The only change from lines this morning is that Miller is in for Callahan. Diggers reporting Howard will start tonight. There’s also this:
On the way to the morning skate a golfer hit an errant tee shot and it hit the team bus.Put a nice ding in the windshield. All ok.Bad golfer
— Ken Kal (@KenKalDRW) March 15, 2017
Look at that commitment to shot-blocking.
Updated Lineups
Red Wings
Forwards
Tomas Tatar | Henrik Zetterberg | Gustav Nyquist |
Anthony Mantha | Frans Nielsen | Darren Helm |
Andreas Athanasiou | Dylan Larkin | Justin Abdelkader |
Drew Miller | Riley Sheahan | Luke Glendening |
Defensemen
Dan DeKeyser | Nick Jensen |
Niklas Kronwall | Mike Green |
Xavier Ouellet | Robbie Russo |
Goaltenders
Power Play
PP1 – Nyquist, Nielseon, Abdelkader, Kronwall, Zetterberg
PP2 – Tatar, Larkin, Mantha, Athanasiou, Green
Avalanche
Forwards
Gabriel Landeskog | Matt Duchene | Mikko Rantanen |
Sven Andrighetto | Nathan MacKinnon | Rene Bourque |
JT Compher | Carl Soderberg | Joe Colburne |
Blake Comeau | John Mitchell | Matthew Nieto |
Defensemen
Erik Johnson | Mark Barberio |
Fedor Tyutin | Tyson Barrie |
Francois Beauchemin | Anton Lindholm |
Goaltenders
Power Play
PP1 – Landeskog, MacKinnon, Compher, Barberio, Barrie
PP2 – Bourque, Duchene, Rantanen, Johnson, Andrighetto
Keys to the Game:
Take Care of the Puck
The Red Wings have been better in the offensive zone creating chances, even if they have not consistently converted them.