When: 8 p.m.
Where: Joe Louis Arena.
TV: NBC Sports Network.
Radio: WXYT-FM (97.1; other radio affiliates).
Game notes: A glimmer of hope for the Red Wings? After a pair of regulation wins in the Eastern Conference, most recently Monday against the Canadiens, the Wings are putting themselves in position to hope and dream. They are six points behind Philadelphia and Ottawa for the second wild-card spot. Also, Ottawa and Toronto are tied for the third playoff spot in the Atlantic Division, and those two teams are just one point behind Boston, which just lost, 4-0, at home to the Islanders on Monday.