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The Daily: Red Wings fans shouldn’t sleep on Panthers; Plenty of interest in Flyers’ van Riemsdyk

Panthers are 5-2 over their last seven games

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1 year ago

February 18, 2023

Bob Duff

Both the Red Wings (5-0) and Florida Panthers (5-2) have been hot of late.

The Detroit Red Wings are suddenly right in the thick of the Wild Card playoff hunt in the NHL’s Eastern Conference. While of late, eyes has been fixed in pursuit of the likes of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals and New York Islanders, there’s another team to be watching.

Much like the Red Wings, the Florida Panthers are heating up and have played themselves into the battle. Defending President’s Trophy winner Florida is 5-2 through the past seven games. A 6-3 win over the Capitals on Thursday places the Panthers one point ahead of the Red Wings and just one point out of a postseason position.

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— Florida Panthers (@FlaPanthers) February 17, 2023

While the Red Wings will be going for their fifth successive win on Saturday night at Seattle against the Kraken, they’ll already know how the Panthers made out. Florida is in Nashville for a 2 p.m. ET start against the Predators on Saturday.

Here’s another worry for the Red Wings – they’re already 0-2 against the Panthers this season. The two clubs will meet again on March 20 at Little Caesars Arena. Detroit is 0-6-2 in the last eight games when facing Florida.

Monster Setback For Griffins

The Grand Rapids Griffins lost at home for the third time in four games. Detroit’s AHL farm club fell 6-2 to the Cleveland Monsters on Friday at Van Andel Arena.

Alex Chiasson collected a goal and an assist for the Griffins. Grand Rapids is sitting sixth in the AHL’s Central Division. The Griffins are nine points behind the fifth-place Iowa Wild.

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Red Wings Next Game

Detroit looks to win six games in a row for the first time since the 2018-19 season. The Red Wings are in Seattle on Saturday (10:30 p.m. ET) to face the Kraken. Last season, the Wings were 4-2 losers in their only previous visit to Climate Pledge Arena.

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Islanders: Ending a three-game losing skid, the New York Islanders were rallying for a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Montreal: Center Sean Monahan was spotted wearing a regular jersey as he was practising with the Montreal Canadiens. That should be a boost to his trade value.