WATCH: Blashill, Green, Abdelkader & Tatar Talk Sabres
DETROIT-- - The Detroit Red Wings (16-8-6, 38 points) will host the Buffalo Sabres (12-15-3, 27 points) tonight in an Atlantic Division showdown. The Red Wings come in with a 13 game point streak (8-0-5) after falling 3-2 to the Devils in Overtime on Friday. During the 13 game point streak, the Red Wings only have three regulation wins. Dylan Larkin leads the NHL with a +20 rating.
Red Wings Head Coach Jeff Blashill said they will likely go with the same forward lines & defensive pairings as Friday.
Larkin-Zetterberg-Abdelkader
Helm-Datsyuk-Richards
Nyquist-Sheahan-Tatar
Andersson-Glendening-Jurco
Kronwall-Green
DeKeyser-Ericsson
Smith-Marchenko
Petr Mrazek (9-4-3, 2.38 GAA., .924 Save pct.) will be in goal tonight for the Red Wings.
Chad Johnson (7-9-1, 2.54 GAA., .906 Save pct.) will be in net for the Sabres.
Face off is set for 7:30pm.