Game Preview: Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers 03/02/2024

The Detroit Red Wings will take on the Florida Panthers this afternoon to wrap up their mini homestand. The Red Wings are coming off a 5-3 loss to the Islanders on Thursday night, while the Panthers are coming off a 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens on Thursday night.

Detroit Red Wings (33-21-6, 72 Points) vs. Florida Panthers (40-16-4, 84 Points)

When: Saturday, March 2
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Where: Little Caesars Arena (Detroit, MI)
TV: ABC

Scoring Leaders

Detroit Red Wings

Points: Dylan Larkin – 54
Goals: Dylan Larkin – 26
Assists: Lucas Raymond – 34

Florida Panthers

Points: Sam Reinhart – 71
Goals: Sam Reinhart – 41
Assists: Matthew Tkachuk – 47

Expected Line Combinations

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat – Dylan Larkin – Patrick Kane
Michael Rasmussen – J.T. Compher – Lucas Raymond
Joe Veleno – Andrew Copp – David Perron
Robby Fabbri – Christian Fischer – Daniel Sprong
Jake Walman – Moritz Seider
Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry
Shayne Gostisbehere – Olli Maatta

Florida Panthers

Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Sam Reinhart
Nick Cousins – Sam Bennett – Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen – Anton Lundell – Evan Rodrigues
William Lockwood – Kevin Stenlund – Ryan Lomberg
Gustav Forsling – Aaron Ekblad
Niko Mikkola – Brandon Montour
Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Dmitry Kulikov

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By The Numbers:

League Ranking

Detroit Red Wings

PP%: 23.3 (9)
PK%: 81.4 (10)
GF P/G: 3.57 (4)
GA P/G: 3.18 (21)
Faceoff %: 49.7 (17)

Florida Panthers

PP%: 25.9 (5)
PK%: 82.3 (6)
GF P/G: 3.27 (13)
GA P/G: 2.40 (2)
Faceoff %: 51.5 (9)

Red Wings Player to Watch: Dylan Larkin

Larkin has played in 54 games this season, with 54 points coming on 26 goals and 28 assists. He is first on the team in goals and points and fourth in assists. On the power play, he has 21 points on ten goals and 11 assists.

Larkin’s Line Assignments

Larkin will be playing with Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane on the top line.  He will also play on the first power-play unit with Lucas Raymond, David Perron, J.T. Compher, and Shayne Gostisbehere. He will also be on the second penalty kill unit with Michael Rasmussen, Olli Maatta, and Ben Chiarot.

Larkin’s career vs. Panthers

In his career against the Panthers, he has played in 34 games and has recorded 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists. He scored the overtime game-winner against them back on January 17^th.

Between The Pipes

Detroit: Alex Lyon (18-9-2, 2.74 GAA)

Lyon last played on Thursday against the Islanders, and he got the loss giving up four goals on 26 shots. He is 1-0-1 against his former team with that win coming back on January 17^th when he stopped 32 of the 34 shots he faced.

Florida: Sergei Bobrovsky (29-11-2, 2.35 GAA)

Bobrovsky last played on Tuesday against the Sabres a game in which he won as he stopped 28 of the 30 shots he faced. In his career against the Red Wings, he is 25-6-2; he got both starts against Detroit this season going 1-0-1 with a shutout.

Stolarz last played on Thursday against the Canadiens, and he picked up the win stopping 28 of the 31 shots he faced. He is 1-0-0 against Detroit in his career.

Wrap Up

In their last ten games against Florida, Detroit is 1-8-1, and have been outscored 40-17 in those ten games. Detroit is 1-1-0 this season against Florida having lost on November 2^nd and winning in overtime on January 17^th.

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