The Florida Panthers are fighting for the top spot in the Atlantic Division with less than a month left until the 4 Nations Face-Off break. The defending Stanley Cup Champions trail the Toronto Maple Leafs by three points with a 28-18-3 record and 59 points.

Knight stopped all four shots he faced in relief of Sergei Bobrovsky in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings. Knight wasn't tested much in 22:02 of ice time. The Red Wings scored an empty-netter while Knight was pulled for an extra attacker.

A nice shoulder fake by Carter Verhaeghe in the offensive zone led to a quick shot on Cam Talbot. The rebound bounced toward Anton Lundell at the side of the crease, and he poked the puck into a yawning net to tie the game at one.

The Detroit Red Wings opened their four-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champs, thanks to three power play goals Thursday.

Lucas Raymond leads Detroit in scoring with 47 points (18 goals, 29 assists), while Dylan Larkin sits in second with 38 points (18 goals, 20 assists). In addition to ranking third on the team in points (36), Alex DeBrincat paces the team with 19 goals, including eight on the power play.

Sergei Bobrovsky was chased in the second period after allowing four goals on 15 shots, getting relieved by Spencer Knight. Larkin's empty-netter with 1:22 left sealed the win. Florida was 12-0-1 in its previous 13 games against Detroit. Red Wings ...

With the Panthers getting into penalty trouble in the second period, the Red Wings made them pay a second time when Dylan Larkin went to the crease and re-directed a tape-to-tape centering feed from Patrick Kane through traffic into the cage to make it 2-1 at 7:52.

(AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on ... period after allowing four goals on 15 shots, getting relieved by Spencer Knight. Larkin’s empty-netter with 1:22 left sealed the win.

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getting relieved by Spencer Knight. Larkin's empty-netter with 1:22 left sealed the win. Florida was 12-0-1 in its previous 13 games against Detroit. Red Wings: Detroit's power play has been ...

A sizzling power play and a sagging defending Stanley Cup champion put the Detroit Red Wings back on the ... who was replaced by Spencer Knight after allowing four goals on 15 shots.

getting relieved by Spencer Knight. Larkin's empty-netter with 1:22 left sealed the win. Florida was 12-0-1 in its previous 13 games against Detroit. Red Wings: Detroit's power play has been ...