RED WINGS (3-3-3) at CANUCKS (2-8-1)
10 p.m. ET; SNE, SNO, SNP, DSN
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- Emmitt Finnie -- Viktor Arvidsson
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen -- Andrew Copp -- Carter Mazur
Nate Danielson -- J.T. Compher -- Keegan Kolesar
Ben Chiarot -- Moritz Seider
Justin Faulk -- Axel Sandin-Pellikka
William Wallinder -- Albert Johansson
John Gibson
Michal Postava
Scratched: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Andreas Englund, Anton Johansson
Injured: Daniil Tarasov (undisclosed), Marco Kasper (upper body), Mason Appleton (undisclosed)
Canucks projected lineup
Drew O'Connor -- Elias Pettersson -- Linus Karlsson
Paul Cotter -- Marco Rossi -- Brock Boeser
Jake DeBrusk -- Filip Chytil -- Jonathan Lekkerimaki
Arshdeep Bains -- Max Sasson -- Brendan Gallagher
Elias Pettersson -- Filip Hronek
Jamie Oleksiak -- Tom Willander
Zeev Buium -- Victor Mancini
Kevin Lankinen
Leevi Merilainen
Scratched: Guillaume Brisebois, Luke Schenn, Liam Ohgren
Injured: Thatcher Demko (hip)
Status report
The Red Wings held an optional morning skate. ... Compher will return after missing seven games because of an undisclosed injury. … Detroit sent forward Sheldon Dries to Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League on Thursday to create a roster spot for Compher. ... Postava was recalled from Grand Rapids on Thursday after Tarasov, a goalie, “tweaked something in practice” on Wednesday, said coach Todd McLellan, who added, “Just as a precaution, we don't think it's serious, but Postava will back up.” … Rossi will return after missing two games because of an illness. … Ohgren, a forward, appears to be a healthy scratch for the first time this season based on the Canucks optional morning skate. … Mancini will replace Schenn, a defenseman.
