The Detroit Red Wings host the Anaheim Ducks this evening (7:30 PM EST on FSD/Prime Ticket/97.1 FM) with the Ducks desperate to earn two points as they’re in the thick of a tight Western Conference playoff race.
Detroit took to the ice at Little Caesars Arena around 10:30 AM for their morning skate, per MLive’s Ansar Khan…
Jimmy Howard in starter’s net at #RedWings morning skate. Face @AnaheimDucks tonight at 7:30. pic.twitter.com/ms5b0NI6vE
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 13, 2018
The Red Wings said, “Hello”…
Morning skate underway. #RedWings, Ducks tonight at @LCArena_Detroit. #ANAvsDET #LGRW pic.twitter.com/iWR5n0rqF8
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 13, 2018
As did DetroitRedWings.com’s Dana Wakiji:
#RedWings Howard in starter’s net. #NHLDucks in town tonight. pic.twitter.com/PcgH1wYxVF
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) February 13, 2018
Wakiji continued…
#RedWings in morning skate:
Mantha-Zetterberg-Nyquist
Tatar-Larkin-Athanasiou
Helm-Nielsen-Abdelkader
Frk-Glendening-BertuzziEricsson-Daley
Kronwall-Green
DeKeyser-Jensen
Ouellet-Witkowski— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) February 13, 2018
As did Khan:
#RedWings lines at the skate:
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Mantha
Tatar-Larkin-Athanasiou
Helm-Nielsen-Abdelkader
Frk-Glendening-Bertuzzi
Booth (extra)
Defense pairs:
Kronwall-Green
Ericsson-Daley
DeKeyser-Jensen
Ouellet-Witkowski (extras)— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 13, 2018
#RedWings power play units:
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Mantha (net front), Frk-Kronwall
And
Athanasiou-Larkin-Abdelkader (net front), Tatar-Green— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) February 13, 2018
There’s more from Wakiji as well:
#RedWings Daley appears to have suffered no lingering effects from blocking #Capitals Ovechkin’s shot as he is a full go in morning skate.
EXCITE!
Tonight! First 7500 fans at @LCArena_Detroit receive a Luke Glendening Bobblehead, courtesy of @meijer! Doors open at 6:00. #LGRWpic.twitter.com/K4Xv5EKc9W
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 13, 2018
#ForTheKids pic.twitter.com/KD8Jxz0fzt
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) February 13, 2018
After the morning skate, per Khan:
Howard is starting for#RedWings tonight vs.@AnaheimDucks
The Ducks took to the ice at LCA just after 11:30 AM, per the Orange County Register’s Eric Stephens…
Ducks on the ice at Little Caesars Arena after travel day. Another roadie begins tonight against Red Wings. pic.twitter.com/I2DidGR4jt
— Eric Stephens (@icemancometh) February 13, 2018
Also of Red Wings-related note: NHL.com’s James Harding suggests that fantasy hockey poolies pick up the Red Wings’ captain on the waiver wire:
Henrik Zetterberg, C/LW, DET (44 percent): The Detroit Red Wings forward had four points (one goal, three assists) and four SOG in their 7-6 overtime loss to the New York Islanders on Friday. Then, he had one assist in a 5-4 overtime win against the Washington Capitals on Sunday to extend his point streak to three games. Zetterberg has eight points (one goal, seven assists) and three PPP in his past seven games on the first line and power-play unit with forwards Anthony Mantha (LW/RW, 38 percent) and Gustav Nyquist (C/LW/RW, 14 percent).
FYI:
UPDATE: @DetroitRedWings reassign forward Dylan Sadowy to the #Griffins from the @ToledoWalleye. https://t.co/FCZp1tKL1e pic.twitter.com/NGksyfIxLc
— Grand Rapids Griffins (@griffinshockey) February 13, 2018
Also in the FYI department:
Missed @ShepMatt talking Wings v Ducks w/ @icemancometh of @ocregister? Listen on your time on demand!: https://t.co/DJQYNgLcnl
— 1130 AM WDFN The Fan (@1130WDFN) February 13, 2018
Shep, Shower, N Shave? Seriously? Is Matt aware of the word commonly used first here or does he just not have a problem with being associated with excrement.