The Red Wings had an optional morning skate after sitting out on Thanksgiving. However, the Capitals were hard at work Thursday morning...
It’s looking like the Caps will be without Evgeny Kuznetsov and T.J. Oshie this afternoon, which would put more emphasis on Andre Burakovsky or Jakub Vrana getting increased minutes in the top six.
Red Wings Projected Lines
Justin Abdelkader - Dylan Larkin -Anthony Mantha
Gustav Nyquist - Frans Nielsen - Andreas Athanasiou
Tyler Bertuzzi - Luke Glendening - Michael Rasmussen
Martin Frk - Jacob De La Rose - Thomas Vanek
Trevor Daley - Mike Green
Niklas Kronwall - Dennis Cholowski
Danny DeKeyser - Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Capitals Projected Lines
Alexander Ovechkin - Niklas Backstrom - Tom Wilson
Jakub Vrana - Lars Eller - Brett Connolly
Andre Burakovsky - Travis Boyd - Devante Smith-Pelly
Dmitrij Jaskin - Nic Dowd - Chandler Stephenson
Dmitri Orlov - Matt Niskanen
Michal Kempny - John Carlson
Christian Djoos - Madison Bowey
Braden Holtby
Phoenix Copley
Keys to the Game
Drive the Play
The Wings have done a lot of good things in the month of November while riding this hot streak — they’ve won nine of their last 11 games — but, how long can they continue to play from behind?