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Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Saturday, December 12, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena

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Detroit Red WingsDetroitRed WingsHome

DSN · SCRIPPS

Game preview

The Florida Panthers visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Saturday, December 12, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN and SCRIPPS.

This is the third of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Panthers

First game of a road trip.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: at TOR
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at MTL
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: vs BOS
  8. 92026-12-09: no game
  9. 102026-12-10: vs PIT
  10. 112026-12-11: no game
  11. 122026-12-12: at DET
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,129 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,129 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

Another game at home.

  1. 22026-12-02: no game
  2. 32026-12-03: vs COL
  3. 42026-12-04: no game
  4. 52026-12-05: at BOS
  5. 62026-12-06: no game
  6. 72026-12-07: no game
  7. 82026-12-08: no game
  8. 92026-12-09: at NJD
  9. 102026-12-10: no game
  10. 112026-12-11: vs NYR
  11. 122026-12-12: vs FLA, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Florida PanthersPanthersTue, Oct 13 at CBJ
  1. L1Vilmanis#95Luostarinen#27Lundell#15
    9:55 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewEller#20Verhaeghe#23Reinhart#13
    9:43 together at 5v5
  3. L3Tkachuk#19Tkachuk#8Bennett#9
    7:58 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewImama#14Lafferty#18Hathaway#21
    7:54 together at 5v5
  1. D1Ekblad#5Forsling#42
    12:58 together at 5v5
  2. D2Jones#3Mikkola#77
    11:55 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulikov#7Balinskis#26
    11:24 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tkachuk LTkachuk LVerhaeghe CReinhart CJones D4:55
  2. 2Eller CBennett CLuostarinen CLundell CEkblad D2:58

Penalty kill

  1. 1Luostarinen CLundell CEkblad DForsling D0:57
  2. 2Eller CHathaway RJones DMikkola D0:37
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

FLADET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

FLA 72% (7th most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

FLA 2:30 left (2nd earliest · 15 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

FLA 47.4s (10th shortest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

FLA 27% (10th least often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series