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Recap - Panthers Defeat Detroit 7-2

Patric Hornqvist was the difference, potting a pair for Florida on Friday as the Panthers skated off with a 7-2 victory over the Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena.

Bettors who backed the Panthers were rewarded as -176 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Patric Hornqvist(2), Aleksander Barkov, Anthony Duclair, Juho Lammikko, MacKenzie Weegar, and Aaron Ekblad each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Lammikko opened the scoring for Florida.

Chris Driedger stopped 30 of 32 Detroit shots in the victory.

Detroit got goals from Bobby Ryan, and Valtteri Filppula in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Detroit got a 9-stop effort from Thomas Greiss in the loss.

Florida scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Detroit went 0-for-4 with the man advantage.

Florida outshot Detroit 39-32 in the game.