The Detroit Red Wings hope to build upon their 3-0 victory over the Nashville Predators as they begin a home-and-home series with the New York Rangers tomorrow night in Manhattan (7 PM EDT start on Bally Sports Detroit/MSG/NHL Network).
MLive’s Ansar Khan reports that the Wings are taking an optional skate today:
Optional practice today for #RedWings before traveling to New York to face Rangers tomorrow (7, @BallySportsDET). pic.twitter.com/DDgGsx5EgC
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 13, 2024
The Hockey News’s Sam Stockton reports that two of the Wings’ three goaltenders are taking part in the skate:
Husso, Lyon, Veleno, Petry, Motte, Berggren, Johansson, Holl, Gustafsson, and Edvinsson on the ice for this afternoon’s optional skate pic.twitter.com/E1ZXZpLwGH
— Sam Stockton (@_samstockton) October 13, 2024
And The Athletic’s Max Bultman said, “Hello”:
Jeff Petry out there skating with a limited Red Wings practice group today, so probably a good sign for his recent upper-body injury
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) October 13, 2024
Meanwhile, in New York, the Rangers are also holding an optional skate…But it’s not so optional:
Optional #NYR practice today, where Igor Shesterkin and Jonathan Quick are out there with a lot of the youngsters plus Brodzinski, Carrick, Ruhwedel, Smith and Chytil.
— Mollie Walker (@MollieeWalkerr) October 13, 2024
Ryan Lindgren is also still skating in a green non-contact jersey and full face shield.
Rangers at optional skate: Shesterkin, Quick, Lindgren (non contact), Brodzinski, Cuylle, Chytil, Jones, Ruhwedel, Rempe, Edstrom, Smith, Kakko
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 13, 2024
Pretty well-attended optional #NYR practice on a Sunday afternoon. pic.twitter.com/Zr5M93XiMk
— Colin Stephenson (@ColinSNewsday) October 13, 2024
Peter Laviolette likes a lot of what the Rangers are generating offensively but thought they gave up too loud of chances defensively. He said there are details to crack down on.
— Peter Baugh (@Peter_Baugh) October 13, 2024
Kakko spending pretty much this whole practice working on tip drills. pic.twitter.com/c53eISzBq3
— Colin Stephenson (@ColinSNewsday) October 13, 2024