The Detroit Red Wings play the second game of a four-game road trip Tuesday, Nov. 10, against the St. Louis Blues at Enterprise Center. Puck drop is 8 p.m. Eastern on TNT and HBO Max. Both teams come in on three-game losing streaks.
Where things stand
Detroit is 7-8-3 and last in the Atlantic Division after losses to Tampa Bay (4-2), Vegas (2-1), and Colorado, where the Avalanche won 4-0 on Saturday to open the trip. The Red Wings have been outscored 10-3 during the skid, and their penalty kill sits in the league’s bottom five at about 69 percent. Daniil Tarasov has started the last two games and made 25 saves on 29 shots in Denver.
St. Louis closed a 1-2-1 road trip with a 3-1 loss at Nashville on Saturday. The Blues are 4-2-1 at home, where they play five of their next seven games, and their power play has scored in consecutive games. “We need to be better,” coach Jim Montgomery said after the Nashville loss.
Storylines
Defenseman Justin Faulk, traded from St. Louis to Detroit in March, returns to Enterprise Center for the first time in a Red Wings uniform. The Blues won the first meeting this season 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena on Oct. 31, and Tuesday’s game closes the season series.
Rookie Michael Brandsegg-Nygard leads all NHL rookies with seven assists and a plus-9 rating. On the Blues’ side, Pius Suter is one goal shy of 100 for his career.
Lineup and injuries
Mason Appleton, Marco Kasper, and Albert Johansson are on injured reserve, and goaltender John Gibson (lower body) was listed as day-to-day with Tuesday as his earliest possible return. Detroit has not announced a starting goaltender. Dylan Larkin remains suspended without pay while he awaits a trade, and restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson is still unsigned.
The Blues activated defenseman Logan Mailloux from injured reserve, and he returns to the lineup. St. Louis also reassigned Adam Jiricek and Theo Lindstein to AHL Springfield and recalled Calle Rosen.
What’s next
The trip continues Thursday, Nov. 12, at Florida and Saturday, Nov. 14, at Tampa Bay, both at 7 p.m.
Earlier on Mitten Hockey: Red Wings Game Recap: at Avalanche (Nov. 7).
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