The 13-16-and-4 Detroit Red Wings host the St. Louis Blues this evening at Little Caesars Arena (7 PM EST start on FanDuel Sportsnet Detroit/FanDuel Sportsnet Midwest/97.1 FM).
The Red Wings hope to bounce back from a pair of incredibly disappointing losses to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday and Saturday, while the 15-16-and-4 Blues have lost 3 straight games, most recently dropping a 2-1 overtime loss to Florida on Saturday.
The Red Wings lost the services of Simon Edvinsson (upper-body injury) during last Wednesday’s win vs. Philadelphia, and Ben Chiarot (upper-body injury) during Saturday’s loss to Montreal, so the Wings were quite concerned about the state of their blueline heading into tonight’s game.
At the Wings’ morning skate, MLive’s Ansar Khan was the first to report that Simon Edvinsson was at least skating…
#RedWings skate before hosting Blues tonight (7, @FanDuelSN_DET). Edvinsson returns to the ice after missing two-plus games with an upper body injury. pic.twitter.com/VsQTjgJsQQ
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) December 23, 2024
Khan also reported that Cam Talbot was taking the morning skate “in the starter’s net,” and it’s rare that Talbot takes the skate at all…
But Ben Chiarot was absent:
#RedWings lines at the skate:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) December 23, 2024
Tarasenko-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Copp-Kane
Rasmussen-Compher-Fischer
Veleno-Kasper-Berggren
Motte looks like extra
Edvinsson-Seider
Holl-Petry
Gustafsson/Lagesson/Johansson
Chiarot (upper body injury) not skating.
Talbot in starter’s net. Lyon pic.twitter.com/Cjgcnofm7X
The Hockey News’s Sam Stockton also weighed in…
Simon Edvinsson in the mix for morning skate pic.twitter.com/ickJOV0m3P
— Sam Stockton (@_samstockton) December 23, 2024
As did DetroitRedWings.com’s Daniella Bruce…
Edvinsson is skating this morning, Ben Chiarot isn’t. #LGRW
— Daniella Bruce (@daniellabruce_) December 23, 2024
And Khan noted the Wings’ PP units:
#RedWings power play:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) December 23, 2024
1. DeBrincat (net front), Larkin (bumper), Raymond-Kane (flanks), Seider (point).
2. Rasmussen (net front), Compher (bumper), Tarasenko-Kasper (flanks), Gustafsson (point).
Power play is 2 for 25 the past nine games. pic.twitter.com/RVGoBvMjnm
