Red Wings ‘split squad’ morning skate Tweets: both games will be streamed; Pens, Sabres release game rosters

Updated repeatedly at 11:10 AM: The Detroit Red Wings play two games in two different locations tonight as the team will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Little Caesars Arena (7 PM EDT on DetroitRedWings.com/PittsburghPenguins.com), and a “split squad” of players will head to Buffalo to battle the Sabres (7 PM EDT on DetroitRedWings.com).

Things are going to be a little confusing tonight as both games will air on the Red Wings’ website:

FYI:

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s Seth Rorabaugh posted the Pens’ roster for tonight’s game in Detroit…

Pensburgh is already complaining about the Wings’ potential lineup (Pittsburgh’s stars played in a Kraft Hockeyville game vs. Ottawa in Sudbury, Ontario last night)…

The game in Buffalo will feature the Sabres’ “B Team” as their stars are in Czechia, preparing for the NHL’s Global Series:

Update: BuffaloSabres.com’s Andrew Mossbrooks posted a game preview. Of note from his three storylines:

2. Veteran presence

The Sabres have five players in Monday’s lineup with over 200 games of professional experience. On offense, Brett Murray, Mason Jobst, and Brendan Warren combine for 735 games across the NHL, AHL, and ECHL. Jobst scored a goal and added an assist in Buffalo’s game against Columbus Saturday, while Murray finished fourth in time on ice with 17:38.

On the back end, Ethan Prow is the elder statesman with over 400 games played, while Colton Poolman has skated in 213 AHL contests. Poolman was inked to a one-year, two-way deal in July after playing his first four professional seasons in the Calgary Flames organization. Prow has been with the Sabres organization since the 2021-22 season and appeared in four games for Buffalo that season. He has worn a letter for the Rochester Americans in each of his first three seasons with the team.

3. Seeing red

Detroit skates into KeyBank Center Monday evening with a 2-0-0 record in preseason play with back-to-back wins over Chicago last week. After travel issues forced their preseason game against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night to be rescheduled, Detroit will play two games tonight, one at home in Detroit and one in Buffalo. The Red Wings will feature a split-squad roster, and it’s expected that the majority of their NHL team will remain in Detroit.

In Pittsburgh, the Penguins hit the ice before the Red Wings did…

Then the Red Wings’ “first group” took to the ice…

(It’s the home group)

And in Buffalo, per Buffalo Hockey Beat’s Bill Hoppe:

Forwards: Helenius, Ostlund, Rosen, Ty Cheveldayoff, Josh Dunne, Mason Jobst, Aleksandr Kisakov, Brett Murray, Olivier Nadeau, Viktor Neuchev, Graham Slaggert, Anton Wahlberg and Brendan Warren.

Defense: Vsevolod Komarov, Noah Laaouan, Zach Metsa, Nikita Novikov, Colton Poolman, Ethan Prow and Jack Rathbone.

Goalies: Scott Ratzlaff and Felix Sandstrom.

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