Anton Lundell scored twice in the third period, including the go-ahead goal with less than three minutes remaining, as the Florida Panthers rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday.
Sam Reinhart opened the scoring for Florida at 3:52 of the first period on a backhand shot, but Detroit responded 15 seconds later when J.T. Compher scored his third goal of the season. Andreas Englund gave the Red Wings their first lead at 13:14 with an unassisted wrist shot for his first goal of the year. Detroit added to its advantage in the second period as Lucas Raymond scored 17 seconds in, and Marco Kasper tipped in his first goal of the season at 12:08 to make it 4-1.
Florida began its comeback late in the second period when Gustav Forsling scored with 18 seconds remaining. Lundell cut the margin to one early in the third period with a wrist shot at 2:32, and Lars Eller tied the game 4-4 by batting the puck in at 16:29. Just 51 seconds later, Lundell beat Detroit goaltender John Gibson with a wrist shot off assists from Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk to cap the run of four straight goals.
Akira Schmid earned the victory in goal for the Panthers with 24 saves on 28 shots, while Gibson took the loss after stopping 24 of 29 shots. Carter Verhaeghe recorded three assists for Florida. Both teams went 0-for-2 on the power play, with all nine goals coming at even strength.
The victory extended Florida's winning streak to two games and brought its regular-season record to 11-7-2. The Red Wings fell to 7-10-3 and are now winless in their last five games (0-5-0). The two clubs split their first two regular-season meetings of the year.
Both teams return to the ice on Saturday, November 14. Detroit continues on the road to visit the Tampa Bay Lightning, while Florida travels to face the St. Louis Blues.
