RED WINGS (39-26-8) at PENGUINS (37-21-16)
7 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, SN-PIT
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmitt Finnie -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat -- Andrew Copp -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- J.T. Compher -- Carter Mazur
James van Riemsdyk -- Marco Kasper -- Mason Appleton
Simon Edvinsson -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson -- Jacob Bernard-Docker
John Gibson
Cam Talbot
Scratched: Travis Hamonic, Dominik Shine
Injured: Michael Rasmussen (undisclosed), Michael Brandsegg-Nygard (undisclosed)
Penguins projected lineup
Bryan Rust -- Sidney Crosby -- Rickard Rakell
Egor Chinakhov -- Tommy Novak -- Evgeni Malkin
Anthony Mantha -- Ben Kindel -- Justin Brazeau
Elmer Soderblom -- Connor Dewar -- Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon -- Erik Karlsson
Samuel Girard -- Kris Letang
Ryan Shea -- Connor Clifton
Stuart Skinner
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Ilya Solovyov, Ryan Graves, Rutger McGroarty, Ville Koivunen, Avery Hayes
Injured: Kevin Hayes (upper body), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Blake Lizotte (upper body), Jack St. Ivany (upper body)
Suspended: Caleb Jones
Status report
The Red Wings could make several changes to their forward lines after a 5-3 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. ... In practice Monday, Finnie elevated to first-line left wing from the same position on the third line; Perron could take Finnie’s place on the third line with van Riemsdyk, who was a healthy scratch Saturday, skating on the fourth line. ... Malkin will return after missing four games with an upper-body injury. ... Crosby returned in an 8-3 win at the New York Islanders on Monday after missing one game with a lower-body injury. ... Skinner is expected to start after Silovs made 20 saves at New York.
