NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 3/16/2025

NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 3/16/2025

Vegas Golden Knights (39-19-8, 86 pts) at Detroit Red Wings (31-29-6, 68 Points)

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Sunday, March 16
Time: 1:00 pm EST
TV: TNT/MAX  
Radio:
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Vegas: -1.5 ML -148
Detroit: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 6.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights suffered a 4-3 shootout loss to the Buffalo Sabres yesterday. They are 4-1-2 in March averaging 3.6 goals per game while allowing 2.1 goals per game. Pavel Dorofeyev is on a four game point streak as well as a three game goal streak. He has five points in the last four games on three goals and two assists. Jack Eichel is on a point steak of his own which is up to eight games. He has 11 points on two goals and nine assists.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings suffered a 4-2 loss on Friday to the Carolina Hurricanes. It was Detroit’s seventh loss in their last eight games. During the rough stretch they are averaging 2.5 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Pearson-Eichel-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Barbashev-Howden-Kolesar
Pearson-Roy-Smith

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Samsonov
Hill

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

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

Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Johansson
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch

Vegas Golden Knights

Ivan Barbashev this season has 42 points on 19 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Red Wings nine times in his career recording eight points on six goals and two assists; in two meetings last season, he had a goal and two assists.

Detroit Red Wings

Moritz Seider this season has 38 points on seven goals and 31 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights six times in his career recording four assists; all four assists came in the two meetings last season.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – IR
F Raphael Lavoie – Out
D Shea Theodore – Out

Detroit Red Wings

LW Carter Mazur – IR  
D Jeff Petry – IR
C Andrew Copp – IR

Next Up

Vegas
: March 20 vs. Boston Bruins
Detroit: March 18 at Washington Capitals  

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