The Detroit Red Wings (32-17-6) are at home today to play the Colorado Avalanche (35-8-9) in a matinee game. The Red Wings are in second place in the Atlantic Division, two points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche are first overall in the NHL

Where:  Little Caesars Arena

When: 1 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: ABC/97.1 FM

Odds: Colorado (-1.5, +164,) Detroit (+1.5, -198), DRAFTKINGS

Hot: Seider logged a career-high 31:57 of ice time in the game against the Washington Capitals. It marks the most ice time in a regular-season game by a Red Wings player since Nicklas Lidstrom finished with 32:12 of ice time on Feb. 11, 2010 vs. San Jose.

Not: The Grand Rapids Griffins, Detroit’s farm team, have lost three in a row after posting the best start in the AHL’s 90-year history. They have been outscored 12-5.

Spotlight: Andrew Copp shows 24 points (7-17-24) and a plus-15 rating in 28 games since Dec. 4 at Columbus.

Story:  John Gibson will start in goal for Detroit. . . The flu bug is working its way through the Red Wings’ dressing room. . . The Red Wings, 8-2-2 in their last 11, lost 4-3 to Washington in a shootout Thursday. . . They have the NHL’s eighth-best power play at 23.6%. Their penalty-killing is 18th at 79.3% . . .Coach Todd McLellan’s team is 17-2-6 record in one-goal games this season. Detroit is 22-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals (excluding shootout-deciding goals). . .The Red Wings sent forward Sheldon Dries back to Grand Rapids. Injuries: Defenseman Simon Edvinsson has missed four games with a lower body injury. He won’t return to the lineup until after the Olympic break.

Detroit Projected Lines

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Patrick Kane

Lucas Raymond — Dylan Larkin — Marco Kasper

Emmitt Finnie — J.T. Compher — Mason Appleton

Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — James van Riemsdyk

Defense Pairings

Jacob Bernard-Docker — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson — Travis Hamonic

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Subs: Erik Gustafsson, Justin Holl

Colorado

Story: Since the start of the 2017-18 season, when the Red Wings moved into LCA, Colorado is 13-0-1 vs. Detroit, outscoring the team 61-27. The Red Wings earned four of a possible 28 points in these contests. Detroit’s only win came Feb. 22, 2024, 2-1 in OT at home on a goal by Patrick Kane. . . The Avalanche lead the NHL with a scoring average of 3.88 goals per game. . . Injuries:  Gabriel Landeskog (upper body), Devon Toews (upper body), Logan O’Connor (hip surgery)

Line Combinations

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas

Victor Olofsson — Brock Nelson — Valeri Nichushkin

Ross Colton — Jack Drury — Joel Kiviranta

Zakhar Bardakov — Parker Kelly — Gavin Brindley

Defense Pairings

Sam Malinski — Cale Makar

Josh Manson — Brent Burns

Keaton Middleton — Samuel Girard

Goalies

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scott Wedgewood (backing up)

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