PREVIEW: Detroit Red Wings vs. Arizona Coyotes Tuesday, March 24th @ 7:30pm ET

The Detroit Red Wings look to win two consecutive games in the month of March when the Arizona Coyotes come to town. The Red Wings hope to gain some ground on the Boston Bruins, the current holder of a wild card spot, and the Ottawa Senators who are in the wild card hunt.

Last 10 Games

Detroit: 4-6-0, currently in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 39-21-11 overall record.

Arizona:  1-8-1, currently in 14th place in the Western Conference with a 21-44-8 overall record.

VS. This Season

1-0 in favor of Detroit.

VS. Last 5 Years

8-5-0-1 in favor of Detroit.

Courtesy of: Redwings.nhl.com

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Expected Goaltenders

Detroit: Jimmy Howard (21-12-9)

Arizona: Mike Smith (11-37-5)

Players To Watch

Detroit: Justin Abdelkader (20G, 19A) has 7 points (6G, 1 A) in his last 10 games including the game-winning goal against the St. Louis Blues. He has been going hard to the net and evidently good things are happening for him.

Arizona: Defenceman Oliver Ekman-Larsson has 3 goals in his last 5 games including a 2-goal game against the Colorado Avalanche this past week. Ekman-Larsson leads the Coyotes with 36 points (20G, 16A).

Injuries

Detroit: Johan Franzen (out, concussion)
              Pavel Datsyuk (game-time decision, lower body

              injury)   

              Jonas Gustavsson (out, concussion)

Arizona: N/A