The Florida Panthers will visit the Detroit Red Wings tonight at Little Caesars Arena. Game time is 7:00 PM ET. The Panthers currently lead the league standings with a 7-0-0 record. The Red Wings currently sit 11th in the league standings with a 4-2-1 record.
Yesterday, the Panthers announced the resignation of Head Coach Joel Quenneville effective immediately. Andrew Brunette was named the interim head coach.
Red Wings Notes
- Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Red Wings with six goals, nine points and a +8 rating
- Moritz Seider leads all rookies and Detroit with six assists
- Lucas Raymond leads all rookies with eights points
- Thomas Greiss leads Detroit goalies with three wins, a 2.55 GAA and .917 SV%
Detroit Projected Lineup
Forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi – Dylan Larkin – Lucas Raymond
Robby Fabbri – Pius Suter – Filip Zadina
Vladislav Namestnikov – Michael Rasmussen – Adam Erne
Sam Gagner – Mitchell Stephens – Carter Rowney
Defensemen
Nick Leddy – Filip Hronek
Danny DeKeyser – Moritz Seider
Marc Staal – Troy Stecher
Goaltenders
Thomas Greiss (Starting)
Alex Nedeljkovic
Not in lineup
Gustav Lindstrom (Undisclosed Injury), Givani Smith (Healthy), Jordan Oesterle (Healthy)
Florida Projected Lineup
Forwards
Carter Verhaeghe – Aleksander Barkov – Anthony Duclair
Jonathan Huberdeau – Sam Bennett – Owen Tippett
Mason Marchment – Eetu Luostarinen – Sam Reinhart
Frank Vatrano – Joe Thornton – Patric Hornqvist
Defensemen
Mackenzie Weegar – Aaron Ekblad
Gustav Forsling – Radko Gudas
Kevin Connauton – Brandon Montour
Goaltenders
Sergei Bobrovsky (Starting)
Spencer Knight
Not in lineup
Anton Lundell (Upper Body), Chase Priskie (Healthy), Ryan Lomberg (Healthy)
Panthers Notes
- Jonathan Huberdeau leads the Panthers in scoring with nine points
- Anthony Duclair leads the Panthers with five goals
- Gustav Florsling leads the Panthers with seven assists
- Aaron Ekblad leads the Panthers with a +9 rating
- Sergei Babrovsky has started five games and has a 1.79 GAA and a .946 SV%
Personal Note
Before turning professional, Florida LW Carter Verhaeghe played for my hometown team, the Niagara Ice Dogs (OHL), for four years. In 2014-15, Vergaeghe was the captain of the Ice Dogs. He recently played his 100th NHL game. He was in my grade 12 class while he was a student in my school, and I am very proud of his accomplishments as a NHL player.