GDT: ECQF Game 4: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings - 7:00PM ET

[Laser Rayzor]

Game 4
Tampa Bay leads series 2-1
7:00PM ET
Joe Louis Arena

Last Game
2-0 Victory


Game Day Preview:

The Red Wings received a boost from the boisterous crowd and big early hit by Brendan Smith in Game 3. They're hoping for a similar lift tonight in Game 4 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Joe Louis Arena (7 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit).

"I think momentum within games sometimes doesn't get enough credit as to how the game ends up being played," Blashill said. "For example, sometimes you can start a game really good and give up a couple of goals out of nowhere and the next thing you know the momentum is going away from you, and vice versa.

"I thought one thing we did good the other night was we started with momentum, a big hit by Smith, and then we kept momentum throughout the game and never let it get away from us."

Said Detroit's Tomas Tatar: "When you're coming out from the tunnel and you see the towels waving around, it's pretty energizing and I think the crowd was really, really good."

The Lightning leads the series 2-1.

Petr Mrazek can expect to face more than 16 shots, like he did in Game 3, when he registered his third shutout in eight playoff starts vs. the Lightning.

The Red Wings can't expect to hold Tyler Johnson's line, with Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn, to no shots on goal again. But they need the newly formed line of Justin Abdelkader, Luke Glendening and Riley Sheahan to have another big game.

"I think they're probably pretty disappointed with the outcome of the last game, so they're going to up their game," Smith said. "I guess that Johnson line didn't really get much going last game, so I expect them to have a better effort and come out flying a little bit more. There are some things that we're going to have to do to up our game and make sure we're prepared for it."

http://www.mlive.com/redwings/index.ssf/2016/04/red_wings_hoping_lively_crowd.html

Projected Lines:



Larkin-Zetterberg-Nyquist
Helm-Datsyuk-Richards
Abdelkader-Glendenning-Sheahan
Athanasiou-Andersson-Tatar

Kronwall-Ericsson
DeKeyser-Marchenko
Smith-Green

Mrazek



Killorn-Johnson-Kucherov
Palat-Filppula-Drouin
Paquette-Namestnikov-Callahan
Condra-Boyle-Blunden

Hedman-Carle
Garrison-Sustr
Nesterov-Coburn

Bishop

Let's see some more of this!

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[TheRatPoisoner]

Bring on the bloodbath. Must win here again tonight

Wonder if they're gonna split up Johnson and Kucherov to get at least one of em' away from Sheahan-GD-Abby? Guess we'll see.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Bring on the bloodbath. Must win here again tonight

Wonder if they're gonna split up Johnson and Kucherov to get at least one of em' away from Sheahan-GD-Abby? Guess we'll see.

Doesn't sound like it based on Cooper's comments

As the home team, the Red Wings have the last line change tonight, as they did in Game 3, so it'll be a lot of Glendening's line vs. Johnson's. And coach Jon Cooper's strategy isn't shying away from the matchup.

"As far as my philosophy, it's, 'Let's go boys, man up,' " Cooper said. "Here's who you're playing against. Be better than them.' "

http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hock...-take-sizzle-out-of-lightning-offense/2273770

 

[WingedWheel1987]

Win please.

 

[odin1981]

Wings 3 Tb 1. Smith/Big E flubs a read and screws up the SO in the 3rd period.

 

[TheRatPoisoner]

Doesn't sound like it based on Cooper's comments



http://www.tampabay.com/sports/hock...-take-sizzle-out-of-lightning-offense/2273770

Ah right on, thanks.

Hopefully we get another solid game out of the checking line in that case.

 

[gobbluth]

So pulkkinen not playing?

 

[Bob Probert Owns You]

In Mrazek We Trust

 

[Hammettf2b]

See what happens when Abby isn't played in the top-6 guys??? See??? In all seriousness though, the Abby-Glenny-Sheahan line can turn in to a real nightmare for opposing teams. I like it!!!

 

[Retire91]

Go wings this could be the last time we see Daytsuk in a home Jersey I have a feeling he will bring it today.

 

[cnwinger]

4-2 Tampa

 

[Mister Ed]

Jurco, Pulkkinen and Quincey skating as extras, as per Ansar Khan, so Pulkkinen isn't going to be in the lineup.

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Have a feeling that one team might break through on the PP tonight.

 

[Cyborg Yzerberg]

I expect them to come out swinging tonight. The shut down unit has to come out huge tonight

 

[Frk It]

I expect them to come out swinging tonight. The shut down unit has to come out huge tonight

Just no early goals, please.

We get out of the first without allowing one and I like our odds.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

Glad to see the players and coaches acknowledge the crowd in game 3.
As jaded as we are here on HF it's nice to see that Detroit is still passionate and loud come playoff time even if the team did back into the playoffs.

Big game tonight boys! Another clean sheet for Mrazek.
3-0 Wings!
Larkin snip show
Datsyuk wrister
Sheahan garbage goal

 

[WingedWheel1988]

The key here is to get off to a decent start / not allow an early goal in the first 5-10 minutes of the game, get some hits some shots and the crowd into it. Hoping for a win LGRW

 

[Vladdy84]

I hate local sports radio right now.

 

[Nut Upstrom]

I hate local sports radio right now.

I'm no longer local so I can't weight in, but I'm curious why you hate it... They talking Lions draft?

 

[TheGunslinger]

I hate local sports radio right now.

oooooh, any chance it's Valenti and Foster? I'm no longer in the Detroit area so I have the luxury of not having to listen to them anymore.

 

[Shoalzie]

As much as I want to be a homer...no way does this series get back to Detroit for Game 6 if they don't win tonight. This is basically the series tonight. No pressure or anything.

 

[TheGunslinger]

As much as I want to be a homer...no way does this series get back to Detroit for Game 6 if they don't win tonight. This is basically the series tonight. No pressure or anything.

My thoughts exctly

 

[Ennui]

Let's see some more of this!

Suspensions? You want to see more suspensions?

Wings need to win tonight, and if they stick to the progress they made in the last game they will.

LGRW!!!!

 

[theYman]

This is gonna be a big one tonight. Huge game! We need more Mrazzle Dazzle. Maybe some magic is in store for us?? I got my Datsyuk tees from his DatsyukApparel site. He had a nice sale. I got the Magic Man shirt and the famous Datsyukian deking shirt.

 

[theYman]

Jurco, Pulkkinen and Quincey skating as extras, as per Ansar Khan, so Pulkkinen isn't going to be in the lineup.

I heard Pulk could be in. Is this true? I hope not. I don't need to see him slowly skate up the ice and lose the puck along boards or tee up a slapper and miss again.