Updated 2x at 10:49 AM: The Detroit Red Wings open their 100th campaign against the Montreal Canadiens this evening (7 PM EDT on FanDuel Sports Network Detroit/TSN2/RDS/97.1 FM). Montreal lost last night in the form of a 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and while the Canadiens won’t hold a morning skate, they’re scheduled to speak with the media at 11:45 AM today.
Jakub Dobes will start opposite John Gibson in the crease tonight, and it appears that all of Emmitt Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Axel Sandin Pellikka will make their NHL debuts this evening.
MLive’s Ansar Khan was the first to post a morning skate Tweet this morning:
#RedWings lines the same at the skate before tonight’s season-opener vs. Canadiens (7, @FanDuelSN_DET):
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 9, 2025
Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Kasper-Kane
Copp-Compher-Brandsegg-Nygard
Soderblom-Rasmussen-Appleton
JVR-Berggren (extras)
The 8 D are rotating.
Gibson will start. pic.twitter.com/jqdxrJ66FD
#RedWings power play:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 9, 2025
1. DeBrincat/Larkin (net front/bumper rotating), Raymond-Kane (flanks), Seider (point).
2. Compher (net front), Copp (bumper), Brandsegg-Nygard/Kasper (flanks), Sandin-Pellikka (point). pic.twitter.com/KGjKrwSgb4
The D pairs to start are:
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 9, 2025
Chiarot-Seider
Edvinsson-Sandin Pellikka
Johansson-Hamonic
Bernard Docker and Gustafsson will be scratched. https://t.co/YhI5zGenoN
Morning skate at Little Caesars Arena 🏒
— Brad Galli (@BradGalli) October 9, 2025
The Red Wings open their 2025-26 season vs. the Canadiens tonight pic.twitter.com/5Ebz9fSpc7
The French-language media is in town, too…
Les Wings ont sorti leur équipement vintage. pic.twitter.com/EDC7wlSxvx
— Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) October 9, 2025
Also:
HBD, Z! 👑 pic.twitter.com/J58zV2I9uS
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 9, 2025
Update: The morning skate continued…
Rasmussen, Soderblom, Appleton and JVR take turns working the net front screening Gibson. #RedWings pic.twitter.com/YzHlDu5Iv4
— Ansar Khan (@AnsarKhanMLive) October 9, 2025
Practice underway at @LCArena_Detroit as the @DetroitRedWings continue preparations for tonight’s Home Opener. #LGRW pic.twitter.com/euKZQiBAue
— Michael Whitaker (@mwhitaker_89) October 9, 2025
Update #2: Mats Sundin, really?
Från att se upp till Henrik Zetterberg som liten – till att själv bära ett “A” i Detroit Red Wings.
— NHL Sverige (@NHLsv) October 9, 2025
Lucas Raymond följer i idolens fotspår. Grattis på födelsedagen, Zäta! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/Z7zkns0pKa
Update #3: The Habs’ media corps took an interest in the Wings’ skate as well:
La formation des Red Wings pour leur match inaugural contre le #CH ce soir :
— Patrick Friolet (@PFrioletRDS) October 9, 2025
Finnie-Larkin-Raymond
DeBrincat-Kasper-Kane
Copp-Compher-Brandsegg Nygard
Soderblom-Rasmussen-Appleton
Chiarot-Seider
Edvindsson-Sandin Pelikka
Johansson-Hamonic
Gibson partant@RDSca
Axel Sandin-Pellikka, défenseur droitier que certains voyaient devant David Reinbacher au repêchage de 2023, fera ses débuts LNH ce soir contre les Canadiens. @TVASports
— Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) October 9, 2025
In English…
Axel Sandin-Pellikka, a right-handed defenseman whom some saw ahead of David Reinbacher in the 2023 draft, will make his NHL debut tonight against the Canadiens.
👋 from morning skate! pic.twitter.com/YuVj5vCKEj
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) October 9, 2025