SUNRISE — On Thursday night, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers in regulation for the first time since 2021.
The Red Wings, who had gone 13 games without beating the Panthers in 60 minutes of play, got three power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Panthers.
Florida had gone 12-0-1 against Detroit dating to the Covid/Central Division game of Feb. 20, 2021.
That night in Detroit, Florida got beat by the Wings 2-1 in front of an empty arena.
Thursday night, Detroit’s power play got after the Panthers and took three different leads before Marco Kasper chased Sergei Bobrovsky with 4:19 left in the second period.
Down 1-0, Florida tied the score on a goal from Anton Lundell; down 2-1, Evan Rodrigues tied it.
-Florida went into the third down 4-2 and did not tie the score again.
Cam Talbot ended with 41 saves for the Wings.
NOTES; RED WINGS @ PANTHERS
- The Panthers welcomed Vladimir Tarasenko back to Sunrise with a ‘Thank You!’ video played during a break in the first period. Tarasenko helped the Panthers win the Stanley Cup after being acquired from the Ottawa Senators at the NHL Trade Deadline.
- Florida captain Sasha Barkov became the first hockey player ever honored as Finland’s Sportsman of the Year.
- Florida’s 13-game point streak against the Red Wings (12-0-1) is the second-longest run in franchise history against a single opponent. Florida went 13-0-2 (15 games) with at least a point against the Penguins from 2001-06.
HOW THEY SCORED
- Red Wings 1, Panthers 0 (8:48 1st PP): Jonatan Berggren fires a wristshot from the left circle and puts it above Sergei Bobrovsky’s glove for the early lead.
- Panthers 1, Red Wings 1 (11:07 1st): Carter Verhaeghe’s shot comes off the pads of Cam Talbot and Anton Lundell is right in the front of the net to knock the puck in.
- Red Wings 2, Panthers 1 (7:52 2nd PP): Alex DeBrincat and Patrick Kane play a little tic-tac-toe with Dylan Larkin in front of the net.
- Panthers 2, Red Wings 2 (7:21 2nd): Evan Rodrigues snipes one top corner from the right circle to tie things up again.
- Red Wings 3, Panthers 2 (13:44 2nd PP): Kane rips a wrist shot from the right circle that sails over Bobrovsky’s left shoulder.
- Red Wings 4, Panthers 2 (15:41 2nd): Larkin forces a turnover, Marco Kasper drives in and scores from the high slot for Detroit’s fourth goal on 15 shots. Spencer Knight is brought in.
- Red Wings 5, Panthers 2 (18:38 3rd EN): Larkin gets another.
FHN’S 3 STARS OF THE GAME
- 1. Dylan LarkinDetroit
- 2. Patrick KaneDetroit
- 3. Cam TalbotDetroit
ON DECK: GAME No. 47
ANAHEIM DUCKS @ FLORIDA PANTHERS
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