The Detroit Red Wings will face the New Jersey Devils tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 1-0 win over the New York Islanders, while the Devils are coming off an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Detroit Red Wings (3-3-0, 6 Points) vs. New Jersey Devils (5-3-1, 11 Points)
When: Thursday, October 24
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesar’s Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: Fan Duel Sports Network Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Alex DeBrincat – 4
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 3
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 3
New Jersey Devils
Points: Timo Meier – 9
Goals: Nico Hischier – 5
Assists: Jesper Bratt – 7
Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
Power-Play: 15.0 (22)
Penalty Kill: 68.4 (28)
GF: 2.50 (26)
GA: 3.83 (10)
Faceoff: 46.6 (29)
New Jersey Devils
Power-Play: 25.0 (10)
Penalty Kill: 82.6 (10)
GF: 3.56 (9)
GA: 3.11 (16)
Faceoff: 51.3 (11)
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko – J.T. Compher – Patrick Kane
Joe Veleno – Marco Kasper – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Andrew Copp – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta – Erik Gustafsson
New Jersey Devils
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Tomas Tatar – Erik Haula – Stefan Noesen
Paul Cotter – Curtis Lazar – Nathan Bastian
Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Cam Talbot (1-1-0, 3.31 GAA)
Talbot gets the nod in net. This season, he is 1-1-0 with a 3.31 goals-against average and a .907 save percentage. He got the start last Thursday and was pulled in the second period after allowing five goals on 19 shots. In his career against the Devils, he is 8-2-0 with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage. Last season, in his lone start, he got the win, stopping 30 of the 31 shots he faced.
New Jersey: Jacob Markstrom (3-2-1, 2.99 GAA)
Markstrom gets the start he is 3-2-1 with a 2.99 goals against average and a .902 save percentage, his last start came on Saturday and he suffered an overtime loss giving up six goals on 37 shots. In his career against the Red Wings he is 5-2-1 with a 1.86 goals against average and a .935 save percentage; last season he made one start giving up four goals on 12 shots.
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Players To Watch:
Detroit: Lucas Raymond (0-4-4)
Raymond is still looking for his first goal as he has four points all coming on assists. In his career against the Devils he has played in nine games recording six points on two goals and four assists; last season in three games he had one point on a goal.
New Jersey: Jack Hughes (2-6-8)
Hughes this season has eight points coming on two goals and six assists. In his career against Detroit he’s played in ten games recording eight points on four goals and four assists; last season in three games he had three points on two goals and an assist.
Head to Head & Next Up
The Red Wings went 1-2-0 against the Devils last season but outscored them 9-7, the teams have split their last ten matchups with the Red Wings outscoring New Jersey 31-29. The Red Wings will face the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday while the Devils will face the New York Islanders tomorrow.
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