The Detroit Red Wings and Florida Panthers meet again Thursday, Nov. 12, with Florida looking for payback after Detroit beat the Panthers 5-3 in Sunrise just nine days earlier. The rematch comes with both teams trying to pull out of extended slumps in the Atlantic Division, and Detroit’s win from Nov. 3 still stands as the most recent result in a season series Detroit leads 1-0.
Florida (10-7-2) sits fifth in the Atlantic with 22 points, while Detroit (7-9-3) is last in the division at 17 points. Both clubs have lost four of their last five games, though Florida snapped that stretch with a 4-1 win at Columbus on Wednesday. Detroit, meanwhile, fell 3-2 at St. Louis the same night, extending its skid to three straight losses.
Detroit Red Wings Vs. Florida Panthers Game Information
- Date: Thursday, Nov. 12
- Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
- Venue: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise, FL
- TV/Streaming: Disney+, ESPN+, Hulu
By The Numbers
- Goals for: Florida 60, Detroit 49
- Points (team): Florida 160, Detroit 135
- Shots on goal: Florida 559, Detroit 550
- Shooting percentage: Florida 10.7%, Detroit 8.9%
- Power-play goals: Florida 20, Detroit 13
- Goals against average: Florida 2.95, Detroit 3.00
- Save percentage: Florida .892, Detroit .887
- Faceoff percentage: Detroit 49.0%, Florida 47.4%
- Penalty minutes: Florida 306, Detroit 168
Red Wings Outlook
Detroit has managed just 49 goals in 19 games this season and carries an 8.9% shooting percentage, the lowest mark in this matchup. Lucas Raymond leads the team in both assists (12) and points (18), while Viktor Arvidsson paces the Red Wings with eight goals. John Gibson is listed as the probable starting goalie for Detroit.
The Red Wings are without center Dylan Larkin, who is on injured reserve for a suspension with a listed return date of Nov. 14, and defenseman Simon Edvinsson, sidelined by a contract dispute with a projected return of Nov. 28. Defenseman Albert Johansson remains on injured reserve as well, with a return date of Nov. 12. Detroit’s penalty minutes total of 168 is roughly half of Florida’s 306, a sign of a team that has stayed relatively disciplined even while losing nine games this season.
Panthers Outlook
Florida’s offense has produced 60 goals and a 10.7% shooting percentage, both better than Detroit’s marks, and Matthew Tkachuk leads the team with 23 assists and 27 points. Brady Tkachuk has a team-high 10 goals. Jacob Markstrom is listed as the probable starting goalie for the Panthers, who posted a .892 save percentage as a team this season.
Florida’s injury list is more extensive than Detroit’s. Center Aleksander Barkov remains on injured reserve with a left knee injury and a projected return of Nov. 27. Left wing Brad Marchand is also on injured reserve with a left knee issue, targeted to return Nov. 21.
Left wing Jonah Gadjovich is out following neck surgery with a return date of Nov. 28, and left wing Sandis Vilmanis is out with an undisclosed injury, with a return date of Nov. 14. The absences of Barkov and Marchand strip significant scoring depth from Florida’s lineup for this game.
Key Matchup
Florida’s power play, which has converted 20 goals this season compared to Detroit’s 13, faces a Red Wings penalty-kill unit that has allowed the Red Wings to rack up far fewer penalty minutes (168) than the Panthers (306). With Barkov out of the lineup, Florida’s man-advantage production will lean more heavily on Matthew Tkachuk, who already carries 23 assists. How Detroit’s penalty kill handles that specific threat without its own banged-up group could decide whether Florida’s power play keeps producing at its season rate.
At five-on-five, Detroit’s 49.0% faceoff rate against Florida’s 47.4% gives the Red Wings a slight edge in puck possession, a number that matters more with Barkov, one of the league’s top faceoff centers, unavailable for Florida.
What To Watch
Florida sits five points behind fourth-place Ottawa in the Atlantic Division, while Detroit trails Toronto, the seventh-place team, by one point. A Panthers win would build on their victory over Columbus and keep pace in a tightly packed division, while a Detroit win would complete a season sweep of Florida and snap the Red Wings’ three-game losing streak. The season series currently favors Detroit 1-0 following the Nov. 3 meeting, giving Thursday’s rematch added weight for both sides as they try to climb out of the Atlantic’s lower half.
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