Red Wings lineup tonight: Chicago’s projected lineup for game against the Chicago Blackhawks | January 8, 2025

The Detroit Red Wings are back in action tonight at home versus the Chicago Blackhawks. Detroit comes in at 18-18-4 and in seventh place in the Atlantic division. Chicago is still at the very bottom of the NHL at 14-25-2 for the year. They just earned their 30th point of the year.

The Wings do have a couple of injuries to note. First, defenseman Jeff Petry remains on Injured Reserve. His undisclosed injury dates back to January 2, and there's no telling when he'll be back. Goalie Alex Lyon is day-to-day after getting hurt last time out.

With that in mind, here's what their lineup should look like tonight against Chicago:

Forwards:

1. Joe Veleno (LW) - Dylan Larkin (C) - Lucas Raymond (RW)
2. Alex DeBrincat (LW) - Andrew Copp (C) - Patrick Kane (RW)
3. Jonatan Berggren (LW) - JT Compher (C) - Vladimir Tarasenko (RW)
4. Michael Rasmussen (LW) - Marco Kasper (C) - Tyler Motte (RW)

Defense Pairs:

1. Ben Chiarot - Moritz Seider
2. Simon Edvinsson - Justin Holl
3. Erik Gustafsson - Albert Johansson

Goalkeepers:

• Cam Talbot
• Alex Lyon (DTD)

Powerplay Unit:

1. Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Larkin, Patrick Kane, Lucas Raymond, Moritz Seider
2. Michael Rasmussen, JT Compher, Marco Kasper, Vladimir Tarasenko, Erik Gustafsson

Penalty Kill Lines:

1. JT Compher, Michael Rasmussen, Simon Edvinsson, Moritz Seider
2. Andrew Copp, Lucas Raymond, Ben Chiarot, Justin Holl

The Wings are coming off an overtime win over the Seattle Kraken.

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Odds for tonight's Red Wings game and a look at the upcoming schedule

The Detroit Red Wings are favored to beat the Chicago Blackhawks tonight. Here are the full odds per Oddsshark:

• Detroit is -185 to win.
• Chicago is +148 on the moneyline.
• The puck line is Red Wings -1, which is +130.
• The Blackhawks are -130 to cover.
• The over/under is set at 7.5 goals combined.
• The over is +250, while the under is -400.

After tonight's contest, Detroit continues its homestand. They get the Seattle Kraken next at 3:00 pm on Sunday. On January 14, they host the San Jose Sharks at 7:00 pm EST.

The Wings are favored to win tonight (Imagn)

After that, they start a four-game road trip. They visit the defending champion Florida Panthers on January 16 at 7:00 pm EST and then visit the surging Tampa Bay Lightning two days later at 7:00 pm.