Red Wings at Canucks

RED WINGS (24-29-7) at CANUCKS (30-24-7)

Red Wings projected lineup
Vladislav Namestnikov -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Jakub Vrana -- Joe Veleno -- Sam Gagner
Adam Erne -- Michael Rasmussen -- Taro Hirose
Givani Smith -- Pius Suter -- Filip Zadina
Nick Leddy -- Moritz Seider
Gustav Lindstrom -- Filip Hronek
Marc Staal -- Troy Stecher
Alex Nedeljkovic
Thomas Greiss
Scratched: Olli Juolevi, Luke Witkowski, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jordan Oesterle
Injured: Mitchell Stephens (lower body), Carter Rowney (lower body), Danny DeKeyser (upper body)
Canucks projected lineup
Tanner Pearson -- J.T. Miller -- Conor Garland
Vasily Podkolzin -- Bo Horvat -- Brock Boeser
Tyler Motte -- Juho Lammikko -- Matthew Highmore
Sheldon Rempal -- Nic Petan -- -- Alex Chiasson
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Tyler Myers
Quinn Hughes -- Luke Schenn
Brad Hunt -- Travis Hamonic
Thatcher Demko
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Noah Juulsen
Injured: Nils Hoglander (lower body), Elias Pettersson (upper body), Jason Dickinson (lower body), Kyle Burroughs (upper body), Tucker Poolman (headaches)
Status report
Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill did not announce a starting goalie, but Nedeljkovic was first off the ice following an optional morning skate Thursday. ... Pettersson and Hoglander each will be a game-time decision; Pettersson, who has missed two games, skated for a third straight day Thursday but coach Bruce Boudreau said Wednesday the center was more likely to return this weekend. ... Hoglander left practice early Wednesday and did not skate Thursday because the forward was having further medical tests. … Rempal was recalled from Abbotsford of the American Hockey League on Thursday and would come out if Pettersson can play.