The Detroit Red Wings take on the San Jose Sharks at SAP Center tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
8 p.m. ET; FDSNDET, NBCSCA
Red Wings projected lineup
Emmitt Finnie — Dylan Larkin — Lucas Raymond
Alex DeBrincat — Marco Kasper — Mason Appleton
Andrew Copp — J.T. Compher — Jonatan Berggren
Elmer Soderblom — Michael Rasmussen — Austin Watson
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Axel Sandin-Pellikka
Albert Johansson — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Cam Talbot
John Gibson
Scratched: Travis Hamonic, James van Riemsdyk
Injured: Patrick Kane (upper body)
Status report
Red Wings coach Todd McLellan said Kane is skating in Detroit, but the forward will not join the team on its road trip.
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Sharks projected lineup
Tyler Toffoli — Macklin Celebrini — Will Smith
Philipp Kurashev — Alexander Wennberg — William Eklund
Collin Graf — Michael Misa — Jeff Skinner
Barclay Goodrow — Patrick Giles — Ty Dellandrea
Dmitry Orlov — Vincent Iorio
Mario Ferraro — John Klingberg
Shakir Mukhamadullin — Vincent Desharnais
Alex Nedeljkovic
Yaroslav Askarov
Scratched: Sam Dickinson, Ethan Cardwell
Injured: Nick Leddy (upper body), Adam Gaudette (upper body), Ryan Reaves (lower body), Timothy Liljegren (upper body)
Status report
The Sharks did not hold a morning skate. … Liljegren is still be evaluated after the defenseman left a 3-2 overtime win against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky said, and could be replaced by Iorio. … Nedeljkovic could start after Askarov made 36 saves Saturday.
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