RED WINGS (33-22-6) at AVALANCHE (38-20-5)
9:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, ALT, SN360
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Joe Veleno -- Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen -- J.T. Compher -- Lucas Raymond
Klim Kostin -- Andrew Copp -- Daniel Sprong
Robby Fabbri -- Christian Fischer -- David Perron
Jake Walman -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Alex Lyon
James Reimer
Scratched: Justin Holl
Injured: Ville Husso (lower body), Dylan Larkin (lower body)
Avalanche projected lineup
Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Mikko Rantanen
Zach Parise -- Ross Colton -- Jonathan Drouin
Miles Wood -- Jean-Luc Foudy -- Joel Kiviranta
Andrew Cogliano -- Chris Wagner -- Ondrej Pavel
Devon Toews -- Cale Makar
Samuel Girard -- Josh Manson
Jack Johnson -- Caleb Jones
Alexandar Georgiev
Justus Annunen
Scratched: Valeri Nichushkin, Casey Mittelstadt, Sean Walker
Injured: Logan O’Connor (lower body)
Status report
Lyon will make his fourth straight start. ... Mittelstadt, a center, and Walker, a defenseman, each was acquired in separate trades Wednesday; Mittelstadt was acquired from the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Bowen Byram, and Walker and a fifth-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft were acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Ryan Johansen and a conditional first-round pick in the 2025 draft. … Foudy and Pavel each is expected to play after being recalled from Colorado of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... O’Connor, a forward, is day to day. ... Nichushkin participated in Colorado's morning skate Wednesday but the forward is not yet cleared to play. ... Georgiev is expected to start after Annunen made 37 saves in a 5-0 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday.
