Example: Red Wings Open Western Canada Ben of Four-Games Road Trip in Edmonton Thursday

Red Wings practiced at Little Caesars Arena’s Befor Training Center on Wednesday morning before traveling to Edmonton. Patrick Kane (upper body) and Vladimir Tarasenko (illness) both participated, but JT Compher (upper body) and Jeff Petry (not revealed) did not.

Per McLellan does not expect Kane to play on Thursday, but expects Tarasenko to return to the set -up. COMPER is traveling with the team on this road trip while Petry will not.

Tied with Vegas Golden Knights for first in the Western Conference’s Pacific Division of 67 points per Piece, defeated Oilers last Kraken, 4-2, Monday.

Captain Connor McDavid, who scored a goal in his return from a three-game pension on Monday, leads the defending western conference masters in assists (45) and is second in goal (21) and points (66) behind Leon Draisaitl (35- 40-75) This season. In 33 games, Netminder Stuart shines a 19-11-3 record with a 2.69 goal against average and a few shutouts.

“I had the luxury of coaching them,” McLellan said of McDavid and Draisaitl. “The two of them are elite separately and super elite together. They play a completely different game. One is fast, one slows it with transient and vision. “

Seider said the best way to defend against Edmonton’s star power is to do it as a five-man unit.

“Really focusing on keeping them from the outside, eliminating chances from the inner castle and trying to eliminate expanded D-Zone shifts,” Seider said. “I think the more we have the puck, the better we will be and the more insult we play.”