The Detroit Red Wings (35-20-7) are home today to play the Florida Panthers (30-29-3). The Red Wings are in third place in the Atlantic Division. They are five points ahead the Columbus Blue Jackets who are the top team below the Eastern Conference wildcard cut line. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Panthers are 10 points out of a playoff spot<\/p>\n
Where:\u00a0 Little Caesars Arena<\/p>\n
When: 7 p.m. ET<\/p>\n
TV\/Radio: FanDuel Sports Network\/97.1 FM<\/p>\n
Odds:\u00a0 Florida (+1.5, -198), Detroit (-1.5, +164), DRAFTKINGS<\/p>\n
Hot: Defenseman Moritz Seider shows 35 points (6-29-35) and a plus-15 rating in 46 games since Nov. 13 vs. the Anaheim Ducks<\/p>\n
Not: Elmer Soderblom hasn\u2019t played since the Olympic break. Dominik Shine has taken his spot. Travis Hamonic hasn\u2019t played since Feb. 4.<\/p>\n
Spotlight: DeBrincat has 199 points (98-101-199) in 226 games since joining the Red Wings. DeBrincat can become
the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 100-goal mark in 230 games or fewer, joining Mickey Redmond (175 games), Frank Mahovlich (178 games), Ray Sheppard (191 games) and Brendan Shanahan (224 games).<\/p>\n
Story: \u00a0John Gibson returns to the net after missing one game with injury.\u00a0 The Red Wings sent Sebastian Cossa back to Grand Rapids. . . Detroit is 18-10-3 at home and has fallen to 12th on the power play at 22.5%. The Red Wings are 18th on the penalty kill (78.5%) . . . Defenseman Simon Edvinsson has three goals in his past five games. He has four points and is plus-3 over those five contests. . .The Red Wings (minus-2) are the only team in an Eastern Conference playoff position that has a negative goal-differential. . . The Red Wings are 14-1-1 this season when ahead after one period, and 6-0-1 when doing so on home ice. . . GM Steve Yzerman gave the Ottawa Senators a conditional fourth-round pick for David Perron Thursday night.\u00a0 Injuries: David Perron (sports hernia surgery)<\/p>\n
Detroit Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Michael Rasmussen \u2014 Dylan Larkin \u2014 Patrick Kane<\/p>\n
Alex DeBrincat \u2014 Andrew Copp \u2014 Lucas Raymond<\/p>\n
Emmitt Finnie \u2014 Marco Kasper \u2014 Mason Appleton<\/p>\n
James van Riemsdyk \u2014 JT Compher \u2014 Dominik Shine<\/p>\n
Defense Pairings<\/p>\n
Simon Edvinsson \u2014 Moritz Seider<\/p>\n
Ben Chiarot \u2014 Axel Sandin-Pellikka<\/p>\n
Albert Johansson\u2013 Jacob Bernard-Docker<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/p>\n
John Gibson (Cam Talbot backing up)<\/p>\n
Subs: Travis Hamonic, Elmer Soderblom<\/p>\n
Florida Panthers<\/p>\n
Story: The Panthers lost 4-2 to Columbus last night and they complete a four-game road trip tonight in Detroit. The Panthers have lost four in a row and five of their last six games. They have all but raised the white flag on their playoff hopes. . . Sergei Bobrovsky, the likely starter in goal, is a possible trade candidate. His contract is expiring. The Buffalo Sabres are a possibility. Buffalo GM Jarmo Kekalainen previously had Bobrovsky in Columbus. . . The Panthers traded former Red Wings player Jeff Petry to Minnesota Thursday night. Injuries: Seth Jones (collarbone), Aleksander Barkov (knee), Jonah Gadjovich (upper body), Cole Schwindt (lower body)<\/p>\n
Projected Lines<\/p>\n
Eetu Luostarinen \u2014 Anton Lundell \u2014 Sam Reinhart<\/p>\n
Carter Verhaeghe \u2014 Evan Rodrigues \u2014 Brad Marchand<\/p>\n
Mackie Samoskevich \u2014 Sam Bennett \u2014 Matthew Tkachuk<\/p>\n
Sandis Vilmanis \u2014 Tomas Nosek \u2014 A.J. Greer<\/p>\n
Defense Pairings<\/p>\n
Gustav Forsling \u2014 Aaron Ekblad<\/p>\n
Niko Mikkola \u2014 Uvis Balinskis<\/p>\n
Tobias Bjornfot \u2014 Dmitry Kulikov<\/p>\n
Goalies<\/p>\n
Sergei Bobrovsky (Daniil Tarasov backing up)<\/p>\n
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