The Detroit Red Wings (7-8-3) play the St. Louis Blues (7-8-2) tonight in the second game on their four-game road trip. The Red Wings are three points out of a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, while the Blues are five points out of wildcard spot in the Western Conference.
Where: Enterprise Center
Red Wings lines tonight: projected lineup and starting goalie →
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: TNT/HBO Max/97.1 FM
Odds: Detroit (+1.5, -192), St. Louis (-1.5, +160), DRAFTKINGS
Detroit Red Wings
Hot: With 55 shots on goal in 18 games, Lucas Raymond is on pace for 252 shots on the season. The most shots on goal he has had in a season was 192 in 2024-25
Not: The Red Wings (2.69 goals per game) rank 27th in the NHL in scoring. Calgary, Columbus, San Jose, Philadelphia and Chicago are the teams below Detroit.
Spotlight: In eight games this season, Daniil Tarasov boasts a 2.10 goals-against average and .919 save percenta. In comparison, John Gibson owns 3.46 GAA and .860 save p
Story: John Gibson will start in goal tonight. . . The Red Wings activated Mason Appleton and Marco Kasper from the injured list and both should play tonight. The Red Wings are 4-1-1 when tied after 40 minutes. . . The Red Wings and Blues have both lost three games in a row. The Blues came from behind to beat Detroit 5-4 on Halloween. Gibson was in goal for that game.
Injuries: There is no timetable for the return of Albert Johansson (undisclosed)
Detroit Projected Lines
Alex DeBrincat — Emmitt Finnie — Victor Arvidsson
Michael Brandsegg-Nygard — Andrew Copp — Lucas Raymond
Michael Rasmussen – J.T. Compher — Marco Kasper
Mason Appleton – Sheldon Dries — Keegan Kolesar
Defense Pairings
Ben Chiarot — Moritz Seider
Andreas Englund — Anton Johansson
William Wallinder — Justin Faulk
Goalies
John Gibson (Daniil Tarasov is backup)
Subs: Jacob Bernard-Docker, Carter Mazur
St. Louis Blues
Story: Joel Hofer will start in goal for St. Louis. . . Logan Mailloux is making his regular-season debut for the Blues. . . Jimmy Snuggerud, son of former NHLer Dave Snuggerud, leads the Blues with nine goals. . . . St. Louis has only given up seven power play goals in 17 games. By comparison, the Red Wings have given up 18 in 18 games. The Blues own the NHL’s eighth-best penalty killing at 84.7%. .
Injuries: Torey Krug undisclosed, out for season; Dillon Dube (Undisclosed) three weeks; Tyler Tucker (undisclosed) day-to-day
Projected Lines
Dylan Holloway – Robert Thomas – Jimmy Snuggerud
Jake Neighbours – Mason McTavish – Jonatan Berggren
Dalibor Dvorsky – Connor McMichael – Pavel Buchnevich
Alexey Toropchenko – Pius Suter – Ross Johnston
Defense Pairings
Philip Broberg – Logan Mailloux
Justin Barron – Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler – Brandon Carlo
Goalies
Joel Hofer (Jordan Binnington is the backup)
Subs: Aleksanteri Kaskimaki and Calle Rosen
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