There wasn’t a whole lot of news from the Red Wings’ morning skate ahead of tonight’s Detroit Tigers-game-delayed season opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins this evening (8 PM EDT start on Bally Sports Detroit/Sportsnet Pittsburgh/WWJ Newsradio 950).
Ville Husso will start, most likely opposite rookie goaltender Joel Blomqvist as Tristan Jarry and the Pens lost 6-0 to the New York Rangers last night.
Penguins play-by-play announcer Josh Getzoff reports that the Penguins won’t hold a morning skate due to their back-to-back game-playing status…
Good morning from Detroit!
— Josh Getzoff (@JG_PxP) October 10, 2024
No skate for @penguins but the @DetroitRedWings are on the ice for their morning skate. #Pens HCMS set to speak at 6P tonight.
REMINDER: game is now an 8P puckdrop! Full hour pregame coverage begins at 7 on @SNPittsburgh pic.twitter.com/BwWwYm1Qso
And the “sounds of hockey” echoed through Little Caesars Arena…
Getting ready for tonight 💪#LGRW pic.twitter.com/gAWEBeq2kg
— Bally Sports Detroit (@BallySportsDET) October 10, 2024
TODAY IS A GOOD DAY 😃 pic.twitter.com/wj4QulOe5t
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 10, 2024
As Detroit Hockey Now’s Tim Robinson posted a game preview…
The Red Wings begin the 2024-25 season tonight a little later than planned. The start of tonight’s game was pushed back to 8 p.m. due to the Tigers playoff game across the street at Comerica Park. Finding a place to park will be a challenge, but it’s the opener and the Penguins, and fans will find a way.
The opener is also a chance for fans to get their first look at some new players. They include defenseman Erik Gustafsson, forwards Tyler Motte and Vladimir Tarasenko, and goalie Cam Talbot, all of whom were signed over the summer.
Both teams finished fifth in their respective divisions, missing the playoffs. Missing the postseason was particularly painful for Detroit, which tied Washington in the standings, but missed the postseason due to a tiebreaker.
The Penguins will be looking to regroup after getting blanked by the New York Rangers, 6-0, in their season opener on Wednesday.
We receive an FYI from DetroitHockey.net’s Clark Rasmussen:
Stupid Stat of the Day: The only time the Red Wings have lost in regulation when opening the season at home in a year where the NHL introduced a new franchise was the team's first-ever game.#LGRW #RedWingshttps://t.co/sOtzcnz0Jw pic.twitter.com/3JKcN5joo9
— DetroitHockey.Net (@detroithockey96) October 10, 2024
Ultimately, the Red Wings did post a video of J.T. Compher, Jeff Petry and Derek Lalonde speaking with the media:
