Barring a last-minute change of heart, Trevor Lewis will replace Raitis Ivanans in the Kings’ lineup tonight.
Also, according to Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press, the Red Wings will be without Pavel Datsyuk (upper-body injury) and will skate as follows:
Bertuzzi-Zetterberg-Cleary
Leino-Filppula-Williams
Maltby-Draper-Holmstrom
Helm-Abdelkader-Eaves
Lidstrom-Rafalski
Kronwall-Stuart
Ericsson-Ledba
Osgood
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