Red Wings (0-1-0 0P) vs Panthers (1-0-0 2P)
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- WHEN: 7:00 p.m. ET – LBC GameThread right here at 6:30ish
- WHERE: BB&T Center – Miami Ft Lauderdale Sunrise, FL
- TICKETS: via the Club
- UPCOMING GOODIES: Jagr Bobblehead Night!
- ON THE TUBE: FOX Sports Florida, FOX Sports Detroit
- ON THE DIAL: 560, 640, 760, 1210 (AM); 97.7, 107.9 (FM)
- SOCIALS: #FlaPanthers, #RedWings, #DETvsFLA, @LitterBoxCats, LBC FaceBook
- ENEMY INTEL: Winging It In Motown
- SB NATION: Game Hub
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 3 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME vs DET: 12W-16L-5T 2OTL 1SOL 90GF 111GA
- ALL-TIME at FLA: 5W-10L-2T 2OTL 0SOL 48GF 59GA
- LAST FIVE vs DET: 3-2-0 14GF 13GA
- LAST GAME vs DET: DET 5 – FLA 3 (Todd’s Recap) – 03/19/2016/
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- PROJECTED STARTERS: Luongo (1-0-0 0.96/.958 0SO), Mrazek (5.09/.857 0SO)
- JAGR WATCH: All-time vs DET (regular season): 103GP 36G-60A 96P 8GWG
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Detroit/
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Yahoo.com Preview:
The Wings blew a 3-1 second-period lead to the host Tampa Bay Lightning and lost their season opener 6-4 on Thursday night. It wasn’t just the loss that was troubling — it was the fact that the Wings gave up three power-play goals.
Tampa Bay’s go-ahead goal came on a power play that took just five seconds to result in a score — downright embarrassing for a proud Wings franchise.
“We had lots of self-inflicted wounds,” Wings coach Jeff Blashill said. “When you score three goals, you should at least go into overtime. But we gave up too many easy chances.” (More)
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Last game for the Cats: 2-1 (OT) victory over New Jersey on Thursday Past five: 1-0 (streak: 1W)
Last game for the Red Wings: 6-4 loss at Tampa Bay Thursday. Past five: 0-1 (1L)
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Saturday in the Atlantic Division (Standings / Panthers Playoff Chances):
- New Jersey (0-0-1 1P) at TAMPA BAY (1-0 2P), 7:00
- BOSTON (1-0 2P) at TORONTO (0-0-1 1P), 7:00 NBCSN
- MONTREAL (1-0 2P) at OTTAWA (1-0 2P), 7:00
- Idle: BUF (0-1 0P)/
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