The Florida Panthers erased a three-goal deficit Thursday night in Sunrise, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-4. Anton Lundell scored the winner with 2:40 left in the third period, his second goal of the game.
Detroit led 4-1 with less than 30 seconds left in the second period and appeared to be in control. Florida then scored four straight goals. Gustav Forsling cut the lead to two with 18 seconds left in the second, Lundell made it 4-3 early in the third, and Lars Eller tied the game with 3:31 remaining. Lundell scored again less than a minute later.
Carter Verhaeghe had three assists for the Panthers. Sam Reinhart also scored, and his goal 3:52 into the game was his 200th with the franchise. Lucas Raymond and J.T. Compher scored for Detroit, and Andreas Englund and Marco Kasper also found the net. Moritz Seider had two assists, but the Red Wings lost their fifth straight game.
The comeback was Florida’s biggest of the season. Fans booed after Kasper’s goal pushed Detroit’s lead to 4-1, but many stayed and saw the rally.
The win also helped Florida in its division. The Panthers entered the night as the only NHL team without a point against an Atlantic Division opponent this season, and they are now 1-4-0 against those teams. Florida plays at St. Louis on Saturday night. Detroit visits Tampa Bay the same night.
