Comeback Cats, Again: Panthers Rally from 3 Down, Beat Red Wings

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SUNRISE — The Detroit Red Wings certainly seem to enjoy playing the Florida Panthers this season.

At least they did for a bit on Thursday night.

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Just over a week after the Wings came into Sunrise and got a win, Florida rallied from a 3-goal deficit to pull out a 5-4 victory.

The Panthers trailed 4-1 late in the second before Gus Forsling scored off Carter Verhaeghe’s second assist of the game to give his team some life.

Florida led 1-0 off a Sam Reinhart goal but then watched Detroit score the next four leading to a rare round of booing from the home crowd.

Down 4-2 going into the third, Matthew Tkachuk drew an early penalty with Florida keeping the puck in the zone. A few seconds after it ended, Anton Lundell scored when a shot from Verhaeghe hit a Detroit defender in front.

Lars Eller tied it with 3:31 left off a great steal-and-pass from Niko Mikkola before Lundell won it at 17:20 on a no-look feed from Brady Tkachuk.

Detroit has lost five straight since beating the Panthers in that rainy night in Sunrise last Monday. The Red Wings have lost six of seven — with that only win coming against Florida.

The Panthers won their first game within the Atlantic Division at 1-4.

NOTES: RED WINGS AT PANTHERS

  • With Sandis Vilmanis back in the lineup, the Panthers returned Jack Devine to AHL Charlotte after Thursday’s morning skate. Devine, who leads Charlotte and is sixth in the AHL with nine goals, played his lone game — thus far — Tuesday in Columbus.
  • Sam Reinhart put Florida up 1-0 and joined Sasha Barkov (286) as the second Panthers player toscore 200 goals with the franchise. Reinhart (405 games) did it in 155 fewer games than Barkov did.
HOW THEY SCORED
  • Panthers 1, Red Wings 0 (3:52 1st): Sam Reinhart opens things up by getting a pass from Carter Verhaeghe in the left circle.
  • Red Wings 1, Panthers 1 (4:07 1st): Carter Mazur sends a long pass up ice and hits J.T. Compher on the breakaway with Compher scoring on a backhander. 
  • Red Wings 2, Panthers 1 (13:14 1st): Florida could not clear and Andreas Englund gets his first of the season.
  • Red Wings 3, Panthers 1 (0:17 2nd): Lucas Raymond floats one that hits Seth Jones and through. 
  • Red Wings 4, Panthers 1 (12:08 2nd): William Wallinder sends in a shot that Marco Kasper deflects. 
  • Red Wings 4, Panthers 2 (19:42 2nd): Verhaeghe digs the puck out of the corner and feeds it to Gus Forsling whose wrist shot zips past John Gibson. 
  • Red Wings 4. Panthers 3 (2:32 3rd): Three seconds after a power play ended, Verhaeghe sent a shot toward the net that went off of Englund with Anton Lundell getting it in front and pulling the Panthers within a goal.
  • Panthers 4, Red Wings 4 (16:29 3rd): Niko Mikkola comes in and gets the puck away from a Detroit clearing attempt, drives around the net and finds Lars Eller all alone in front.
  • Panthers 5, Red Wings 4 (17:20 3rd): Lundell gets a great feed from Brady Tkachuk and gives the Panthers the lead — and the win.
FHN’S 3 STARS
  • 1. Anton Lundell, Panthers
  • 2. Carter Verhaeghe, Panthers
  • 3. Lars Eller, Panthers
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