The Detroit Red Wings face the Florida Panthers with both teams looking to improve within the Atlantic Division. The Red Wings have a 13-7-5 record and have won back-to-back games while the Panthers have a 12-10-4 record and have only won three of their last 10 games. Both teams are elbowing for position in the division and the Eastern Conference and the upcoming game looks to be a good one as a result.
The Red Wings are having a promising season behind an offense that is scoring 3.20 goals per game with eight goals in the last two games. Dylan Larkin and Dominik Kubalik have scored 19 goals and 32 assists to lead the top line but the entire offense has looked great. David Perron, Andrew Copp, and Lucas Raymond have combined for 18 goals and 33 assists while defensemen Filip Hronek and Moritz Seider have added eight goals and 35 assists from the point to help open up the offense.
The offense has been great but the defense has struggled, allowing 3.04 goals per game. Filip Hronek and Olli Maatta have combined for 4.0 defensive point shares and 65 blocked shots but the rest of the unit has struggled, allowing opponents to find open shots on the net with ease. The bright spot has been the play of goaltender Ville Husso who has a .916 save percentage and a 2.54 goals-against average on 536 shots.< /p>