RED WINGS (25-37-10) at RANGERS (28-31-13) 7 p.m. ET; MSG, FS-D, NHL.TV
Lundqvist is sixth on the all-time wins list with 449, five from tying Curtis Joseph for fifth place. The Rangers have lost four in a row (0-3-1) and have one win in 11 games (1-5-5) since Feb. 24. The Red Wings defeated the New York Islanders 2-1 on Saturday for their second win in 14 games since Feb. 16 (2-9-3). Detroit has been eliminated from Stanley Cup Playoff contention.
Players to watch
Red Wings forward Andreas Athanasiou scored both goals in the win against the Islanders. He has four points (two goals, two assists) in two games against the Rangers this season. Rangers center Mika Zibanejad needs two goals to reach 30 in a season for the first time in his NHL career.
They said it
"We've got to keep getting better as individuals and keep getting better as a team. We want to be better than where we're at today and in order to do that you need to get better." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill "We've really slipped defensively. That's a thing to me that's a little bit bothersome. Structurally we haven't been as sound as we were and there's a lot of running around in our end. We've just got to clean that up. I get the feeling we're trying to do too much."-- Rangers coach David Quinn
Hirose will make his NHL debut. The Red Wings signed him as a college free agent out of Michigan State on March 12. He led the NCAA with 50 points (15 goals, 35 assists) as a junior this season. … Lettieri and Gilmour were recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Monday. Gilmour would be making his season debut. Lettieri has no points in 18 games with the Rangers this season.
Stat pack
Larkin (27 goals) and Athanasiou (26) could give the Red Wings their first 30-goal scorer since 2008-09. … Gilmour leads AHL defenseman with 53 points (20 goals, 33 assists). He also established Hartford's single-season record for goals by a defenseman. … Lettieri has 46 points (23 goals, 23 assists) in 44 games with Hartford.
