Goaltender Petr Mrazek will start for the Detroit Red Wings, who will try to build on back-to-back weekend victories against the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins. "I think we've been playing good hockey for a while now, so those two games didn't surprise me," coach Jeff Blashill said. "In this league, but especially in the Eastern Conference, there is such a fine line between victory and defeat that it just takes one thing going well to get you over. We had great goaltending in both those games, and we have to keep that up." The Red Wings are eight points behind the Florida Panthers for third place in the Atlantic Division and the Boston Bruins for the second wild card from the East. This is their last game before a seven-day break that's followed by a five-game road trip. "I know teams struggle coming out of the break, and I can understand that," defenseman Brendan Smith said. "We're not in a position to do that, though. We need to come back and win games right away."
