Ducks at Red Wings preview

DUCKS (19-18-9) at RED WINGS (17-23-7)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, PRIME, NHL.TV

The Ducks, 0-7-4 during their skid, have scored two goals or fewer in eight of their past 11 games, and have not won since a 4-2 victory at the Pittsburgh Penguins on Dec. 17.
Forward Devin Shore is expected to make his Anaheim debut after he was acquired in trade with the Dallas Stars for forward Andrew Cogliano on Monday. Shore has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 42 games this season.
The Red Wings, 3-10-3 in their past 16 games, have scored two goals in three of their past four games. Defenseman Danny DeKeyser will return after missing 19 games with a wrist injury.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Rickard Rakell has six goals this season after scoring 67 over his previous two seasons, but scored in a 4-3 overtime loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday.
Red Wings center Dylan Larkin, who had three assists in a 5-2 win at the Minnesota Wild on Saturday, has 22 points (eight goals, 14 assists) in his past 20 games.

They said it

"We've played some poor hockey. We're not going to absolve ourselves from it. But we've played some real good hockey lately, and we're going to try to stay with that program. We have to focus on doing the small things that give you the chance to win." -- Ducks coach Randy Carlyle
"I was able to skate for the last six weeks, which was a huge benefit, and my wrist feels good. I just need to get out there and get back into game condition, but I think I can do that pretty quick." -- Red Wings defenseman Danny DeKeyser

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Devin Shore -- Carter Rowney -- Daniel Sprong
Brian Gibbons -- Ryan Kesler -- Kiefer Sherwood
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Cam Fowler -- Josh Manson
Jacob Larsson -- Andy Welinski
John Gibson
Chad Johnson
Scratched: Jake Dotchin, Pontus Aberg
Injured: Corey Perry (knee), Patrick Eaves (rib), Ryan Miller (knee), Korbinian Holzer (wrist)

Red Wings projected lineup

Gustav Nyquist -- Dylan Larkin -- Tyler Bertuzzi
Thomas Vanek -- Frans Nielsen -- Anthony Mantha
Darren Helm -- Luke Glendening -- Andreas Athanasiou
Christoffer Ehn -- Jacob de la Rose -- Justin Abdelkader
Niklas Kronwall -- Mike Green
Danny DeKeyser -- Dennis Cholowski
Jonathan Ericsson -- Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Martin Frk, Luke Witkowski, Filip Hronek
Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Trevor Daley (foot), Michael Rasmussen (lower body)

Status report

Shore was on a line with Rowney and Sprong during the morning skate; they were Cogliano's linemates on Sunday. … The Red Wings placed Rasmussen on injured reserve, allowing them to keep Hronek as an eighth defenseman.

Stat pack

Getzlaf has two points (one goal, one assist) in his past 10 games. … Nyquist has five assists in his past five games.