OILERS (21-15-1) at RED WINGS (20-16-4)
7 pm ET; BSDET, SNW
Oilers projected lineup
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins -- Connor McDavid -- Zach Hyman
Ryan McLeod -- Leon Draisaitl -- Warren Foegele
Evander Kane -- Derek Ryan -- Connor Brown
Adam Erne -- James Hamblin -- Mattias Janmark
Darnell Nurse -- Cody Ceci
Mattias Ekholm -- Evan Bouchard
Brett Kulak -- Vincent Desharnais
Calvin Pickard
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Philip Kemp
Injured: Sam Gagner (undisclosed)
Red Wings projected lineup
Alex DeBrincat -- J.T. Compher -- Patrick Kane
David Perron -- Dylan Larkin -- Lucas Raymond
Christian Fischer -- Andrew Copp -- Michael Rasmussen
Robby Fabbri -- Joe Veleno -- Daniel Sprong
Jake Walman -- Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot -- Jeff Petry
Olli Maatta -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Alex Lyon
James Reimer
Scratched: Justin Holl
Injured: Klim Kostin (upper body), Ville Husso (lower body)
Status report
Pickard, who was with Detroit from 2019-2022, will start against his former team. … Walman will play after missing practice on Wednesday with an illness. … Kostin, a forward, skated with the team and could return as soon as this weekend.
