FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Anthony Duclair | Games Missed: 39
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 14
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 118
LAST GAME
Panthers 5, Coyotes 3 – Jan. 3 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Tkachuk (18), E. Staal (5), Tkachuk (19), E. Staal (6), Tkachuk (20-PPG)
ARI Goals: Chychrun (5-PPG), Keller (14), Bjugstad (10)
FLA Goalie: Knight (W) – 33 Saves
ARI Goalie: Vejmelka (L) – 32 Saves
FLA Shots: 37
ARI Shots: 36
Notes: Matthew Tkachuk registered a season-high four points (3-1-4) for his first hat trick with the Panthers and led Florida with six shots on goal…Eric Staal produced his first multi-goal game (2-0-2) with the Panthers for his second consecutive multi-point performance (3-1-4)…Spencer Knight posted an assist for his first NHL point…Gustav Forsling and Josh Mahura each notched an assist for the second consecutive game…Aleksander Barkov won 63% of his faceoffs and logged an assist…FLA PP: 1-2, FLA PK: 1- 2
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- Jan 5: F Chris Tierney recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan 3: F Givani Smith recalled from Charlotte (AHL)
- Jan. 1: F Chris Tierney loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Dec. 31: F Anton Levtchi loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
PANTHERS vs. RED WINGS
ALL-TIME vs. DET: 34-19-5-6
ALL-TIME ROAD vs. DET: 18-8-3-1
2022-23 vs. DET: 1-0-0
CATS STATS
- Aleksander Barkov has registered 39 points (14-25-39) over 36 career games vs. Detroit
- Sam Reinhart has posted 19 points (9-10-19) over 25 career games against the Red Wings.
CATS AND RED WINGS
The Panthers have won each of their past seven matchups with the Red Wings since March 30, 2021, with wins in nine of their past 10 games (9-1-0). Over their past seven contests against Detroit, Florida has outscored the Red Wings 32-11, averaging 4.57 goals per game while surrendering an average 1.57 goals against. The Panthers have won 16 of their previous 19 (16-3-0) visits to Detroit since Dec. 7, 2013. In their prior matchup this season at FLA Live Arena, Matthew Tkachuk recorded two points (1-1-2), Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 19 of 20 Detroit shots and 13 different Panthers produced at least one point in Florida’s 5-1 win.
DETROIT RED WINGS NOTES:
LAST GAME
RED WINGS 1 vs. NEW JERSEY 5 (1/4/23)
1ST PERIOD: No scoring
2ND PERIOD: NJ Hamilton (Hughes, Hischier) 9:17-PP; NJ Hischier (Hamilton, Bratt) 16:20-PP
3RD PERIOD: NJ McLeod (Holtz, Wood) 1:51-EV; NJ Holtz (Wood, Severson) 6:40-EV; NJ Hughes (Haula, Tatar) 13:59-EV; DET
Raymond (Larkin, Seider) 18:00-PP
SHOTS: DET 33 (10-11-12) / NJ 27 (6-10-11)
GOALIES: DET Husso (L, 22-27) / NJ Vanecek (W, 32-33)
PP: DET 1-2 / NJ 2-3
MAN GAMES LOST (games missed / out since)
Tyler Bertuzzi – upper body (27 / Nov. 30)
Filip Zadina – lower body (25 / Nov. 5)
Matt Luff – upper body (23 / Nov. 8)
Robert Hägg – undisclosed (10 / Dec. 8)
Total Man Games Lost: 193
Individual Man Games Lost: Robby Fabbri (35), Jakub Vrána (33), Elmer Söderblom (13), Gustav Lindström (11), Oskar Sundqvist (7),
Olli Määttä (4), Ville Husso (2), Michael Rasmussen (2), Dylan Larkin (1)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
1/4 – Assigned goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to Grand Rapids to conditioning … Activated forward Robby Fabbri from injured reserve … Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids…12/28 – Assigned forward Jakub Vrána to Grand Rapids for conditioning
TONIGHT’S GAME
RED WINGS vs. PANTHERS / 7:00 P.M. EST / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD EXTRA / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
TONIGHT: 65th all-time meeting, 31st in Detroit … Second of three games this season, first of two at Little Caesars Arena
ALL-TIME vs. FLA: 25-22-5-12 / HOME: 9-9-3-9 / LAST 10: 1-7-2 / IN 2021-22: 0-3-1 / THIS SEASON: 0-1-0
DET top scorers vs. FLA: Dylan Larkin (9-14-23 in 30 GP), Dominik Kubalík (4-5-9 in 13 GP), Pius Suter (4-3-7 in 12 GP), Robby Fabbri (3-4-7 in 12 GP), Gustav Lindström (0-2-2 in 4 GP), Jonatan Berggren (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
FLA top scorers vs. DET: Aleksander Barkov (14-25-39 in 36 GP), Eric Staal (7-14-21 in 28 GP), Sam Reinhart (9-10-19 in 25 GP), Aaron Ekblad (4-15-19 in 31 GP), Matthew Tkachuk (4-6-10 in 11 GP), Carter Verhaeghe (4-5-9 in 13 GP), Sam Bennett (4-5-9 in 15 GP), Brandon Montour (1-7-8 in 15 GP), Colin White (1-5-6 in 12 GP), Anton Lundell (4-0-4 in 3 GP), Josh Mahura (2-0-2 in 3 GP), Matt Kiersted (1-0-1 in 1 GP)
UPCOMING GAMES (ALL TIMES EST)
Saturday, Jan. 7: RED WINGS at MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / Scotiabank Arena / TV: NHLN, CBC, BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Tuesday, Jan. 10: RED WINGS vs. JETS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: BSD / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
Thursday, Jan. 12: RED WINGS vs. MAPLE LEAFS / 7:00 p.m. / LITTLE CAESARS ARENA / TV: ESPN / RADIO: WXYT 97.1 FM
LAST TIME OUT
Jan. 4 vs. New Jersey – 5-1 L
Detroit fell against New Jersey to move to 16-13-7 overall and 9-7-3 inside Little Caesars Arena … Detroit is 7-4-1 against the Metropolitan Division to begin the 2022-23 campaign … Lucas Raymond scored on the power play for his 10th goal of the season … Raymond has recorded seven points (3-4-7) in seven games dating back to Dec. 17 vs. Ottawa … Raymond became the fourth Detroit skater to reach double-figures in goals this season, joining Dylan Larkin (13), Dominik Kubalík (12) and David Perron (12) … Raymond netted his fifth power play goal of the season, tying Larkin for the second-most among Detroit skaters … Raymond also tied Filip Hronek for second place among Detroit skaters with 12 power play points … Larkin recorded the primary assist on Raymond’s goal to become the first Detroit skater to reach the 20-assist mark this season … Larkin continues to pace the Red Wings in goals (13), assists (20), points (33) and shots (112) through 35 games … Robby Fabbri made his season debut, recording two shots and three hits in 14:54 time on ice during his first game action since March 10, 2022 vs. Minnesota … Detroit is 7-3-2 this season when tied after one period, and 6-3-0 on home ice … Every Red Wings skater registered a shot on goal … Detroit is 10-3-3 this season when outshooting its opponent, and 6-3-2 when doing so on home ice … Additionally, Detroit is 8-4-4 this season when tallying 30-or-more shots … Detroit finished 40-for-66 (60.6%) at the faceoff circle … Pius Suter went 10-for-13 (76.9%) on the draw, while Larkin ended the night 10-for-15 (66.7%)
