NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 11/13/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-0 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday while the Penguins are coming off a 7-1 loss to the Dallas Stars on Monday.

Detroit Red Wings (6-7-1, 13 Points) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (6-9-2, 14 Points)

When: Wednesday, November 13
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Where: PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, PA)
TV: TNT/MAX

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 13
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 9
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 12

Pittsburgh Penguins

Points: Evgeni Malkin – 18
Goals: Sidney Crosby – 6
Assists Evgeni Malkin – 13

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 24.4 (8)
Penalty Kill: 65.0 (30)
GF: 2.43 (30)
GA: 3.07 (13)
Faceoff: 51.2 (11)

Pittsburgh Penguins

Power-Play: 19.1 (17)
Penalty Kill: 83.7 (10)
GF: 2.76 (20)
GA: 3.88 (31)
Faceoff: 52.9 (6)

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 – Justin Holl

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Pittsburgh Penguins

Drew O’Connor – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Michael Bunting – Evgeni Malkin – Bryan Rust
Jesse Puljujarvi – Blake Lizotte – Noel Acciari
Anthony Beauvillier – Samuel Poulin – Valtteri Puustinen
Matt Grzelcyk – Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson – Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves – Jack St. Ivany

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Cam Talbot (4-2-1, 2.40 GAA)

Talbot is 4-2-1 this season with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage. He got the start on Friday and suffered the loss, giving up two goals on 19 shots. In his career against Pittsburgh, he is 3-4-4 with a 3.24 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage. He faced them earlier this season in relief of Ville Husso, and he stopped 12 of the 14 shots he faced.

Pittsburgh: Alex Nedeljkovic (2-3-2, 3.25 GAA) 

Nedeljkovic is 2-3-2 this season with a 3.25 goals-against average and a .882 save percentage. He last played on Monday, coming in relief and giving up four goals on 32 shots. In his career against his former team, he is 4-0-0 with a 2.76 goals-against average and a 908 save percentage. Last season, in two starts, he went 2-0-0 with a 4.00 goals-against average and a .862 save percentage.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Alex DeBrincat (6-6-12)

DeBrincat has 12 points this season on six goals and six assists. In the first game of the season, he had three points on two goals and an assist. Last season in three games he had six points on two goals and four assists. In his career against Pittsburgh, he’s played in 14 games recording 16 points on seven goals and nine assists.

Pittsburgh: Anthony Beauvillier (4-1-5)

Beauvillier has five points this season on four goals and an assist. Two of those three goals came in the opening night matchup between these two. In his career against Detroit, he has 11 points in 21 games on seven goals and four assists.

Head to Head

The Red Wings lost the season opener to Pittsburgh 6-3. In their last ten, they are 4-5-1 against the Penguins and have been outscored 54-37.

Next Up

Detroit: @ Anaheim Ducks – Friday
Pittsburgh: @ Columbus Blue Jackets – Friday

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