The Detroit Red Wings (21-13-3) play a home game Tuesday against the Dallas Stars (25-7-5). The Red Wings are in first place in the Atlantic Division and sit fifth overall, while the Stars are in second in the Central Division and sit second overall.

Where:  Little Caesars Arena

When: 7 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network, /97.1 FM

Odds: Dallas (-1.5, +200), Detroit (+1.5, -245).

Hot: Defenseman Moritz Seider has five goals and 14 assists in his last 23 games. When you add in his defensive and physical game, he is definitely among the league’s top defenseman

Not: Marco Kasper was a healthy scratch last game. Elmer Soderblom appears to be out this game.

Sportlight: Goalie John Gibson has won seven games in a row, representing the longest streak for a Wings goalie since Joey McDonald more than 20 years ago.

Story:  The Red Wings beat the Capitals 3-2 Sunday in overtime…The Red Wings are 8-2-1 in their last 11 games… Detroit is 18-3-2 when the team scores at least three goals and 14-0-2 when it scores four goals… Injuries: IR; Patrick Kane (undisclosed) is day-to-day. He has missed five games.

Detroit Projected Lines

Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — John Leonard

Marco Kasper  — Nate Danielson — Mason Appleton

Michael Rasmussen — JT Compher — James van Riemsdyk

Defense Pairings

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson– Jacob Bernard-Docker

Subs: Travis Hamonic

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Dallas Stars

Story: The Stars own the best road record in the NHL at 13-2-4 (.789) and they are 8-3-3 against the Eastern Conference this season and 16-4-2 against the West. Injuries: Tyler Seguin, Lian Bichsel

Projected Lines

Jason Robertson — Roope Hintz — Mavrik Bourque

Matt Duchene — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen

Justin Hryckowian — Sam Steel — Jamie Benn

Oskar Back — Radek Faksa — Colin Blackwell

Defense Pairings

Esa Lindell — Miro Heiskanen

Thomas Harley — Nils Lundqvist

Rasmus Sandin — Alex Petrovic

Goalie

Casey DeSmith (Jake Oettinger backing up)

 

 

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