Niklas Kronwall remains out tonight with his tweaked knee. Rest it up, Kronner. The Wings need you for a playoff run. Kirk Maltby is back in the lineup this afternoon, making Brad May a healthy scratch. I would mention that Ville Leino’s a healthy scratch, but hey, he’s not on the team anymore! Wee! Way to not come close to expectations, Ville. Jimmy Howard gets the start in goal.
The Kings are on a roll as of late, going 9-1-0 in their last 10 games. They are on an 8 game winning streak. The Wings badly need a win tonight, as they now sit 2 points out of a playoff spot. Calgary and Nashville are tied with 66 points, and the Wings have 64. Calgary is in Tampa tonight and Nashville is hosting San Jose.
Detroit Red Wings
Forwards:
Henrik Zetterberg – Pavel Datsyuk – Tomas Holmstrom
Todd Bertuzzi – Valtteri Filppula – Dan Cleary
Kris Draper – Darren Helm – Patrick Eaves
Kirk Maltby – Drew Miller – Jason Williams
Defense:
Nicklas Lidstrom – Brian Rafalski
Brad Stuart – Jonathan “Big Rig” Ericsson
Derek Meech – Brett “Shot Down By Anthony’s Ex” Lebda
Starting Goalie: Jimmy Howard
Injuries: Andreas Lilja, Johan Franzen, Niklas Kronwall
Los Angeles Kings
Forwards:
Brad Richardson – Anze Kopitar – Wayne Simmonds
Ryan Smyth – Jarret Stoll – Dustin Brown
Alexander Frolov – Michal Handzus – Brandon Segal
Scott Parse – Oscar Moller – Teddy Purcell
Defense:
Rob Scuderi – Drew Doughty
Jack Johnson – Peter Harrold
Sean O’Donnell – Matt Greene
Starting Goalie: Jonathan Quick
Injuries: Justin Williams, Andrei Loktionov
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