Panthers Blank Red Wings

     The Florida Panthers shut out the Detroit Red Wings 2-0 at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday night. The Panthers will be playing every other night for the next two weeks. The Cats have won 10 straight games against the Red Wings and have a 20-2-0 record against them in the last 22 meetings. 

     Aleksander Barkov set a new Florida Panthers franchise record playing in his 672nd game with the club. He surpassed former teammate Jonathan Huberdeau. It was the 39th career shutout for Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky. 

     Neither team was able to score in the first period. Florida(5-3-1) made it 1-0 with 51.9 seconds left in the second period. Steven Lorentz released a wrist shot from the left wing for his first goal in a Panthers uniform. Niko Mikkola fed a pass for an assist. 

     Detroit(6-4-1) gave up an empty-net goal with 1:12 remaining in the third period. Anton Lundell snapped a shot from the right wing for his first tally this year. Matthew Tkachuk and Dmitry Kulikov picked up assists on the play.