The Detroit Red Wings look to ride their 5-1 thrashing of the Pittsburgh Penguins into Florida to face the Panthers. With 2 games in hand the Red Wings hope to expand their 4-point lead over the Boston Bruins in the Atlantic Division. Game time is 730pm ET.
Last 10 Games
Last 10 Games
Detroit: 5-5-0, currently in 6th place in the Eastern Conference with a 38-19-11 overall record.
Florida: 5-4-1, currently in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with a 31-25-14 overall record.
VS. Last 5 Years
5-2-0-3 in favor of Detroit.
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Expected Goaltenders
Detroit: Petr Mrazek (14-5-1)
Florida: Roberto Luongo (23-16-11)
Players To Watch
Detroit: Petr Mrazek will be looking to continue his success at the NHL level. He is 14-5-1 and played extremely well in the win against the Penguins. Teemu Pulkkinen has 4 points (3G, 1 A) in the last 5 games and hopes to build on the 2-goal game he had against Pittsburgh.
Florida: Roberto Luongo is expected to be back in action and will want to help his team win in a final push to the post-season. Nick Bjugstad has 4 points (2G, 2A) in the past 5 games and leads the Panthers with 43 points (24G, 19A).
Injuries
Detroit: Johan Franzen (out, concussion)
Darren Helm (game-time decision, oblique)
Pavel Datsyuk (day-to-day, lower body injury)
