The Detroit Red Wings (28-16-4) are home today to play the San Jose Sharks (24-19-3). The Red Wings are in second place in the Atlantic Division, while the Sharks are in a Western Conference wildcard position.

Where:  Little Caesars Arena

When: 7 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM

Odds: San Jose (+1.5, -165), Detroit  (-1.5, +130).

Hot: James van Riemsdyk has four goals and six assists for 10 points in his past nine games.

Not: Emmitt Finnie has no points, three shots on goal and is minus-7 in his last seven games

Spotlight: Patrick Kane (1,371 career points) is four points away from passing Mike Modano (1,374) for the most NHL points by a U.S.-born player in Kane (871 career assists) is also two assists away from tying Phil Esposito (873) for 24th on the NHL’s all-time list. He has collected 19 points (5-14-19) and a plus-12 rating in 20 games since Nov. 22 vs. Columbus.

Story:  Gibson is starting in goal for Detroit. He has posted a 13-2-0 record with a 2.07 goals-against average, a 0.930 save percentage and three shutouts in his last 15 games since Dec. 2 vs. Boston. . . Detroit is 21-1-1 this season when leading after 40 minutes. Injuries: None

Detroit Projected Lines

Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Patrick Kane

Lucas Raymond — Dylan Larkin — James van Riemsdyk

Emmitt Finnie — J.T. Compher — Marco Kasper

Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — Mason Appleton

Defense Pairings

Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Albert Johansson– Jacob Bernard-Docker

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Subs: Travis Hamonic, Erik Gustafsson

San Jose Sharks

Story: The Sharks are 7-2 in their last nine games. . . On Nov. 2, the Sharks lost 3-2 to the Red Wings in San Jose…  San Jose ranks 30th in the NHL with a 3.54 GAA. . . Injured: Ty Dellandrea (lower body), Vincent Desharnais (upper body), Philipp Kurashev (upper body), Will Smith (upper body), Shakir Mukhamadullin (upper body)

Line Projections

Igor Chernyshov — Macklin Celebrini — Collin Graf

William Eklund — Alexander Wennberg — Tyler Toffoli

Pavol Regenda — Michael Misa — Adam Gaudette

Barclay Goodrow — Zack Ostapchuk — Ryan Reaves

Defense Pairings

Dmitry Orlov — John Klingberg

Mario Ferraro — Timothy Liljegren

Sam Dickinson — Vincent Iorio

Yaroslav Askarov (Alex Nedeljkovic backing up)

Subs: Jeff Skinner, Nick Leddy

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