GP	RECORD	HOME	ROAD	L10	G/GP	GA/GP	PP%	PK%	PIM/GP	S/GP	SA/GP	FO%
	68	38-19-11	19-7-7	19-12-4	5-5-0	2.90	2.56	25.3	81.0	8.6	29.9	28.4	52.6
	70	31-25-14	16-11-7	15-14-7	5-4-1	2.36	2.64	15.5	80.5	9.0	30.9	29.8	49.0

DETROIT RED WINGS

CURRENT INJURIES (total games missed; current injury length)
Jonas Gustavsson – Head (40; 3/9-present)
Johan Franzen – Concussion (34; 1/7-present)
Darren Helm – Oblique (7; 3/4-present)
Alexey Marchenko – Oblique (7; 3/4-present)
Individual Man Games Lost: Jimmy Howard (13), Stephen Weiss (13), Jakub Kindl (12), Pavel Datsyuk (11), Kyle Quincey (9), Tomas Jurco (8), Justin Abdelkader (7), Brendan Smith (5), Henrik Zetterberg (4) Danny DeKeyser (2), Joakim Andersson (1)
Man Games Lost (Season Total): 174

RECENT TRANSACTIONS

March 4 – Removed F Henrik Zetterberg from IR
March 7 – Recalled F Teemu Pulkkinen from Grand Rapids
March 9 – Recalled G Petr Mrazek from Grand Rapids
March 18 - Assigned D Alexey Marchenko to Grand Rapids

THE MATCHUP

- Tonight is the 32nd all-time meeting between DET and FLA
- Tonight marks the 4th of 4 meetings this season between DET and FLA, 2nd of 2 in FLA
- DET’s all-time record vs. FLA: 17-4-5-5
- DET’s all-time road record at FLA: 11-1-2-2
- FLA won the 1st two meetings this season between the teams, both at JLA, first on 12/2 by a 4-3 score and again on 12/12 with a 3-2 shootout win
- DET won the team’s most recent meeting 5-4 in FLA (Miller, Zetterberg, Glendening [2] and Weiss scored for DET; Barkov, Pirri, Bjugstad and Boyes scored for FLA)
- Pavel Datsyuk has 20 points (7-13-20) in 16 games vs. FLA
- Gustav Nyquist has 6 points (5-1-6) in 9 games vs. FLA
- Riley Sheahan has 5 points (2-3-5) in 5 games vs. FLA
- Henrik Zetterberg has 11 points (3-8-11) in 13 games vs. FLA
- Erik Cole has 42 points (20-22-42) in 54 games vs. FLA
- Stephen Weiss has 4 points (1-3-4) in 5 games vs. FLA
- Weiss was drafted in the 1st round (4th overall) by FLA in 2001 and is the franchise’s all-time leader in games played (654) and assists (249)
- FLA’s all-time top scorers vs. DET: Jaromir Jagr (10-21-31 in 35 GP), Brad Boyes (11-12-23 in 34 GP), Brian Campbell (2-15-17 in 32 GP) and Jussi Jokinen (3-13-16 in 19 GP)
- FLA F Tomas Kopecky had 32 points (12-20-32) in 183 games with DET from 2005-09
- FLA F Vincent Trocheck is a Little Caesars alumnus and spent his junior career with the OHL’s Saginaw Spirit (2009-13) and Plymouth Whalers (2012-13), totaling 299 points (120-179-299) in 264 games between the teams
- FLA D Steven Kampfer is an Ann Arbor, Mich., native and had 60 points (7-53-60) in 147 games with the University of Michigan from 2006-10
- FLA G Al Montoya was 86-29-8 in 123 games with the University of Michigan from 2002-05
- FLA’s Jimmy Hayes (2006-08), Nick Bjugstad (2009-10) and Al Montoya (2001-02) are alums of the US NTDP
- FLA assistant coach John Madden had 180 points (80-100-180) in 160 games with the University of Michigan from 1993-97
- FLA head coach Gerard Gallant is tied for 15th in Red Wings history with 467 points (207-260-467) in 563 games with the team from 1984-93

NINE AND COUNTING

The Red Wings’ NHL-best power play has scored a goal in nine consecutive games, dating back to Feb. 26 at San Jose and going 9- for-35 since that date. That matches the team’s longest streak since the 2010-11 season, when they scored in nine straight games from 3/12/11-3/30/11, going 11-for-27 along the way. If Detroit manages to score a PP goal tonight vs. FLA, it will be the longest since a streak of 10 straight games in 2009-10, going 12-for-36 over a streak spanning 2/11/10-3/15/10.
The team’s last streak longer than 10 games came in the 2007-08 season, running from 11/17/07-12/09/07, while the longest streak in the last 30 years came in 2005-06, with a 15-game run that spanned 12/31/05-1/30/06.

