- WHO: Florida Panthers (9-7-6 24P) at Detroit Red Wings (14-5-5 33P)
- WHEN: 7:30 p.m. ET (LBC GameThread at 7ish)
- WHERE: Joe Louis Arena – Detroit, MI
- HOW TO WATCH: Fox Sports Florida (FLA); Fox Sports Detroit + (DET)
- HOW TO LISTEN: WQAM 560 (FLA); WXYT 1270 (DET)
- ENEMY INTEL: Winging It In Motown
- FLA IN SEASON SERIES: Game 1 of 4 (0-0)
- ALL-TIME VS DET: 7W-13L-5T 2OTL 1SOL 65GF 88GA
- PLAYER STATS: Florida / Detroit
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Last game for Florida: 2-1 regulation loss in Columbus. Rookie Aaron Ekblad‘s 3rd career goal busted a Blue Jackets shutout in the second before Boone Jenner gave the home team all it needed with 10 minutes remaining in the final period. Al Montoya finished with 21 saves.
Last game for Detroit: 5-3 home victory over Vancouver. Pavel Datsyuk (2G) and Henrik Zetterberg (2A) led the way as Wings won 4th straight and 6th of seven.
NHL Preview:
Tuesday in the Atlantic Division
| Matchup | Record / Points | Atlantic Rank | Start (ET) | |||
| Ottawa | 10-9-4 / 24P | 7th | 7:00 | |||
| NY Islanders | 17-7 / 34P | Metro | ||||
| Tampa Bay | 17-6-2 / 36P | 1st | 7:30 | |||
| Buffalo | 8-14-2 / 18P | 8th | ||||
| Dallas | 9-10-5 / 23P | Central | 7:30 | |||
| Toronto | 12-8-3 / 27P | 5th | ||||
| Boston | 14-10-1 / 29P | 4th | 10:30 | |||
| Los Angeles | 12-7-5 / 29P | Pacific |
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