L1
high · 61%4/6 GP- LarkinDylan LarkinC · 14:39 EV/GP · 95%
- ArvidssonViktor ArvidssonLW · 14:02 EV/GP · 41%
- RaymondLucas RaymondLW · 14:38 EV/GP · 94%
46:45 together14% of team 5v5 time
- 54.3%
- GF%
- 25.0%
- 50.6%
- 50.5%
Detroit Red Wings Line Combinations & PP1 Units Today
View the Red Wings' current line combinations, power play units, and penalty kill pairings. See who's on PP1, which defensemen are killing penalties, and track time on ice trends.
Eastern ConferenceAtlantic DivisionUpdated · through games of
Over the first 6 games of 2026-27, Dylan Larkin, Viktor Arvidsson and Lucas Raymond have formed the Red Wings top line at 5-on-5 (the trio that plays the most per game), together for 46:45 (14% of team time). Moritz Seider and Albert Johansson lead the blue line as the top pair. PP1 is Larkin, Arvidsson, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond, taking 55% of the power-play time.
PP2Justin Faulk, Andrew Copp, Michael Rasmussen, Emmitt Finnie, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård14% of PP time
Since last game (Oct 13):no PP1 changes flagged
Detroit Red Wings · season stats · power play|League boards: best forward lines (CF%) · defence pairs (CF%) · PP units (GF/60)
Line Watch
Changes vs each player's previous 5 gamesAndrew Copp dropped off PP1 to PP2 (last game)
Off PP1 · Oct 9
Red Wings injuries (6)ShowHide
Injured players stay in the shift-based units until they drop out of the sample; their tags show on the units below. "Returning" is approximate: cleared from the injury report in the last 3 days · injury report checked Oct 14, 5:40 PM ET.
- J.T. CompherIR· ~1d
Injured reserve (undisclosed), est. return Oct 15 (back in about 1 day, ESPN estimate)
Out (no report): scratched 6 straight games
- Marco KasperIR· ~6d
Injured reserve (upper body), est. return Oct 20 (back in about 6 days, ESPN estimate)
- Mason AppletonIR· ~12d
Injured reserve (undisclosed), est. return Oct 26 (back in about 12 days, ESPN estimate)
Healthy scratch last game
Healthy scratch 2 straight games
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Lines here come from real NHL shift data, refreshed after every game. Line Watch flags PP1 promotions, line moves and ice-time jumps as soon as they show up; email alerts for your own players are next.
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Forward lines, defense pairs, power play and penalty kill units built from real game shift data for the Red Wings. Tap "Mates" on any player to see who he plays with.
Shift-based lines from the first 6 games of 2026-27 through 2026-10-13. Not confirmed lines for tonight. Only 6 2026-27 games so far, so the lines use this season only (Last 20 adds 2025-26 games). Players no longer on the team are excluded.
Forward lines (5v5)
L2
high · 59%5/6 GP- DeBrincatAlex DeBrincatRW · 14:55 EV/GP · 99%
- FinnieEmmitt FinnieC · 13:31 EV/GP · 26%
- Brandsegg-NygårdMichael Brandsegg-NygårdRW · 13:41 EV/GP · 26%
49:39 together14% of team 5v5 time
- 59.5%
- GF%
- 87.5%
- 65.9%
- 64.6%
L3
high · 53%5/6 GP- CoppAndrew CoppC · 13:33 EV/GP · 8.3%
