Panthers at Red Wings preview

PANTHERS (13-14-6) at RED WINGS (15-16-5)
2 p.m. ET; FS-D, FS-F, NHL.TV

Bernier made 38 saves in a 4-1 win against the Carolina Hurricanes on Thursday, ending Detroit's four-game losing streak.
The Panthers lost 6-1 to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday after wins against the Maple Leafs and Buffalo Sabres. Florida has lost five of seven.
Roberto Luongo allowed five goals on 22 shots against Toronto before being replaced by James Reimer in the third period.

Players to watch

Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau has 23 points (five goals, 18 assists) in his past 13 games, including 10 multipoint games.
Red Wings center Dylan Larkin has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in a nine-game point streak. Larkin has 15 goals in 36 games this season after scoring 16 in 82 games last season.

They said it

"We talked about our mistakes, but today is a positive day. If we can have some success here, we'll have a chance to go into [a game Sunday against the Chicago Blackhawks] and start our Christmas break with wins in four of our last five. We'd take that." -- Panthers coach Bob Boughner
"Our start (against Carolina) wasn't good at all, but sometimes when you are in a bit of a losing stretch, you have to find a way to grind out of it. One of the biggest ways you can grind out of it is by the goalie coming up big." -- Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill

Panthers projected lineup

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

Red Wings projected lineup

Gustav Nyquist -- Dylan Larkin -- Justin Abdelkader
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Luke Glendening -- Frans Nielsen
Thomas Vanek -- Andreas Athanasiou -- Martin Frk
Michael Rasmussen -- Jacob de la Rose -- Christoffer Ehn
Jonathan Ericsson -- Filip Hronek
Niklas Kronwall -- Nick Jensen
Trevor Daley -- Dennis Cholowski
Jonathan Bernier
Jimmy Howard
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

Bjugstad is close to returning but is not likely to play this weekend. ... Bernier would start his fourth straight game, with Howard to play Sunday in Toronto.

Stat pack

Barkov has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games. ... Nyquist has 10 points (five goals, five assists) in his past nine games.