Panthers at Red Wings preview

PANTHERS (16-15-6) at RED WINGS (15-19-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; FS-D, FS-F, NHL.TV

The Panthers are 5-2-0 in their past seven games following a four-game losing streak (0-3-1).
The Red Wings look to avoid their fifth straight loss; Detroit is 0-3-1 in its past four games, 1-6-2 in its past nine and 3-8-3 in its past 14.
Center Dylan Larkin has 16 points (seven goals, nine assists) during an NHL career-best 13-game point streak. It's the longest by a Detroit player since Henrik Zetterberg had a 17-game point streak from Oct. 3-Nov. 11, 2007.
The Panthers won 2-1 against the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Dec. 22.

Players to watch

Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau has 27 points (six goals, 21 assists) in his past 17 games, including 12 multipoint games.
Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past 13 games, but two assists in his past five.

They said it

"We don't want to change much from the way we played the last time we were here. They have a lot of speed, so we have to play a smart road game. We've gotten things rolling a little here, and it is important to keep that going." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner
"This is a special game for us, because we play at home on New Year's Eve every year. They've been doing it for years and years and it is always fun, but we need a win tonight. Badly." -- Red Wings forward Gustav Nyquist

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Evgenii Dadonov
Frank Vatrano -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Mike Hoffman
Denis Malgin -- Jared McCann -- Troy Brouwer
Micheal Haley -- Juho Lammikko -- Jayce Hawryluk
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
Bogdan Kiselevich -- MacKenzie Weegar
Roberto Luongo
James Reimer
Scratched: Colton Sceviour, Chris Wideman
Injured: Jamie McGinn (back), Derek MacKenzie (shoulder), Vincent Trocheck (ankle), Nick Bjugstad (upper body)

Red Wings projected lineup

Andreas Athanasiou -- Dylan Larkin -- Justin Abdelkader
Thomas Vanek -- Frans Nielsen -- Gustav Nyquist
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Luke Glendening -- Michael Rasmussen
Martin Frk -- Jacob de la Rose -- Christoffer Ehn
Jonathan Ericsson -- Trevor Daley
Niklas Kronwall -- Filip Hronek
Nick Jensen -- Dennis Cholowski
Jimmy Howard
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Luke Witkowski
Injured: Evgeny Svechnikov (knee surgery), Darren Helm (upper body), Anthony Mantha (hand), Danny DeKeyser (hand), Mike Green (lower body), Wade Megan (upper body)

Status report

The Panthers acquired Wideman, a defenseman, in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers for defenseman Alexander Petrovic on Sunday. … Mantha is hoping to return in about a week.

Stat pack

Barkov has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his past seven games. … Yandle is two points shy of 500 in the NHL. … Brouwer will play in his 800th NHL game.