Avalanche (14-13-0, 28 Points)

When: Saturday, December 7
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Ceasars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 27
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 12
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 18

Colorado Avalanche

Points: Nathan MacKinnon – 40
Goals: Mikko Rantanen – 15
Assists: Nathan MacKinnon – 31

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 26.9
Penalty Kill: 67.5
GF: 2.54
GA: 3.12
Faceoff: 50.5

Colorado Avalanche

Power-Play: 25.9
Penalty Kill: 72.2
GF: 3.26
GA: 3.78
Faceoff: 43.4

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

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

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Colorado Avalanche

Artturi Lehkonen – Nathan MacKinnon – Mikko Rantanen
Nikolai Kovalenko – Casey Mittelstadt – Valeri Nichushkin
Joel Kiviranta – Parker Kelly – Logan O’Connor
Nikita Prishchepov – Ivan Ivan – Chris Wagner
Devon Toes – Cale Makar
Samuel Girard – Sam Malinski
Calvin De Haan – John Ludvig

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Ville Husso (0-3-2, 3.69 GAA)

Husso gets the start he is 0-3-2 with a 3.69 goals-against average and an .877 save percentage. He got the start on Thursday and took the loss giving up two goals on 32 shots. In his career against Colorado, he is 0-3-0 with a 5.83 goals-against average and a .824 save percentage. He hasn’t faced them since 2022-23.

Colorado: Alexandar Georgiev (7-7-0, 3.54 GAA)

Georgiev gets the start he is 7-7-0 with a 3.54 goals against average and a .867 save percentage, He last started on Tuesday but didn’t factor into the decision as he was pulled in the first period giving up four goals on eight shots. He is 3-0-0 in his career against Detroit with a 2.31 goals-against average and a .921 save percentage. Last season he won his lone start stopping 27 of the 29 shots he faced.  

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Dylan Larkin (12-8-20)

Larkin this season has 20 points on 12 goals and eight assists. In his career against Colorado, he has 14 points in 15 games on three goals and 11 assists. Last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Colorado: Mikko Rantanen (15-20-35)

Rantanen this season has 35 points on 15 goals and 20 assists. In his career against Detroit has 18 points in 13 games on two goals and 16 assists. Last season in two games he had five points on five assists.

Head to Head

The Red Wings went 1-1-0 against Colorado last season and were outscored 8-4. In their last ten meetings, they are 1-8-1 against the Avalanche and have been outscored 45-20 in that ten-game span.

Next Up

Detroit: @ Buffalo Sabres – Monday
Colorado: @ New Jersey Devils – Sunday

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