Florida 5, Detroit 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, March 20, 2023
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Mitch Dunning, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen:
David Brisebois, CJ Murray
Attendance:
15198
By Field Level Media
Carter Verhaeghe scored two goals to lead the Florida Panthers to a 5-2 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday.
Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Gustav Forsling and Eric Staal each scored and Sam Bennett had two assists for Florida (36-27-7, 79 points), which has won three straight.
Aleksander Barkov also added an assist, tallying his 614th point with the Panthers to become the franchise's all-time leading scorer.
Pius Suter and Dylan Larkin scored for Detroit (30-30-9, 69 points), which has lost three straight.
The Panthers opened the scoring with 12:32 remaining in the first period, taking a 1-0 lead on a goal by Tkachuk.
After a giveaway in the Detroit zone by Lucas Raymond, Bennett took the puck in the middle of the ice and fed a pass to his right to Tkachuk, who buried the chance into an open net.
Florida took a 2-0 lead with 7:32 remaining in the first on a goal by Verhaeghe, who skated to a loose puck in the middle of the ice at the top of the faceoff circles and blasted a shot past Detroit goalie Ville Husso.
Just 2:09 later, the Red Wings cut the Florida lead to 2-1 when Suter poked a loose puck that was sitting in the crease into an open net.
With 8:27 remaining in the second period, Florida regained a two-goal lead on a goal by Forsling, who fired a shot from top of the left faceoff circle that got past Husso to make it 3-1 Panthers.
Detroit then made it 3-2 with 13:07 remaining in the third on a goal by Larkin. During a delayed penalty, he took a pass from Raymond and ripped a shot from a sharp angle that went past Florida goalie Sergei Bobrovsky.
Florida got an insurance goal with 3:52 left when Staal scored on a two-on-one breakaway to make it 4-2 Panthers.
Verhaeghe then added a power-play goal with 1:23 remaining in the game to complete the scoring.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Detroit |
|
Matthew Tkachuk 3 |
Points |
Dylan Larkin 1 |
|
Carter Verhaeghe 2 |
Goals |
Dylan Larkin 1 |
|
Matthew Tkachuk 2 |
Assists |
Andrew Copp 1 |
|
Carter Verhaeghe 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky .909 |
Save Percentage |
Ville Husso .800 |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 20 |
Saves |
Ville Husso 20 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Florida
|
25 |
5 |
1-2 |
1-1 |
4 |
23 |
| Detroit
|
22 |
2 |
0-1 |
1-2 |
6 |
19 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .385 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game on the road against Philadelphia. The Panthers have a W/L % of .343 after a win and .686 after a loss.