Detroit Red Wings (20-19-4, 7th in Atlantic, 4 PTS OUT) HC: Todd McLellan Top Performers: Lucas Raymond 18-29-47 -6, Dylan Larkin 18-20-38 -7, Alex DeBrincat 19-17-36 -10, Patrick Kane 10-17-27 -6, Moritz Seider 4-22-26 -2, J.T. Compher 6-14-20 +2,
DET Outlook: It’s seven of the last eight games for Detroit after Yzerman made the move to hire Todd McLellan. Officially 7-2 with him. Yes, the loss to SJ was disappointing. But the offense has been unlocked. DeBrincat, Kane, Raymond, Larkin. Now with FLA, TB and DAL upcoming… we get to see who this team really is. Have lost something to the effect of 18 of the last 21 in FLA.
Florida Panthers (26-16-3, 2nd in Atlantic) HC: Paul Maurice Top Performers: Sam Reinhart 27-24-51 +10, Matthew Tkachuk 14-26-40 -6, Aleksander Barkov 11-27-38 +2, Carter Verhaeghe 10-21-31 -20, Anton Lundell 9-19-28 +4, Sam Bennett 13-15-28 -14, Aaron Ekblad 2-18-20 +3,
FLA Outlook: 4-5-1 in the last 10 games. Schedule is favorable to start with DET, ANA x2, But close January with LA, SJ, VGK, LA. Is this the Stanley Cup hangover stretch? I’m not worried in the slightest, but how is Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Bennett a combined minus –34!?
Goaltending Matchup: Cam Talbot (10-9-2, 2.98 GAA, .903 SV, 1 SO) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (18-10-2, 2.78 GAA, .899 SV, 1 SO); Spencer Knight (8-6-1, 2.67 GAA, .896 SV, 1 SO)
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