Wings look to start a new streak after first win in nine games
It took 21 days and 11 games for the Detroit Red Wings to get their second regulation victory of the season. The win improves their road record to 1-5-1. After 69 games and more than 15 months, Thomas Greiss became the first goalie other than Jonathan Bernier to win a Red Wings game. So here are your projected lines for tonight’s game:
Florida Panthers
Super Bowl Sunday was a pretty good day for most of Florida. A 4-1 loss to the Detroit Red Wings may have stung a little less, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning the Super Bowl. Sergei Bobrovsky is expected to return to the net after backup Chris Driedger played on Sunday. Bobrovsky is 3-0-1 with a .881 save percentage this season.
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau – Eetu Luostainen – Patric Hornqvist
Frank Vatrano – Alex Wenneberg – Owen Tippett
Ryan Lomberg– Juho Lammikko – Noel Acciari
MacKenzie Weegar – Aaron Ekblad
Markus Nutivaara– Anton Stralman
Keith Yandle – Radko Gudas
Sergi Bobrovsky
Chris Driedger
Detroit Red Wings
A surprise healthy scratch for Sunday’s win was forward Anthony Mantha. After the morning skate, head coach Jeff Blashill decided not to clarify if Mantha will return to the lineup, and so he remains a game-time decision. Out for the Red Wings is Luke Glendening; he took a hard hit from Panther’s defenseman Radko Gudas on Sunday. He joins Tyler Bertuzzi and Jonathan Bernier on the day-to-day list.
Luke Glendening (day-to-day) is out tonight, per Blashill.
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 9, 2021
Returning after being recalled from the taxi squad are forwards Mathias Brome and Givani Smith.
Update: Forwards Mathias Brome and Givani Smith have been recalled from the #RedWings taxi squad. pic.twitter.com/4NyNahdeF0
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 9, 2021
Filip Zadina – Dylan Larkin – Givani Smith
Mathias Brome – Robby Fabbri – Bobby Ryan
Sam Gagner – Vladislav Namestinikov – Anthony Mantha
Adam Erne – Valtteri Filppula – Darren Helm
Christian Djoos – Filip Hronek
Marc Staal – Troy Stecher
Patrik Nemeth– John Merrill
Thomas Griess
Calvin Pickard
