The Detroit Red Wings and St. Louis Blues meet again Tuesday at Enterprise Center, just 11 days after the Blues held off Detroit 5-4 in their first matchup of the season. Puck drop is set for 8 p.m.
ET, with both clubs looking to stop recent slides. Detroit enters at 7-8-3 and St. Louis sits at 7-8-2, and the biggest question for this Red Wings vs Blues preview is which team can right itself first after a combined nine losses in their last ten games.
Detroit Red Wings At St. Louis Blues Game Information
- Date: Tuesday, Nov. 10
- Time: 8 p.m. ET
- Venue: Enterprise Center, St. Louis, MO
- TV: TNT
- Season Series: Blues lead 1-0
Can The Red Wings Snap A Four-Game Skid?
Detroit has lost four straight since beating the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Nov. 3, including a 4-0 shutout loss at Colorado on Sunday. The Red Wings have been outscored 10-3 during the skid and sit eighth in the Atlantic Division at 17 points.
Detroit’s offense has produced 47 goals this season on 518 shots, a 9.1% shooting rate. Alex DeBrincat leads the team with 16 points, while Lucas Raymond has 10 assists and Viktor Arvidsson paces Detroit with eight goals. The power play has converted 13 times, more than St. Louis’ 11.
What Is The Status Of John Gibson And Detroit’s Injury List?
John Gibson is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury but is the projected starting goalie Tuesday, according to the official data. Detroit is also without center Dylan Larkin, who is on injured reserve due to a suspension, along with Marco Kasper (upper body), Mason Appleton (undisclosed) and defenseman Albert Johansson (undisclosed), all on injured reserve. Detroit’s save percentage of .886 ranks behind St. Louis’ .899 mark, a gap that has shown up during the losing stretch.
Can St. Louis Stop A Three-Game Slide Of Its Own?
The Blues opened November with a win over the Boston Bruins and the victory over Detroit but have since dropped three in a row to the Rangers, Devils and Predators, including a 5-4 overtime loss in New Jersey. St. Louis sits seventh in the Central Division with 16 points.
Defenseman Philip Broberg leads St. Louis in points with 13, built on nine assists, while Jimmy Snuggerud tops the Blues with nine goals. St. Louis has allowed 53 goals against for a 3.12 average, while Detroit has allowed 54 for a 3.00 average, numbers that put both defenses in the same range entering Tuesday.
Joel Hofer is projected to start in goal for St. Louis. The Blues are missing defenseman Torey Krug (left ankle, injured reserve), center Dillon Dube (neck, injured reserve) and defenseman Tyler Tucker, who is on injured reserve after left knee surgery with a projected return date of Nov. 12.
By The Numbers
- Goals: St. Louis 50, Detroit 47
- Points (team): St. Louis 136, Detroit 129
- Shots on goal: Detroit 518, St. Louis 461
- Shooting percentage: St. Louis 10.8%, Detroit 9.1%
- Save percentage: St. Louis .899, Detroit .886
- Goals against average: Detroit 3.00, St. Louis 3.12
- Power-play goals: Detroit 13, St. Louis 11
- Penalty minutes: Detroit 161, St. Louis 125
Key Matchup: Depleted Forward Groups On Both Sides
Detroit is working without Larkin, Kasper and Appleton down the middle, a stretch that has coincided with the team’s four-game losing streak. St. Louis is missing Dube at center as well, though the Blues’ absences are concentrated more on the blue line with Krug and Tucker both out.
How each team’s remaining top-six forwards produce against shorthanded rosters will matter. Detroit’s DeBrincat and Raymond have carried the offense in recent games, while Broberg has been St. Louis’ primary point producer from the back end rather than a traditional top forward.
What To Watch
Both teams are fighting to stay out of the bottom of their divisions, with Detroit eighth in the Atlantic and St. Louis seventh in the Central. A win Tuesday would snap a losing streak for either side and give the winner a season sweep edge, since St.
Louis already holds a 1-0 series lead from the Oct. 31 meeting. The status of Gibson, who returned from a lower-body injury designation the same day as the game, will also be worth tracking before puck drop.
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