Larkin scores twice as Red Wings roll past Panthers 5-2 for 8th win in 9 games

Sunrise, Fl - SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night.

Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

SUNRISE, FL - JANUARY 16: Dylan Larkin #71 of the Detroit Red Wings celebrates after scoring a second period goal against the Florida Panthers at the Amerant Bank Arena on January 16, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Joel Auerbach/Getty Images)

Anton Lundell and Evan Rodrigues scored for Florida, which is 4-6-1 in its last 11. 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.

Takeaways

Red Wings: Detroit’s power play has been stellar over the last 10 games, coinciding with Todd McLellan taking over as coach. Kane’s goal in the second period was Detroit’s 17th power-play score in its last 32 opportunities. The Red Wings had 17 power-play goals in 78 chances before this stretch.

Panthers: Bobrovsky was pulled with 4:19 left in the second after Kasper’s goal. It was the second time the Panthers switched goalies in-game this season, the other being another Knight-for-Bobrovsky switch after the second period of a 5-1 home loss to Minnesota on Oct. 22.

Key moment

Larkin was credited with the assist on Kasper’s goal, giving him his second multi-point period this season. He also had two in the second period against Buffalo on Nov. 2.