- KolesarKeegan KolesarRW · 10:50 EV/GP · 5.1%
- RasmussenMichael RasmussenC · 12:24 EV/GP · 0.1%
39:06 together11% of team 5v5 time
- 37.3%
- GF%
- 0.0%
- 25.5%
- 24.6%
L4
low · 26%1/6 GP- DriesSheldon DriesC · 10:18 EV/GP · 0.0%
- MazurCarter MazurLW · 8:21 EV/GP · 4.0%
- DanielsonNate DanielsonSCRC · 8:48 EV/GP · 17%
8:31 together3% of team 5v5 time
- 57.7%
- GF%
- 0.0%
- 44.3%
- 43.0%
Defense pairs (5v5)
D1
high · 55%6/6 GP- SeiderMoritz SeiderD · 17:04 EV/GP · 99%
- JohanssonAlbert JohanssonD · 13:50 EV/GP · 4.0%
50:39 together15% of team 5v5 time
- 60.4%
- GF%
- 50.0%
- 63.3%
- 62.8%
D2
medium · 35%5/6 GP- FaulkJustin FaulkD · 15:59 EV/GP · 50%
- JohanssonAnton JohanssonD · 14:14 EV/GP · 4.8%
31:26 together9% of team 5v5 time
- 59.6%
- GF%
- 100.0%
- 52.5%
- 51.8%
D3
medium · 35%5/6 GP- ChiarotBen ChiarotD · 15:47 EV/GP · 11%
- Sandin-PellikkaAxel Sandin-PellikkaD · 10:50 EV/GP · 35%
25:45 together8% of team 5v5 time
- 54.9%
- GF%
- 50.0%
- 67.2%
- 65.9%
Power play units
Team PP time: 40:08 (6:41 per game)
PP1
high · 63%6/6 GP- LarkinDylan LarkinC · 3:51 PP/GP · 95%
- ArvidssonViktor ArvidssonLW · 3:48 PP/GP · 41%
- DeBrincatAlex DeBrincatRW · 3:54 PP/GP · 99%
- SeiderMoritz SeiderD · 4:02 PP/GP · 99%
- RaymondLucas RaymondLW · 4:03 PP/GP · 94%
22:02 together55% of team PP time
- 91.7%
- GF%
- 100.0%
- 95.5%
- 95.1%
PP2
medium · 43%5/6 GP- FaulkJustin FaulkD · 1:37 PP/GP · 50%
- CoppAndrew CoppC · 2:18 PP/GP · 8.3%
- RasmussenMichael RasmussenC · 1:31 PP/GP · 0.1%
- FinnieEmmitt FinnieC · 1:25 PP/GP · 26%
- Brandsegg-NygårdMichael Brandsegg-NygårdRW · 1:03 PP/GP · 26%
5:44 together14% of team PP time
- 100.0%
- GF%
- —
- 100.0%
- 100.0%
PP units share players: a skater who stays out for most of the advantage can appear on both.
Penalty kill units
PK1 forwards
high · 69%6/6 GP- CoppAndrew CoppC · 2:39 PK/GP · 8.3%
- RasmussenMichael RasmussenC · 2:43 PK/GP · 0.1%
11:05 together27% of team PK time
- 8.7%
- GF%
- 0.0%
- 0.3%
- 0.3%
PK2 forwards
medium · 37%2/6 GP- LarkinDylan LarkinC · 1:19 PK/GP · 95%
- FinnieEmmitt FinnieC · 1:04 PK/GP · 26%
2:08 together5% of team PK time
- 25.0%
- GF%
- —
- 26.9%
- 27.3%
PK1 defense
high · 65%5/6 GP- SeiderMoritz SeiderD · 2:29 PK/GP · 99%
- JohanssonAlbert JohanssonD · 2:07 PK/GP · 4.0%
8:57 together22% of team PK time
- 12.5%
- GF%
- 0.0%
- 10.9%
- 11.1%
PK2 defense
medium · 42%2/6 GP- ChiarotBen ChiarotD · 2:18 PK/GP · 11%
- Sandin-PellikkaAxel Sandin-PellikkaD · 0:50 PK/GP · 35%
3:47 together9% of team PK time
- 12.5%
- GF%
- 0.0%
- 0.8%
- 0.9%
Extras and rotating players
J.T. Compher, Andreas Englund, Mason Appleton, William Wallinder, Marco Kasper
Lines and pairs are the disjoint groups with the most shared ice time, numbered by role: L1 is the trio whose players average the most even-strength plus power-play ice time per game, D1 the pair with the most total ice time. TOI share is the exact unit's time over the team's time at that strength. Confidence is how much of its players' own ice time the exact unit accounts for. CF% and GF% are on-ice shot-attempt and goal shares while the unit was out.
