The Detroit Red Wings (32-17-5) are at home tonight playing the Washington Capitals (25-22-7). The Red Wings are in second place in the Atlantic Division, one point behind the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Capitals are in eighth place for the final wildcard spot in the Eastern Conference

Where:  Little Caesars Arena

When: 7:30 p.m. ET

TV/Radio: ESPN, Hulu/97.1 FM

Odds: Washington (+1.5, -238,) Detroit (-1.5, +195), DRAFTKINGS

Hot: Alex DeBrincat, with 28 goals this season, is on a pace for a career-best 43 goals.

Not: Forward Michael Rasmussen has gone 10 games without a point. He posted 11 goals last season. This season, he shows six in 49 games this season.

Spotlight: Patrick Kane’s 1,374 NHL career points leave him one point from passing Mike Modano to become the leading scorer among American-born players. Kane boasts 22 points (5-17-22) and a plus-eight rating in 27 games since Nov. 22 vs. Columbus

Story:  John Gibson will start in goal for Detroit. . .  Coach Todd McLellan said the Detroit defensive pairings could be a game-time decision because of an illness working its way through the team. . . The Red Wings, 8-2-1 in their last 11, losing to Los Angeles 3-1  in their last game Tuesday. . . They have the NHL’s sixth-best power play at 24.1%. Their penalty-killing is 19th at 79% . . . Detroit is 22-0-2 this season when scoring four-or-more goals (excluding shootout-deciding goals). The Red Wings have scored four or more in seven of their last 11 games. Injuries: Simon Edvinsson has missed three 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 — James van Riemsdyk

Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — Mason Appleton

Defense Pairings

Albert Johansson — Moritz Seider

Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Travis Hamonic — Jacob Bernard-Docker

Goalies

John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)

Subs: Erik Gustafsson

Washington

Story: Reports say the Capitals are one of the teams making a serious bid to trade for New York Rangers forward Artemi Panarin. . . Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin is on a 33-goal pace. . . Washington is 5-1-1 in its last seven games, including a 5-1 loss to Seattle on the road Tuesday.  . . Even with Ovechkin still producing, the Capitals rank 26th on the power play at 16.9%. Injuries: Pierre-Luc Dubois (abdomen), Matt Roy (lower body), Rasmus Sandin (lower body), Logan Thompson (upper body).

Line Combinations

Connor McMichael — Dylan Strome — Ryan Leonard

Aliaksei Protas — Justin Sourdif — Tom Wilson

Alex Ovechkin — Nic Dowd — Ethen Frank

Brandon Duhaime — Hendrix Lapierre — Anthony Beauvillier

Defense Pairings

Jakob Chychrun — John Carlson

Martin Fehervary — Trevor Van Riemsdyk

Declan Chisholm — Dylan McIlrath

Goalies

Charlie Lindgren (Clay Stevenson backing up)

Sub: Sonny Milano