The Detroit Red Wings (16-11-3) play a non-conference road game today against the Calgary Flames (12-15-4). The Red Wings are in third place in the Eastern Conference, while the Flames are 29th in a 32-team league.

Where:  Scotiabank Saddledome

When: 8:30., ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM

Odds: Detroit (+1.5, -298), Vancouver (-1.5, +280), DraftKings

Hot: Detroit’s James van Riemsdyk boasts goals in six of his past seven games. His contributions are giving a boost to Detroit’s secondary scoring

Not:  Elmer Soderblom has no points in his last 12 games. He also has zero or one shot on goal in six of his last seven contests.

Spotlight: In defenseman Moritz Seider’s last five games, he has a goal, five assists and is plus-9

Story:  Cam Talbot projects to be Detroit’s starting goalie tonight… Detroit is 11-0-2 when it scores four goals…  With a 4-0 win against Vancover Monday, the Red Wings earned points in their last five games (3-0-2)… The Red Wings’ power play (24%) ranks 7th, and their penalty kill (79%) is 24th… Detroit ranks 10th overall in terms of total points..’ The Red Wings now rank 25th with a 3.33 GAA.  Injuries: Mason Appleton (lower-body injury) day-to-day.

Detroit Projected Lines

Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Patrick Kane

Marco Kasper — Nate Danielson — Elmer Soderblom

Michael Rasmussen — JT Compher — James van Riemsdyk

Defense Pairings

Simon Edvinssson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson — Jacob Bernard-Docker

Subs: Jonatan Berggren, Travis Hamonic

Goalies

Cam Talbot (John Gibson backing up) (Unconfirmed)

Calgary Flames

Story:  The Flames have been playing good hockey lately, winning their last three and posting a 7-2-1 record in their last 10… The Calgary Flames have now won 44 consecutive games when scoring four or more goals, dating back to Dec. 16, 2023…Calgary boasts a 6-2-3 record against Eastern Conference opponents this season…Injuries: Jake Bean is day-to-day, while Martin Pospisil, Zayne Parekh and Samuel Honzek are on IR.

Projected Lines

Jonathan Huberdeau — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato

Yegor Sharangovich — Nazen Kadri — Joel Farabee

Connor Zary — Mikeal Backlund — Blake Coleman

Ryan Lomborg — John Beecher —  Adam Klapka

Defense Pairings

Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson

Yan Kuznetsov — MacKenzie Weegar

Joeal Hanley — Brayden Pachal

Goalies

Dustin Wolf (Devin Cooley backing up)

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