Detroit Red Wings tap Husso in the first half of back-to-back games

The Detroit Red Wings will welcome in the Florida Panthers tonight for the second time this year. In the first game of the season, Detroit lost to the Panthers 5-1 in a game that started their six-game losing streak a few weeks back.  

Starting Goalies Tonight: Ville Husso

Husso will be making his second straight start in between the pipes for the Red Wings. In his last start against the New Jersey Devils, he took the loss and allowed five goals on 27 shots. Husso this season is 12-7-5 and has allowed 71 goals on 742 shots good enough for a 2.94 Goals Against Average and a .904 save percentage.

Husso did not play against the Panthers in the first matchup due to Alex Nedeljkovic making the start in that game. In his career against Florida Husso is 1-0-1 against them, with both starts coming during his time with the St. Louis Blues, he has allowed six goals on 88 shots against them. Magnus Hellberg will be Husso’s backup tonight, Hellberg’s last appearance came against the Ottawa Senators last Saturday.

How to watch or listen to the game.

Detroit Red Wings (16-13-7 39 Points) vs. Florida Panthers (17-18-4 38 Points)

When: 7 p.m. Friday

Where: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Radio: WXYT-AM (1270; Red Wings radio affiliates)

Game Notes

The Red Wings currently sit one point ahead of the Florida Panthers in the Atlantic Division standings, Detroit is in fifth while Florida is seventh and as far as the Eastern Conference stands the Wings are 11^th while the Cats are 13^th.

The Red Wings this season in the first two periods are -16 combined but in the third period the Red Wings are a +9, they need to start to turn things around in the first two periods to get things right and win games to make up the ground needed in the standings as they sit seven points out of the final wild card spot.