Fun factoid learned just before the game was that Mantha would not be playing this afternoon because he was scratched (and nothing else was illuminated on that topic so have fun in the comments.) Even though Detroit was without Mantha and Bertuzzi, this was a great game to watch. Full details below:

First Period

Man, the Wings really came out with their legs moving. Stecher is particular had a number of good passes in the early going and was able to find openings on the ice to set up a number of plays. Florida hardly held the puck until a scary moment about 5 minutes in where the Wings needed the crossbar to save them from an Anthony Duclair goal after getting caught with too many men below the goal line.