The consistently inconsistent Florida Panthers (17-18-4) open a difficult four-game road trip tonight against the Detroit Red Wings (16-13-7) at Little Caesars Arena. Florida is looking to build on a solid effort that saw them defeat the Arizona Coyotes by a 5-3 count on Tuesday. Matthew Tkachuk, who was named to the All-Star Game. notched his first hat trick and Eric Staal, who was not, his first brace as members of the Panthers in that game. The Red Wings were handed a 5-1 loss on home ice by the New Jersey Devils in their last outing.