from Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press,
As the Detroit Red Wings get healthier, so may their record.
Over the past week, the Wings have regained five players who tested positive for COVID-19 the first week of the season. As those players, a group that includes top-six forwards Filip Zadina and Robby Fabbri and defenseman Jon Merrill, regain their game-shape, the Wings (2-8-2 ) are hopeful they can end an eight-game winless skid Sunday when they take on the Florida Panthers at BB&T Center.
Part of that optimism rests on delivering a competitive effort Friday against the defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning that ended with a 3-1 loss.