NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 3/6/2025

NHL Game Preview: Utah Hockey Club at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 3/7/2025

Utah Hockey Club (27-25-9, 63 Pts) at Detroit Red Wings (30-25-6, 66 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Thursday, March 6
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/Utah16/FDSNDET
Radio:
Utah – The KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM / 97.5 FM
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Utah +1.5 ML +100
Detroit -1.5 ML -120
O/U 5.5

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Utah Hockey Club News & Notes:

Utah had a three-game winning streak snapped on Saturday in a 3-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils. They have won five of their last eight. In that stretch, they averaged 3.50 goals per game while allowing 3.25 goals per game.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings dropped their third straight game on Tuesday in a 2-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. They’ve now fallen out of a playoff spot. They are 5-5-0 in their last ten games and are averaging 3.10 goals per game while allowing 3.50 goals per game. This will be the last game before the trade deadline for the Red Wings so it’ll be intriguing what they do come Friday following this game.

Utah Hockey Club Projected Lines:

Keller-Cooley -Schmaltz
Kerfoot-Hayton-Guenther
Crouse-McBain-Doan
O’Brien-Stenlund-Maccelli

Sergachev-Marino
Durzi-Maatta
Cole-Kesselring

Vejmelka
Stauber

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Soderblom-Larkin-Raymond  
DeBrincat-Compher-Kane
Berggren-Kasper-Tarasenko
Motte-Rasmussen-Veleno

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Utah Hockey Club 

Clayton Keller this season has 69 points on 22 goals and 47 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings 11 times in his career recording 14 points on eight goals and six assists; in two meetings last season he recorded a goal and an assist.

Detroit Red Wings

Lucas Raymond this season has 63 points on 22 goals and 41 assists. He’s faced the Coyotes/Utah six times in his career recording four points on one goal and three assists; that lone goal came in a meeting last season.

Injury Report:

Utah Hockey Club

D Robert Bortuzzo – IR     
LW Michael Carcone – DTD  

Detroit Red Wings

C Michael Rasmussen – DTD
D Jeff Petry – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR

Next Up

Utah: March 7 at Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit: March 7 at Washington Capitals

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