The Wings had an optional skate in Buffalo this morning, so we're going with what they skated yesterday, assuming that Smith and Tatar play despite soreness and illness; also assuming Richards not even being in Buffalo because of a family funeral means he's out.
Line Combinations
| Dylan Larkin | Henrik Zetterberg | Justin Abdelkader |
| Gustav Nyquist | Pavel Datsyuk | Darren Helm |
| Tomas Tatar | Riley Sheahan | Tomas Jurco |
| Joakim Andersson | Luke Glendening | Teemu Pulkkinen |
Scratches: Brad Richards (personal reasons)
Injuries: Johan Franzen, Drew Miller, Niklas Kronwall
Power-play units:
- Nyquist-Zetterberg-Datsyuk-Abdelkader (net front)-Green
- Larkin-Tatar-Sheahan (net front) - Pulkinnen-Smith
| Evander Kane | Ryan O'Reilly | Matt Moulson |
| Cal O'Reilly | Jack Eichel | Jamie McGinn |
| Marcus Foligno | Johan Larsson | Brian Gionta |
| Phil Varone | Tim Schaller | David Legwand |