Red Wings Vs Devils preview: Faulk debut expected as Larkin sits
In red wings vs devils on Sunday, Detroit visits New Jersey with a notable lineup wrinkle: defenseman Justin Faulk is expected to make his Red Wings debut, while forward Dylan Larkin is not expected to play. As of 11: 22 a. m. ET Sunday, neither team held a morning skate, leaving final confirmations to pregame updates.
Red Wings Vs Devils projected lineups list Faulk debut, Larkin out
Detroit’s projected forward groups include Alex DeBrincat with Andrew Copp and Patrick Kane, while another line lists Emmitt Finnie with Marco Kasper and Lucas Raymond. Additional projected forwards include Mason Appleton, J. T. Compher, Michael Brandsegg-Nygard, James van Riemsdyk, Michael Rasmussen, and Dominik Shine.
On defense, Detroit’s projected pairings list Albert Johansson with Axel Sandin-Pellikka. The same lineup notes list Travis Hamonic, Elmer Soderblom, and John Leonard as scratched.
The injury list for Detroit includes David Perron (lower body) and Dylan Larkin (lower body). Larkin is listed as day to day and will not play after he was injured during a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Friday. The same game note also frames the weekend roster movement: Brandsegg-Nygard and Leonard were recalled from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League under emergency conditions.
Faulk is expected to make his Detroit debut after being acquired in a trade with the St. Louis Blues on Friday, a change that could reshape how the Red Wings deploy their blue line in red wings vs devils.
New Jersey Devils lines feature Jack Hughes after Rangers hat trick
New Jersey’s projected top line lists Timo Meier with Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer. Another projected unit places Arseny Gritsyuk with Jack Hughes and Connor Brown. The remaining projected forward groups list Jesper Bratt with Cody Glass and Lenni Hameenaho, plus Paul Cotter with Nick Bjugstad and Maxim Tsyplakov.
The Devils are coming off a 6-3 home win against the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon at the Rock. New Jersey scored 1: 06 into the first period on a goal from Jesper Bratt, and Dawson Mercer tied it 2-2 with 13 seconds left in the first. After the teams were tied 3-3 to start the third period, the Devils scored three unanswered goals, including an empty-netter, and Jack Hughes finished with a hat trick.
New Jersey’s injury list includes Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL), and Brett Pesce (lower body). Pesce is listed as week to week. The scratches list includes Colton White, Dennis Cholowski, and Evgenii Dadonov.
Goaltending watch: Jake Allen expected; Detroit starter undecided
In net, New Jersey is expected to start Jake Allen after Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves in the Devils’ 6-3 win against the Rangers on Saturday. Markstrom has started five games in a row for New Jersey and has won four straight.
Detroit’s starter, however, was not confirmed in the available pregame notes. The Red Wings most recently played Friday, losing 3-1 at home to the Florida Panthers. In that game, Alex DiBrincat scored Detroit’s lone goal at 10: 56 of the second period, and John Gibson was in net for the loss. As of the latest available update, there was no word on whether Gibson or Cam Talbot would start against New Jersey.
The next confirmed checkpoint for lineup clarity is the teams’ pregame availability later Sunday; with no morning skate, final confirmation on goaltenders and the expected debut for Justin Faulk is expected closer to puck drop on Sunday (time not provided in the available material).
