RED WINGS (0-1-1) at DUCKS (2-0-0) 10 p.m. ET; PRIME, FS-D, NHL.TV
The Game
The Detroit Red Wings will try for their first win of the season when they play the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Monday. The Red Wings, who lost 4-2 to the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, haven't gone three straight games without a win to start a season since 1991-92. The Ducks can tie their best three-game start in team history (2006-07) with a win in their home opener, which also marks the 25th anniversary of their inaugural game.
Players to watch
Red Wings forward Dylan Larkin has three points (one goal, two assists) in two games this season. Ducks goaltender John Gibson is 2-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .973 save percentage.
They said it
"With the thin margin of error that we have, special teams have to be great." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill "Since I arrived here, I've wanted to play in front of our fans. They've been amazing throughout the preseason." -- Ducks forward Max Comtois
The Red Wings did not bring Ericsson, Kronwell and Green on the two-game trip to Southern California, and Daley sustained an upper-body injury in the 4-2 loss to the Kings. ... Getzlaf is day to day after he sustained a lower-body injury in a 1-0 win at the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday. Lundestrom, the No. 23 pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, is expected to make his debut with the Ducks.
Stat pack
Detroit has scored three of its four goals on the power play this season. … The home team is 45-21-1 in the past 67 meetings between the teams.
