Update (8:05 PM): HockeyTownTodd has his usual pre-game numbers posted. - Matt
Update (3:44 PM): Ryan Doherty of The Hockeytown Blog confirms that Chris Chelios will be in the lineup tonight. He also confirms that Dallas Drake (knee) will sit out for the fifth straight game, and that Dominik Hasek will start. - Matt
Update (2:16 PM): Two things from the comments:
First, thanks to mc keeper for pointing out something I hadn’t noticed because I opted not to watch the game and didn’t think to check: Derek Meech played last night in LA. That means Chris Chelios will dress tonight instead. Smart move by Mike Babcock there, putting the veteran in against the tougher team, rather than trying the rookie.
Second, thanks to Earl Sleek of The Battle of California for providing some projected lines and pairings:
Bertuzzi-Getzlaf-Perry
Kunitz-Weight-Bochenski
Moen-Carter-R.Niedermayer
May-Marchant-SutherbyS.Niedermayer-Beauchemin
Pronger-O'Donnell
Schneider-Huskins
He also notes that this will be Jean-Sebastien Giguere’s first game against the Wings since the playoffs. I’d forgotten that.
I should also mention that this will be Mathieu Schneider’s first game against his old team since he left this past summer. He was out with a broken left ankle for both of the first two meetings between the Wings and Ducks this season. - Matt
Tonight is the third of four games between the Detroit Red Wings and the Anaheim Ducks. The season series is tied 1-1, with the Wings winning 3-2 in a shootout on October 3rd, and the Ducks winning 6-3 on October 15th. The final game will be played on February 10th in Detroit.
The Ducks are 8-1-1 in 2008, with their only losses coming to Phoenix and Dallas. The loss to the Stars on Sunday snapped a six-game winning streak in which the Ducks won four at home against Nashville, Toronto, San Jose and Dallas. They then won a game in Nashville and Minnesota before heading to Texas, where they fell to second in the Pacific Division as a result of the Stars’ win.
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