The Detroit Red Wings (33-18-6) are on the road today to play the Utah Mammoth (29-23-4). The Red Wings are in second place in the Atlantic Division, four points behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Mammoth are in a Western Conference wildcard position.

Where:  Delta Center

When: 9 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM

Odds: Detroit (+1.5, -218), Utah (-1.5, +180), DRAFTKINGS

Hot: Marco Kasper shows three goals and four assists for seven points in his last nine games, compared to three goals and three assists in his first 37 games.

Not: The Red Wings power play is 1-for-19 (5.2%) in their last six games, including 0-for-2 Monday at Colorado.

Spotlight: Captain Dylan Larkin (626 career points) is seven points away from tying Brendan Shanahan (633) for 10th place on Detroit’s all-time scoring list.

Story:  John Gibson will start in goal for Detroit. He owns an 18-4-1 record with a 2.07 goals-against average, a 0.925 save percentage and four shutouts in 23 appearances since Dec. 2 vs. Boston.

. . Detroit is 9-3-2 in its last 11 games since Jan. 5 at Ottawa. That include Gibson’s 2-0 shutout win at Colorado Monday. . .The Red Wings are a 20-7-4 record since Dec. 2 vs. Boston. . . The Red Wings are 17-8-1 against Western Conference teams. . .  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). . . Injuries: Defenseman Simon Edvinsson has missed six 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

Albert Johansson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Jacob Bernard-Docker

Travis Hamonic — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Subs: Erik Gustafsson

Utah Mammoth

Story: The Mammoth have lost three of their last five, but overwhelmed Vancouver 6-2 on Monday. . .Utah’s 10 wins in January are the most wins in a single calendar month in franchise history. . . Utah has scored at least four goals in eight of its last 11 games. . .The Mammoth are 24-5-2 when Nick Schmaltz has recorded a point this season.  Injuries:  Logan Cooley and Alex Kerfoot, both on IR.

Line Combinations

Clayton Keller — Nick Schmaltz — Lawson Crouse

JJ Peterka — Barrett Hayton —  Kailer Yamamoto

Michael Carccone — Jack McBain — Dylan Guenther

Brandon Tanev — Kevin Stenlund — Liam O’Brien

Defense Pairings

Mikhail Sergachev — Sean Durzi

Nate Schmidt — John Marino

Ian Cole — Nick Desimone

Goalies

Karel Vejmelka (Vitek Vanecek backing up)

 

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