Jets at Red Wings preview

JETS (17-6-4) at RED WINGS (10-12-5)
7:30 p.m. ET; TSN3, FS-D, NHL.TV

The Red Wings were outscored 16-4 in a home-and-home series with the Montreal Canadiens, including a 10-1 loss at Bell Centre on Saturday.
Goalie Jimmy Howard has played in all seven games of the losing streak, including five starts, and is expected to start again Tuesday. He is 0-3-3 with an .842 save percentage and a 4.87 goals-against average during the streak.
The Jets have won their past two games and are 9-2-1 in their previous 12. Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck, who was born about 35 miles northeast of Detroit in Commerce, Michigan, is expected to play. He's 3-0-1 with a 2.24 GAA and .907 save percentage in his past four games.

Players to watch

Jets forward Blake Wheeler has 10 points (two goals, eight assists) in his past four games, and has at least three points in three of those games.
Red Wings defenseman Mike Green is one point from becoming the ninth active NHL defenseman with 450.

They said it

"We can't change the way we play just because we're facing a team going through a tough time. If you think you can take it easy in this league, you'll get beat." -- Jets defenseman Jacob Trouba
"Henrik [Zetterberg] knows he has to keep playing his game and stick with the system. He wants to produce and we need him to produce, but he's still playing good hockey." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill on center Henrik Zetterberg, who has gone 20 games without a goal

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Nikolaj Ehlers -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Mathieu Perreault -- Matt Hendricks -- Joel Armia
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Eric Comrie
Scratched:Marko Dano, Tucker Poolman, Shawn Matthias
Injured: Toby Enstrom](https://www.nhl.com/player/toby-enstrom-8470828?season=20172018) (lower body), Steve Mason (concussion)

Red Wings projected lineup

Anthony Mantha -- Dylan Larkin -- Tomas Tatar
Justin Abdelkader -- Henrik Zetterberg -- Gustav Nyquist
Luke Glendening -- Frans Nielsen -- Darren Helm
Martin Frk -- Andreas Athanasiou
Danny DeKeyser -- Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Niklas Kronwall -- Xavier Ouellet
Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Petr Mrazek
Scratched:David Booth
Injured:None
Suspended:Luke Witkowski

Status report

Connor practiced Tuesday after missing a 5-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. … The Red Wings held an optional morning skate Tuesday after a long practice Monday.

Stat pack

Perreault has 11 points (six goals, five assists) in his past 10 games. … Zetterberg has 23 points (seven goals, 16 assists) in 17 games against the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers franchise.