Red Wings ‘split squad’ morning skate Tweets, part 2: goaltending assignments set

The Red Wings’ “first group” held their morning skate ahead of tonight’s home game vs. the Pittsburgh Penguins (7 PM EDT on DetroitRedWings.com/PittsburghPenguins.com), and the Red Wings’ “second group” will play in Buffalo against the Sabres tonight (7 PM EDT on DetroitRedWings.com/BuffaloSabres.com).

Before the “second group” took to the ice, coach Derek Lalonde revealed his teams’ goaltending assignments:

For the Penguins, play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports that it will be a bit of a reunion tour this evening…

And I guess sending the Copp line to Buffalo is underwhelming:

I should note that the Penguins’ “A team” played in Sudbury, Ontario last night, so they’ll be dressing their “B team,” while the Sabres’ stars are in Czechia for the Global Series, so it’s going to be a mixed bag in Buffalo.

Update #2: Here’s the Red Wings’ lineup for the Buffalo game:

Update #1: if you missed it, the Sabres announced their lineup for tonight’s game a couple of hours ago…

And Pensburgh posted the Wings and Pens’ lineups for what is the start of a back-to-back, home-and-road slate of games:

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