It was an optional morning skate for the Red Wings. The lines below are pretty much a guess. However, we do know who will start between the pipes.
Detroit Line Combinations
Forwards
Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Anthony Mantha |
Gus Nyquist | Frans Nielsen | Thomas Vanek |
Dylan Larkin | Riley Sheahan | Luke Glendening |
Steve Ott | Andreas Athanasiou | Tomas Jurco |
Defensemen
Danny DeKeyser | Ryan Sproul |
Niklas Kronwall | Nick Jensen |
Jonathan Ericsson | Xavier Ouellet |
Goaltenders
Power Play units:
- Tatar-Sheahan-Mantha, Zetterberg-Kronwall
- Nyquist-Nielsen-Vanek, Larkin-Sproul
Buffalo Line Combinations
Forwards
Seth Griffith | Alexsander Barkov | Jaromir Jagr |
Jonathan Marchessault | Vincent Trocheck | Reilly Smith |
Jussi Jokinen | Denis Malgin | Nick Bjugstad |
Colton Sceviour | Derek KacKenzie | Shawn Thornton |
Defensemen
Keith Yandle | Aaron Ekblad |
Mark Pysyk | Michael Matheson |
Jason Demers | Jakub Kindl |
Goaltenders
Keys to the Game:
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