Preview: Red Wings at Hurricanes

Red Wings-Hurricanes game postponed Monday

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Red Wings team scope

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will not play because of an undisclosed injury sustained in the final minute of a 6-4 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. Green limped off the ice after a hit by Ducks forward Ryan Kesler. "I don't see him playing today or tomorrow, probably not on this trip," said coach Jeff Blashill, whose team is starting a three-game road trip. "It's going to be an ongoing thing we will continue to evaluate." Defenseman Nick Jensen was called up from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League. The fourth-year pro has a goal and five assists in 27 games for the Griffins this season. Defenseman Brian Lashoff is a game-time decision after he was injured during the morning skate. "It was a puck to the mouth. It was fairly severe," Blashill said. "But we called Nick Jensen up for a reason." If Lashoff can't go, Jensen will be make his NHL debut. "Nick's a big-time competitor and an excellent skater," Blashill said. Goalie Jimmy Howard will start for the Red Wings.

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Hurricanes team scope

Goalie Cam Ward will start for the Carolina Hurricanes, but who backs him up is unclear. Michael Leighton did not participate in the morning skate. "Michael will be there, but he's sick," coach Bill Peters said. "We sent him home. He sat by himself at breakfast. We said, 'Finish your meal, then beat it.'" Eddie Lack, who has missed 14 games because of a concussion, took part in the morning skate and will be evaluated prior to faceoff, though Peters said he had no idea if he would be cleared to play. The Hurricanes are 8-0-1 in their past nine home games.

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Red Wings projected lineup

Gustav Nyquist -- Henrik Zetterberg -- Thomas Vanek
Riley Sheahan -- Frans Nielsen -- Tomas Tatar
Anthony Mantha -- Andreas Athanasiou -- Dylan Larkin
Drew Miller -- Luke Glendening -- Steve Ott
Danny DeKeyser -- Xavier Ouellet
Ryan Sproul -- Jonathan Ericsson
Niklas Kronwall -- Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:Tomas Jurco
Injured:Darren Helm (upper body), Brendan Smith (lower body), Tyler Bertuzzi (ankle), Justin Abdelkader (lower body), Alexey Marchenko (shoulder), Mike Green (undisclosed), Brian Lashoff (mouth)

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Hurricanes projected lineup

Brock McGinn -- Jordan Staal -- Elias Lindholm
Jeff Skinner -- Victor Rask -- Derek Ryan
Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen -- Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom -- Jay McClement -- Viktor Stalberg
Ron Hainsey -- Justin Faulk
Jaccob Slavin -- Brett Pesce
Noah Hanifin -- Matt Tennyson
Cam Ward
Michael Leighton
Scratched: Andrej Nestrasil, Ryan Murphy, Klas Dahlbeck
Injured:Eddie Lack (concussion) Bryan Bickell (illness)

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Status report

Marchenko was placed on injured reserve after missing two games with an injured shoulder. ... The Hurricanes will use the same lineup from their 2-1 shootout win against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Dahlbeck participated in the morning skate after returning from a conditioning assignment in Charlotte of the AHL.

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Who's hot

Tatar had a hat trick in Detroit's win Saturday. ... Vanek has a goal and six assists in his past eight games. ... Faulk has two goals and two assists in his past three games. ... Rask has a goal and six assists in his past five games.