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Recap - Panthers Defeat Detroit 3-2

The Panthers earned a 3-2 victory over the Red Wings on Sunday at Little Caesars Arena.

Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -183 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 5.5.

Florida got goals from Patric Hornqvist, Aaron Ekblad, and Carter Verhaeghe in the victory. Hornqvist opened the scoring at 2:03 of the second period.

Chris Driedger stopped 32 of 34 Detroit shots in the victory.

Dylan Larkin, and Anthony Mantha scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Chris Driedger.

Thomas Greiss stopped 27 of 30 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Florida went 2-for-4, while the Red Wings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Florida lost the shots on goal battle to Detroit by a margin of 34-30.

Next game, Florida takes its act home to face Nashville looking for another win. For Detroit, they head on the road to face Tampa Bay.