The Red Wings’ morning skate ahead of tonight’s home opener against Montreal (7 PM EDT start on FanDuel Sports Network/TSN2/RDS/97.1 FM) offered no surprises. John Gibson will start opposite Jakub Dobes in goal, and it appears that the Red Wings’ lineup which they’ve practiced with this week will serve as the team’s lineup tonight.
It should be noted that the Red Wings have asked fans to be in their seats by 6:35 PM tonight to enjoy the Wings’ pregame activities.
After the morning skate, Red Wings coach Todd McLellan and several players spoke with the Wings’ media corps:
#RedWings rookies each has a large contingent in for their NHL debut. Brandsegg-Nygard said he’ll have 9 family and friends, mostly from Norway; Sandin-Pellikka has 6 family members in from Sweden; Finnie has 8 family members in from Western Canada.
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 9, 2025
Todd McLellan said he always has butterflies for the season opener. He looks for “evidence” after training camp.
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 9, 2025
“We’ll talk about simplicity,” the Red Wings head coach said. “Even at morning skate, everyone is over-passing… we need to play a simpler game.” pic.twitter.com/jpeVPPYBo6
. @DetroitRedWings rookie Axel Sandin-Pellikka officially begins his NHL career tonight, and will be paired with Simon Edvinsson, who is coming off his first full campaign in 2024-25. #LGRW
— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) October 9, 2025
FYI:
On this day in 1996, the @DetroitRedWings acquired Brendan Shanahan and Brian Glynn from Hartford for Keith Primeau, Paul Coffey, and a first-round pick in 1997 (Nikos Tselios) #Hockey365 #LGRW pic.twitter.com/upW5ip3YZ0
— Mike Commito (@mikecommito) October 9, 2025
Update: Jakub Dobes starts tonight, but Joe Veleno remains scratched:
Jakub Dobeš sera d'office devant la cage des Canadiens ce soir à Detroit. Il s'agit de l'unique changement à l'alignement de Martin St-Louis. pic.twitter.com/pcwLTRR0ob
— RDS (@RDSca) October 9, 2025
