Red Wings play the Panthers, look to end road skid

By Canadian Press on April 9, 2025.

Detroit Red Wings (36-34-7, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Florida Panthers (45-29-4, in the Atlantic Division)

Sunrise, Florida; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Red Wings will aim to stop their three-game road slide in a matchup with the Florida Panthers.

Florida is 45-29-4 overall and 10-11-2 against the Atlantic Division. The Panthers are first in the league with 321 total penalties (averaging 4.1 per game).

Detroit is 36-34-7 overall and 10-12-1 against the Atlantic Division. The Red Wings have allowed 242 goals while scoring 216 for a -26 scoring differential.

Thursday’s game is the third time these teams match up this season. The Red Wings won the last matchup 2-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Aleksander Barkov Jr. has 19 goals and 49 assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart has four goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Alex DeBrincat has 35 goals and 30 assists for the Red Wings. J.T. Compher has scored three goals with two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Panthers: 4-5-1, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.1 assists, four penalties and 11.2 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.

Red Wings: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.6 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

INJURIES: Panthers: None listed.

Red Wings: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

The Associated Press

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