yThe Detroit Red Wings (36-21-7) heading into the second game of a four-game road trip today by playing the Florida Panthers (31-29-3). The Red Wings are in third place in the Atlantic Division. They are five points ahead of the Columbus Blue Jackets who are the top team below the Eastern Conference wildcard cut line. The two-time defending champion Panthers are 11 points out of the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.
Where:Â Amerant Bank Arena
When: 7 p.m. ET
TV/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network/97.1 FM
Odds:Â Detroit (+1.5, -245), Florida (-1.5, +200), DRAFTKINGS
Hot: Moritz Seider has a goal and four assists, and is plus-4, in his past five games.
Not: Patrick Kane has three assists in his past two games but scored only one goal in his past 18 games.
Spotlight: While it was only one game, Justin Faulk looked like he had been playing with the Red Wings all season during his debut against the Devils.
Story: John Gibson will start after being unable to finish the Red Wings’ 3-0 shutout at New Jersey Sunday. He left after the second period and did not return. . . Dylan Larkin did not skate Tuesday but is with the team. . . The Red Wings are 18-10-4 on the road. . . Detroit is 10th on the power play at 22.6%. The Red Wings are 19th on the penalty kill (78.3%) . . . The Red Wings (minus-4) are the only team in an Eastern Conference playoff position that has a negative goal-differential. . . They are 14-1-1 this season when ahead after one period. . . . Injuries: Larkin (lower body) day-to-day, Perron (sports hernia surgery)
Detroit Projected Lines
Alex DeBrincat — Andrew Copp — Patrick Kane
Emmitt Finnie — Marco Kasper — Lucas Raymond
Mason Appleton — J.T. Compher — Michael Brandsegg-Nygard
James van Riemsdyk — Michael Rasmussen — Dominik Shine
Defensive Pairings
Simon Edvinsson — Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot — Justin Faulk
Albert Johansson — Jacob Bernard-Docker
Goalies
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)
Subs: Travis Hamonic, Axel Sandin Pellikka,
Florida Panthers
Story: The Panthers are 3-7 in their last 10 games. . .Vinnie Hinostroza will make his Panthers debut after being acquired in an NHL Trade Deadline deal with the Minnesota Wild. . . The Panthers are giving Sam Reinhart a few days off. He will return to playing Thursday against Columbus. Injuries: Marchand (lower body) is out week-to-week and is contemplating surgery. Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body)
Projected Lines
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Evan Rodrigues
Carter Verhaeghe — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
A.J. Greer — Tomas Nosek — Mackie Samoskevich
Vinnie Hinostroza — Luke Kunin — Jesper Boqvist
Defensive Pairings
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola — Uvis Balinskis
Donovan Sebrango — Dmitry Kulikov
Goalies
Daniil Tarasov (Sergei Bobrovsky backing up)
Scratched:Â Sam Reinhart, Cole Reinhardt
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