The Red Wings held an optional morning skate ahead of tonight’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning (7 PM EST on FanDuel SportsNet Detroit/FanDuel SportsNet Sun/97.1 FM), and Patrick Kane did not take part. Nor did Cam Talbot, who tends to skip morning skates when he starts games.
Again, the Red Wings sit 6 points ahead of the Wings in the Eastern Conference standings, with the Lightning holding a game in hand, so Detroit needs to avenge their 5-1 loss to Tampa Bay a week ago today.
After the morning skate, the Red Wings’ players and coach spoke with the media.
Tampa’s coach, Jon Cooper, won’t speak to the media until later today as the Bolts won’t hold a morning skate after winning a 4-3 overtime decision over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night, yielding a back-to-back situation for the team.
Anyway…
McLellan confirms it will be the same lineup as Thursday, including Talbot in goal https://t.co/QUKBcJmH5p
— Sam Stockton (@_samstockton) January 25, 2025
#RedWings McLellan: Same lineup as previous game, including starting goalie Talbot.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) January 25, 2025
Same lineup tonight, Talbot back in net
— Max Bultman (@m_bultman) January 25, 2025
Happy Saturday 👋 pic.twitter.com/HD4Ytp0al2
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) January 25, 2025
