The Detroit Red Wings will take on the San Jose Sharks tonight. The Red Wings are coming off a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night while the Sharks are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday.
Detroit Red Wings (7-9-1, 15 Points) vs. San Jose Sharks (5-10-4, 14 Points)
When: Monday, November 18
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Where: SAP Center at San Jose (San Jose, CA)
TV: FanDuel Sports Network Detroit
Scoring Leaders
Detroit Red Wings
Points: Alex DeBrincat – 16
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 10
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 14
San Jose Sharks
Points: Mikael Granlund – 19
Goals: Mikael Granlund – 8
Assists: Mikael Granlund – 11
Team Stats
Detroit Red Wings
Power-Play: 29.8
Penalty Kill: 66.0
GF: 2.47
GA: 3.24
Faceoff: 51.3
San Jose Sharks
Power-Play: 16.9
Penalty Kill: 82.1
GF: 2.37
GA: 3.37
Faceoff: 49.8
Expected Line Combinations
Detroit Red Wings
Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Vladimir Tarasenko – Marco Kasper – Patrick Kane
Andrew Copp – J.T. Compher – Jonatan Berggren
Michael Rasmussen – Joe Veleno – Christian Fischer
Simon Edvinsson – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Justin Holl – Erik Gustafsson
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San Jose Sharks
William Eklund – Mikael Granlund – Fabian Zetterlund
Barclay Goodrow – Macklin Celebrini – Will Smith
Ty Dellandrea – Alex Wennberg – Tyler Toffoli
Klim Kostin – Luke Kunin – Carl Gundstrom
Henry Thrun – Cody Ceci
Mario Ferraro – Tomothy Liljegren
Jake Walman – Jan Rutta
Between The Pipes
Detroit: Cam Talbot (5-3-1, 2.42 GAA) / Alex Lyon (2-4-0, 3.14 GAA)
No goalie was announced following morning skate.
Talbot is 5-3-1 this season with a 2.42 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage. He got the start on Saturday and took the loss giving up three goals on 40 shots. In his career against the Sharks, he is 7-9-3 with a 3.34 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage. He didn’t face the Sharks last season.
Lyon is 2-4-0 this season with a .903 save percentage and a 3.14 goals-against average. He started on Friday and suffered the loss, giving up five goals on 28 shots. He made his only career start against the Sharks last season, picking up a win by stopping 24 of the 27 shots he faced.
San Jose: Mackenzie Blackwood (3-5-3, 2.98 GAA)
Blackwood gets the start, he is 3-5-3 with a 2.98 goals against average and a .914 save percentage, his last appearance came on Saturday in relief and he suffered the loss in a shootout, he allowed just one goal on 26 shots. In his career against Detroit, he is 1-2-0 with a 3.41 goals-against average and a .893 save percentage. He didn’t record a decision last season but stopped 16 of the 20 shots he faced last season.
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Players To Watch:
Detroit: Lucas Raymond (2-14-16)
Raymond this season has 16 points on two goals and 14 assists; he leads the team in assists and is tied for the team lead in points. In his career against San Jose he’s played in six games recording six points on a goal and five assists; last season in two games he had five points on a goal and four assists.
San Jose: Macklin Celebrini (3-1-4)
Celebrini will face the Red Wings for the first time in his career tonight. This season through seven games he has four points on three goals and an assist; he is tied for fourth on the team in goals.
Head to Head
The Red Wings last season went 1-0-1 against the Sharks and outscored them 10-9. In their last ten meetings, the Red Wings are 6-1-3 and have outscored San Jose in that span 39-31.
Next Up
Detroit: vs. New York Islanders – Thursday
San Jose: @ Dallas Stars – Wednesday
