Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brendan Smith, a healthy scratch the past three games, was paired with Mike Green in practice today at Grosse Pointe Woods University Liggett, and Alexey Marchenko appeared to be the odd man out.
Meanwhile, Wings coach Jeff Blashill wouldn’t reveal who will start in goal Sunday in Chicago (5 p.m., FSD, NHL Network) nor whether Smith will play.
“We looked at it today with him back in,” Blashill said of Smith. “I just reserve the right to look at it in practice and decide what we’re going to do tomorrow and then what we’ll do Sunday.