Red Wings-Avalanche morning skate Tweets and game preview: Husso starts, Johansson-Gustafsson rotation continues

The 10-12-and-4 Red Wings host the 14-and-13 Colorado Avalanche tonight (7 PM EST on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit Extra/Altitude/97.1 FM). As you know by now, the Red Wings are 0-2-and-2 over their past four games; the Avs have lost 4 of their past 6 games, too, most recently having lost a 5-3 decision to Carolina on Thursday.

The Avs have brought in Scott Wedgewood to try to stabilize their goaltending, and Valeri Nichushkin recently returned from the NHLPA’s Player Assistance Program, so Colorado is a lot like Detroit–they’ve been on the skids of late, but they hope to turn things around in a meaningful manner as they play game 4 of a 5-game road trip tonight.

Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen took note of the Avs’ struggles in goal thus far:

Detroit players are looking to shake off a four-game losing streak (0-2-2) tonight when it faces the Colorado Avalanche at Little Caesars Arena (7 p.m., FanDuel Sports Network). Detroit has scored two or fewer goals in 14 of 26 games (53.8%). But maybe coach Derek Lalonde’s squad has a higher probability of scoring against the Avalanche. They have surrendered three or more goals in 18 of 27 games (66.7%) this season.

The Red Wings hit the ice at Little Caesars Arena around 10:30 AM for their morning skate…

And it appears that the Albert Johansson-or-Erik Gustafsson rotation continues:

There are no changes for the power play, however…

If you’re interested, here are the NHL’s Game Notes, all 79 pages of them:

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Also of Red Wings-related note: Detroit Hockey Now’s Kevin Allen posted a Twitter clip of Red Wings prospect and University of Minnesota-Duluth forward Max Plante’s first NCAA goal:

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