PREVIEW: Red Wings face Panthers in Florida on Thursday on ESPN+ and Hulu

SUNRISE, Fla. -- The Detroit Red Wings will look to continue this season's early road success when they battle the Florida Panthers on Thursday night at FLA Live Arena.

Puck drop between the Red Wings (13-7-5; 31 points) and Panthers (12-10-4; 28 points) is set for 7:30 p.m., and the game will be streamed exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu. Ken Kal and Paul Woods will have the call on the Red Wings Radio Network (97.1 The Ticket in Detroit).
In his return to Tampa Bay on Tuesday,
head coach Derek Lalonde guided Detroit to its fourth straight road win by defeating the Lightning, 4-2. Goalie Ville Husso made a season-high 44 saves for the Red Wings, who withstood a late third-period push to improve to 10-0-2 when leading after two frames this season.
"We managed our game pretty well," Ben Chiarot said. "Didn't turn the puck over too much and got great goaltending from Huss."

The Red Wings sport a 6-3-2 record away from Little Caesars Arena this season, and Husso said that strong consistent play on both sides of the puck will be key as
Detroit continues its current four-game road trip.
"Defend well and try to get the offense as well," said Husso, who is tied for seventh among NHL goalies in wins (11). "Just those little things that we do right are a good way to play."

Florida concluded a five-game road trip with a 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Thursday's game will be first time in 13 days the Panthers will play on their home ice, where Florida is 6-2-3 this season.
Matthew Tkachuk leads the Panthers and is tied for seventh in the NHL with 35 points on 12 goals and 23 assists. Carter Verhaeghe (15-8-23) has three goals in the last three games, while goaltender Spencer Knight is 8-4-3 with a 2.64 goals-against average this season.
"Florida has a lot of good offensive players," Chiarot said. "It'll be pretty similar to the Tampa Bay game."
Thursday marks the first of three matchups between Detroit and Florida this season, with the next two for Little Caesars Arena on Jan. 6 and March 20, 2023.