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Quincey expected back, Dekeyser to make NHL debut

Friday, 04.05.2013 / 3:06 PM

By Rick Sadowski  -  NHL.com Correspondent / 2012-2013 At the Rink blog

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Quincey expected back, Dekeyser to make NHL debut

DENVER -- The Detroit Red Wings will have a different look on defense Friday night when they meet the Colorado Avalanche at Pepsi Center. Kyle Quincey is expected to play after missing nine games with a fractured cheekbone, and Danny Dekeyser will make his NHL debut after playing three seasons at Western Michigan University.

Quincey, 27, who was injured in a March 15 game against the Edmonton Oilers, has one goal and one assist in 26 games. Dekeyser, 22, signed a two-year contract with the Red Wings on March 30. He was Western Michigan's captain this season and had two goals and 13 assists in 35 games.

Here are the projected lineups for Friday's game between the Red Wings and Avalanche:

RED WINGS

Johan Franzen – Pavel Datsyuk – Justin Abdelkader

Valtteri Filppula – Henrik Zetterberg – Daniel Cleary

Gustav Nyquist – Joakim Andersson – Patrick Eaves

Drew Miller – Cory Emmerton – Jordin Tootoo

Niklas Kronwall – Jonathan Ericsson

Kyle Quincey – Ian White

Danny Dekeyser – Brendan Smith

Jimmy Howard

Jonas Gustavsson

Scratched: Carlo Colaiacovo, Jakub Kindl, Brian Lashoff

Injured: Todd Bertuzzi (back), Damien Brunner (lower body), Darren Helm (back), Mikael Samuelsson (upper body)

AVALANCHE

Jamie McGinn – Matt Duchene – PA Parenteau

Cody McLeod – Ryan O'Reilly -- Gabriel Landeskog

Brad Malone – John Mitchell – Aaron Palushaj

Patrick Bordeleau – Mark Olver – David Van Der Gulik

Greg Zanon – Erik Johnson

Matt Hunwick – Shane O'Brien

Jan Hejda – Tyson Barrie

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

Semyon Varlamov

Scratched: None

Injured: Steve Downie (knee), Milan Hejduk (shoulder), David Jones (knee), Chuck Kobasew (back), Paul Stastny (foot), Ryan Wilson (ankle)

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