THIS DATE IN RED WINGS HISTORY

March 19, 1929 – Detroit appears in the NHL playoffs for the first time, losing a two-game series to Toronto.
March 19, 1933 – The first afternoon game is played in NHL history, with the Red Wings defeating the Blackhawks 4-3 in Chicago.
March 19, 1967 – Vladimir Konstantinov is born on this day in Murmansk, Russia.

FLORIDA PANTHERS

AGAINST THE RED WINGS

Tonight's game marks the 32nd meeting between the two teams with Florida posting a 9-14-5-3 all-time record against Detroit. The Panthers own a 3-9-2-2 home record against Red Wings. Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting this season between the two clubs. The Panthers defeated the Red Wings in Detroit 4-3 on Dec. 2 and 3-2 (SOW) on Dec. 12. The Panthers fell to the Red Wings 5-4 on Jan. 27.

2014-15 SERIES vs. DETROIT: 2-1-0 (0-1-0 at Home)
2013-14 SERIES vs. DETROIT: 3-2-0 (1-2-0 at Home)
ALL-TIME RECORD vs. DETROIT: 9-14-5-3 (3-9-2-2 at Home)
LAST GAME: Jan. 27 vs. DET (5-4 L)

FLORIDA-DETROIT CONNECTIONS

Panthers F Tomas Kopecky was drafted by Detroit in the second round (38th overall) of the 2000 NHL Draft. Kopecky won a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings (2008) and recorded 32 points (12-20—32) in 183 regular season games. Panthers D Steven Kampfer is a native of Ann Arbor, MI. Florida Head Coach Gerard Gallant was selected by Detroit in the sixth round (107th overall) of the 1981 NHL Draft. Gallant played 563 games for Detroit (1984-93) and recorded 467 points (207-260—467). Red Wings F Stephen Weiss was drafted by Florida in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2001 NHL Draft. Weiss' 654 games (2001-13) as a Panther ranks as the most games played in franchise history. Weiss also holds the franchise assist record (249).

CATS VS. WINGS

F Aleksander Barkov: 5 GP vs. DET, 5 pts. (1-4—5)
F Nick Bjugstad: 8 GP vs. DET, 5 pts. (3-2—5)
F Brad Boyes: 34 GP vs. DET, 23 pts. (11-12—23)
F Jaromir Jagr: 35 GP vs. DET, 31 pts. (10-21—31)
F Jussi Jokinen: 19 GP vs. DET, 16 pts. (3-13—16)
D Aaron Ekblad: 3 GP vs. DET, 3 pts. (1-2—3)
G Roberto Luongo: 33 GP vs. DET, 13-14-5
G Dan Ellis: 11 GP vs. DET, 3-5-1

QUICK HITS

Following tonight's game against Detroit, the Panthers close out their three-game homestand against Boston.
In their last nine games, Florida is 23-25 on the Penalty Kill (92%).
Florida has played in a league-leading 43 one-goal games. The Panthers rank tied for fifth in the NHL for wins in one-goal games (20).
With a goal on Tuesday night (March 17) vs. Montreal, F Aleksander Barkov recorded his 25th point of the season set a new career-high in points (12-13—25).
In his last eight games, F Jonathan Huberdeau has recorded nine points (2-7—9).

HOW THE PANTHERS WERE BUILT

Draft (9): Barkov, Bjugstad, Brittain, Ekblad, Gudbranson, Huberdeau, Kulikov, Petrovic, Trocheck
Trades (8): Campbell, Ellis, Hayes, Jagr, Kampfer, Kopecky, Luongo, Pirri
Free Agency (8): Bolland, Boyes, Jokinen, MacKenzie, Mitchell, Montoya, Thornton, Upshall