Detroit Red Wings vs Florida Panthers Prediction: It's Time for Florida to Reveal its Potential

The previous seven matches of Florida and Detroit ended with the Panthers' victories. Will the Red Wings be able to break this unpleasant series?

The Red Wings still needed to be more stable by the end of the first half of the regular season. So after six defeats in a row, Derek Lallond's team beat two contenders of the Eastern Conference, Tampa Bay (7-4) and Pittsburgh (5-4 in overtime). Then Detroit lost to Buffalo without a chance (3:6), then beat Ottawa (4:2), but then failed again, losing to New Jersey on its ice (1:5). The lack of stability does not yet allow Detroit to qualify for the playoffs seriously - the team is only 11th in the summary table of the East. It lags behind the wild card zone by a solid 7 points.

Like the Red Wings, the Panthers entered this championship with a new coach, and so far, under the leadership of Paul Maurice, they need help finding a game balance in any way. For example, Florida had only two wins in the previous seven matches – over outsiders Montreal and Arizona. The Panthers lost in this segment to all strong rivals – Boston, Carolina, Rangers, Islanders, and New Jersey. In the summary table of the Eastern Conference, Florida is only 13th. The gap from the wild card zone is 8 points.

Detroit has been playing very effectively lately – apparently, Derek Lallond has been busy attacking the team. Florida is, in principle, the top team of the current season. There is no reason to assume that the upcoming meeting will not be productive here. In addition, bookmakers rightly prefer Florida. After all, the Panthers have excellent statistics of matches with Detroit in recent years, and the potential of Paul Maurice's team is higher than that of today's Red Wings. It's time for Florida to start revealing this potential.

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