NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 10/30/2024

NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Winnipeg Jets with Line Combinations 10/30/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Winnipeg Jets this afternoon. The Red Wings are coming off a 3-2 overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Sunday while the Jets are coming off a 6-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday.  

Detroit Red Wings (4-4-1, 9 Points) vs. Winnipeg Jets (8-1-0, 16 Points)

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

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Lucas Raymond – 8
Goals: Alex DeBrincat – 4
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 7

Winnipeg Jets

Points: Kyle Connor – 14
Goals: Kyle Connor – 8
Assists Josh Morrissey – 10

Team Stats

Detroit Red Wings

Power-Play: 18.5 (18)
Penalty Kill: 66.7 (30)
GF: 2.78 (24)
GA: 3.11 (13)
Faceoff: 50.9 (12)

Winnipeg Jets

Power-Play: 44.4 (1)
Penalty Kill: 88.9 (4)
GF: 4.44 (2)
GA: 2.44 (4)
Faceoff: 49.4 (16)

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

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

*Vladimir Tarasenko has the flu and is a game-time decision, it is likely if he can’t go they’ll go with 11 forwards and seven defensemen.

Winnipeg Jets

Kyle Connor – Mark Scheifele – Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti – Vladislav Namestnikov – Nikolaj Ehlers
Nino Niederreiter – Adam Lowry – Mason Appleton
Morgan Barron – Rasmus Kupari – Alex Iafallo
Josh Morrissey – Dylan Demelo
Dylan Samberg – Neal Pionk
Logan Stanley – Colin Miller

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (2-2-0, 2.05 GAA)

Lyon is 2-2-0 this season with a .940 save percentage and a 2.05 goals-against average. He got the start on Saturday and suffered the loss giving up four goals on 38 shots. He has never faced Winnipeg in his career.  

Winnipeg: Connor Hellebuyck (6-1-0, 2.14 GAA)

Hellebuyck gets the start, and he’s been dominant to start the season, going 6-1-0 with a 2.14 goals-against average and a .925 save percentage. His last start came on Monday, and he suffered his first loss of the season, giving up five goals on 35 shots. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 6-4-1 with a 2.82 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage; last season, he went 1-0-0, stopping 35 of the 36 shots he faced.

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Players To Watch:

Detroit: Patrick Kane (2-5-7)

Kane has seven points this season coming on two goals and five assists. He’s faced the Jets 48 times in his career recording 57 points on 17 goals and 40 assists. Last season in two games he had two points on a goal and an assist.

Winnipeg: Nikolaj Ehlers (4-7-11)

Ehlers this season has 11 points on four goals and seven assists. In his career against Detroit, he has played in 13 games recording 15 points on five goals and ten assists. Last season in two games he had three points on two goals and an assist.  

Head to Head & Next Up

The Red Wings went 0-2-0 against the Jets last season and were outscored 9-3. Red Wings are 3-7-0 against Winnipeg in their last ten matchups and have been outscored 37-24. The Red Wings will face Buffalo Sabres on Saturday while the Jets will face the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.      

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