{"id":384753,"date":"2026-01-01T11:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/384753\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T11:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T11:37:12","slug":"nhl-game-preview-detroit-red-wings-at-pittsburgh-penguins-with-line-combinations-1-1-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/384753\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 1\/1\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Untitled-design-1-55.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 1\/1\/2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>AP Photo\/Gene J. Puskar<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings (24-14-3, 51 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (17-12-9, 43 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: PPG Paints Arena<br \/>Date: Thursday, January 1<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+\/FDSNDET\/SN-PIT<br \/>Radio:\u00a097.1 The Ticket\/105.9 The X<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Red Wings picked up their second straight win last night with a 2-1 win over the Jets. They\u2019ve won five of their last six games to close out 2025, averaging 3.2 goals per game while allowing 2.5 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins are coming off a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes on Tuesday night. They finished December, going 5-5-4, averaging 3.8 goals per game while also allowing 3.8 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Finnie-Larkin-Raymond<br \/>DeBrincat-Copp-Kane<br \/>Kasper-Danielson-van Riemsdyk<br \/>Rasmussen-Compher-Appleton<\/p>\n<p>Edvinsson-Seider<br \/>Chiarot-Sandin Pelikka<br \/>Johansson-Bernard Docker<\/p>\n<p>Talbot<br \/>Gibson<\/p>\n<p>Buy Detroit Hockey Merchandise Below!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/detroit-hockey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Get Your Detroit Hockey Merchandise Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p>Rakell-Crosby-Rust<br \/>Mantha-Novak-Brazeau<br \/>McGroarty-Kindel-Koivunen<br \/>Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari<\/p>\n<p>Wotherspoon-Karlsson<br \/>Kulak-Letang<br \/>Shea-St.Ivany<\/p>\n<p>Skinner<br \/>Silovs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/pittsburgh-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=pittsburgh&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Pittsburgh Hockey Merchandise Here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>Alex DeBrincat had a point in each game against the Penguins last season, finishing with two goals and three assists.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n<p>Sidney Crosby had a point in each game against the Red Wings last season, finishing with four assists.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Detroit Red Wings<\/p>\n<p>F Elmer Soderblom \u2013 DTD<br \/>F Patrick Kane \u2013 DTD<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n<p>C Filip Hallander \u2013 IR<br \/>C Evgeni Malkin \u2013 IR<\/p>\n<p>Next Game:<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AP Photo\/Gene J. 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