Jets at Red Wings preview

JETS (6-3-1) at RED WINGS (1-6-2)
7:30 p.m. ET; NHLN, FS-D, TSN3, NHL.TV

The 33-year-old defenseman, who missed the first nine games of the season because of a virus, is expected to play with Dennis Cholowski on Detroit's top pair.
The Red Wings are 1-1-0 in their past two games after going 0-5-2 to start the season. Detroit has yet to win at home this season (0-2-1).
Goalie Laurent Brossoit is expected to start for the Jets; he's 2-0-0 with a 2.01 goals-against average and .955 save percentage in two games.
Winnipeg, 3-1-0 in its past four games, finished a season-long six-game homestand with a 4-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday. The Jets will play at the Maple Leafs on Saturday in the second half of a back-to-back.

Players to watch

Jets forward Mark Scheifele has six points (three goals, three assists) in a three-game point streak.
Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou has four points (three goals, one assist) in his past four games.

They said it

"You don't look past any team in this League. In this League you have to fight for a win every single night. When you take nights off, that's when they punish you. We're not going out there with a different mindset … we're ready for it." -- Jets forward Nikolaj Ehlers
"You miss their ability, No. 1, and their experience. I think two things matter in success: Talent and experience. [Green], specifically, he's a guy that pushes the puck out of your end. He's a good breakout guy because of his skating and his poise. And he's a guy who can add offense. We haven't scored enough on our chances." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

Red Wings projected lineup

Darren Helm -- Dylan Larkin -- Gustav Nyquist
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Frans Nielsen -- Andreas Athanasiou
Michael Rasmussen -- Luke Glendening -- Justin Abdelkader
Thomas Vanek -- Jacob de la Rose -- Anthony Mantha
Dennis Cholowski -- Mike Green
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Niklas Kronwall -- Nick Jensen
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Luke Witkowski, Martin Frk, Joe Hicketts
Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee), Danny DeKeyser (upper body)

Jets projected lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers-- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Jack Roslovic -- Mathieu Perreault
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Nic Petan, Joe Morrow
Injured: None

Status report

De la Rose makes his debut with the Red Wings after being claimed off waivers from the Montreal Canadiens on Oct. 17. He has not played this season because of a cardiac episode, followed by a visa issue.

Stat pack

Wheeler has five points (one goal, four assists) during a four-game point streak. ... Byfuglien is one point shy of 500 in the NHL. … Larkin, with a goal and an assist in his past two games, is tied with Nyquist for the Red Wings scoring lead with seven points (four goals, three assists) in nine games.