Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin opened up about his team's playoff push as the 2024-25 regular season nears an end.

The game is an emotional, if not yet mathematical, must-win for the Detroit Red Wings, whose hopes of reaching the playoffs can't stand much dashing.

Jacob Hurtubise was inserted into the Reds' starting lineup just a couple of hours before first pitch, when Jake Fraley was scratched with side pain.