Florida 4, Detroit 0
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 2, 2024
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson, Garrett Rank
Linesmen:
Ryan Galloway, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance:
19515
By Field Level Media
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves to lead the Florida Panthers to a resounding 4-0 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday.
It was the fourth shutout of the season for Bobrovsky.
Brandon Montour, Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues and Carter Verhaeghe each scored for the Panthers, who have won four straight and 10 of their last 11 games.
Florida went 2-for-5 on the power play and outshot Detroit 36-21.
Detroit has lost two straight games after winning its previous six.
After a scoreless first 28 minutes, Florida opened the scoring with 11:10 remaining in the second period. Montour pounced on a rebound left by Detroit goalie Alex Lyon and put the puck into a half-open goal to make it 1-0 Panthers.
Florida struck again on the power play less than five minutes later, taking a 2-0 lead on a goal by Reinhart with 6:54 left in the second period.
From the right faceoff circle, Aleksander Barkov sent a pass into the middle of the ice to Reinhart, who fired a shot that deflected off the stick of Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry and went underneath the crossbar just before the power play ended.
Florida added two more goals in the third period to seal the win.
First, Rodrigues scored with 15:21 remaining to make it 3-0 Panthers, slapping in a one-timer from the top of the right faceoff circle past Lyon.
With 6:58 left, Verhaeghe made it 4-0 Florida when he scored on another power play, snapping a shot from above the faceoff circles that got through traffic and past Lyon.
The best chance Detroit had to score came late in the second period when Patrick Kane went in on a breakaway, but Bobrovsky stopped him as Kane tried to beat him with his backhand.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Florida |
|
Detroit |
|
Brandon Montour 3 |
Points |
N/A |
|
Brandon Montour 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
|
Brandon Montour 2 |
Assists |
N/A |
|
Aleksander Barkov 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Alex Lyon .892 |
|
Sergei Bobrovsky 21 |
Saves |
Alex Lyon 33 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Florida
|
37 |
4 |
2-5 |
5-5 |
30 |
27 |
| Detroit
|
21 |
0 |
0-5 |
3-5 |
40 |
25 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .529 after a win and .556 after a loss.
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Florida will play their next game on the road against NY Rangers. The Panthers have a W/L % of .700 after a win and .619 after a loss.
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