Line chemistry
Red Wings 5v5 shared ice time, last 20 games
Red Wings line chemistry: 18 skaters; the most-used pairing is Moritz Seider and Simon Edvinsson with 218:07 together.
- Forward (size = TOI)
- Defence
- xGF% ≥ 55
- xGF% ≈ 50
- xGF% ≤ 45
44 pairings under 20:00 together hidden
- Seider + Edvinsson218:07 · 52.9%
- Chiarot + Faulk181:24 · 40.8%
- Copp + DeBrincat173:06 · 45.4%
- Larkin + Raymond166:42 · 40.1%
- Seider + Raymond135:32 · 44.9%
- Raymond + Finnie127:44 · 45.0%
- DeBrincat + Seider126:04 · 58.8%
- Copp + Seider115:12 · 51.5%
- Larkin + Finnie108:40 · 37.2%
- Perron + Compher105:38 · 45.9%
- Chiarot + DeBrincat103:10 · 48.4%
- Chiarot + Copp101:50 · 37.1%
Line river
Red Wings forward lines game by game, last 6 games
Red Wings forward lines over 6 games: each ribbon is a player moving between units.
- Alex DeBrincat
- Emmitt Finnie
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård
- Viktor Arvidsson
- Lucas Raymond
- Andrew Copp
- Others
Detroit Red Wings Line Combinations FAQ
Who is on the Detroit Red Wings power play?
The Detroit Red Wings power play units are determined by actual ice time data from recent games. Check the Power play units section above to see which players are currently on PP1 (the primary power play unit) and PP2 (the secondary unit) for the Red Wings. PP1 players typically get the most man-advantage ice time and have the best scoring opportunities.
Who kills penalties for the Detroit Red Wings?
The Red Wings' penalty kill units are shown in the Penalty kill units section above. This data shows which forward pairs and defensive pairs spend the most time together when the Red Wings are shorthanded. Top PK players are valuable for fantasy hockey in leagues that count shorthanded points, blocks, and hits.
What are the current Detroit Red Wings line combinations?
The Detroit Red Wings line combinations shown above are calculated from actual NHL shift data, not projected lineups. Each forward line and defense pair is the group of players with the most shared ice time at 5-on-5, numbered by role (L1 is the trio that plays the most per game), and the confidence badge shows how settled that unit is. Tap Mates on any player to see everyone he shares the ice with.
How often are Detroit Red Wings line combinations updated?
Detroit Red Wings line combinations are updated daily based on the most recent game data. You can filter by game range (Last Game, Last 5, Last 10, Last 20, or Season) to see how line combinations have evolved over time. Recent data gives you the most current picture of how the coaching staff is deploying players.
Which Detroit Red Wings players are seeing increased ice time?
Check the Line Watch panel for Red Wings players who moved up a line, joined PP1 or saw a jump in ice time compared with their previous five games. You can also compare the "Last Game" filter to "Last 10" or "Season": players with higher TOI recently may be getting promoted, while decreasing ice time could signal a demotion. This is valuable information for fantasy hockey waiver wire decisions.
Are Detroit Red Wings injuries affecting the line combinations?
If the Detroit Red Wings have injured players, you'll see an injury banner near the top of this page. Injuries to key players often create opportunities for other players to move up in the lineup or earn power play time. Check the injury status to understand why certain line combinations might look different than expected.
How does Detroit Red Wings split power play time between PP1 and PP2?
Some teams give significantly more ice time to PP1, while others split it more evenly. The Power play units section shows each unit's share of the Red Wings power play time and each player's average PP TOI per game. If PP2 players are getting substantial ice time, they may have more fantasy value than PP2 players on other teams.
Who are the top Detroit Red Wings fantasy hockey players based on line combinations?
For fantasy hockey, prioritize Red Wings players who appear on PP1 and play on the top lines at 5-on-5. Players on the first line who also appear on PP1 are getting the most opportunity. Look for defensemen who play both PP and PK for maximum peripheral stats (blocks, hits, shots).