The Wings set to take on the Oilers

Tonight in Edmonton, the Red Wings are facing off against the 6-1-0 Oilers. Detroit will try to avoid losing a 4th game in a row against a red-hot Edmonton Oilers team.

The struggling Wings face no easy task this evening as they will have to defend against the likes of Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl who seem unstoppable at the minute. That being said, Jeff Blashill's D-core can count on Danny DeKeyser who came back from injury just in time for yesterday's game against the Calgary Flames.

One thing is certainly working quite well for the Wings and that is their first forward line. Once again, Tyler Bertuzzi will be lining up alongside Dylan Larkin and Athony Mantha to provide some serious firepower on offense. 

Jonathan Bernier will be the starting netminder tonight as he solidifies his claim to the number one role for the Red Wings. Filip Hronek will play on the first pair of defensemen while 2016 first-round pick Dennis Cholowski will hit the ice on the third pair.

Here is how the Red Wings are set to lineup against the Oilers according to Derek Van Diest, independent correspondent for NHL.com:

Forwards:

Tyler Bertuzzi - Dylan Larkin - Anthony Mantha

Andreas Athanasiou - Frans Nielsen - Luke Glendening

Christoffer Ehn - Valtteri Filppula - Taro Hirose

Darren Helm - Jacob De La Rose - Justin Abdelkader

Defensemen:

Danny DeKeyser - Filip Hronek

Patrik Nemeth - Mike Green

Dennis Cholowski - Alex Biega

Goaltenders:

Jonathan Bernier

Jimmy Howard

Defensemen Trevor Daley and Madison Bowey are healthy scratches. Jonathan Ericsson is still recovering from an injury and forward Adam Erne will be a game-time decision.

The Red Wings will have to fight hard in what should be a great hockey game.