Here we go again. Tomas Holmstrom (hamstring) was on the ice this morning for the team skate. He said yesterday that he'll play tonight.

Coach Mike Babcock confirmed at his press conference that Holmstrom will be back in the lineup after a one-game absence. That means it's likely that Darren McCarty will be a healthy scratch. Dan Cleary will bump down to the third line and Kirk Maltby will go from the third to the fourth.