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Minnesota Wild @ Detroit Red Wings: Game 79

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Detroit Red Wings (49-19-9) @ Minnesota Wild (37-32-9)

Joe Louis Arena @ 11:30 CDT

Television: NBC
Radio: Listen Live

For the Detroit perspective, check out Winging it in Motown

Tonight's lines:

Minnesota Wild

Detroit Red Wings

Miettinen - Koivu - Brunette
Nolan - Belanger - Gaborik
Veilleux - Sheppard - Clutterbuck
Weller - Olvecky - Fritsche

Johnsson - Schultz
Zidlicky - Skoula
Scott - Bergeron

Backstrom
Harding

Franzen - Datsyuk - Hossa
Hudler - Zetterberg - Cleary
Samuelsson - Filppula - Kopecky
Maltby - Draper - Holmstrom

Kronwall - Lidstrom
Stuart - Chelios
Ericsson - Lebda

Conklin
Howard

NOTES:

  • Cal Clutterbuck will be miked for the game.
    Detroit is 10-1-2 with Minnesota in their last 13 games.
  • From Russo: "Jacques Lemaire talked at length today again about how proud he was that the team finally listened to the coaches and played the counterattack style he’s been begging for."

Questions to Answer

  1. Will the Wild play the kind of counter-attacking game they did against Calgary?
    Will the NBC coverage slant so heavily toward the Red Wings that we're all nauseous?
    Will Marian Gaborik show off on the national stage?
    With Detroit virtually cemented into the #2 slot, will they relax and give the Wild an easier game?
    Is today the day the season comes to an end?