Florida Panthers empty-net seals it as Red Wings power play answers late at Little Caesars Arena

The Florida Panthers moved to 31-29-3 with 3 points after a 3-1 result against the the Red Wings, who held a 35-21-7 record with 1 point at Little Caesars Arena.

First period

The Florida Panthers opened the scoring with 1 goal in the first period while the the Red Wings finished the period with 0 goals.

The Cats produced 23 shots in the game and logged 29 hits, and the Wings finished with 29 shots and 11 hits.

Matthew Tkachuk recorded 3 goals on 4 shots, and the Panthers carried a 32 percent faceoff win rate against the Red Wings at 68 percent.

Second period

The Red Wings scored their lone goal with a power play marker in the second period, and Alex DeBrincat was named a game star for Detroit.

Detroit went 1-for-4 on the power play, and the Panthers penalty kill faced 5 shots while recording 4 takeaways in the game.

Florida went 1-for-3 on the power play with 6 shots, and the Panthers finished with 14 giveaways while Detroit had 12 giveaways.

Third period

The Florida Panthers scored 2 goals in the third period, and the Red Wings scored 0 goals in the third period.

The Cats added an empty-net goal, and team data credited the Florida Panthers with the winning goal in the game file.

Sergei Bobrovsky earned the win with 28 saves on 29 shots against, and Detroit’s goaltending line showed 20 saves on 23 shots against with 3 total goals against.

Florida Panthers post-match stats captured 17 blocked shots for Florida and 10 blocked shots for Detroit as the teams combined for 29 penalty minutes split between 8 for Florida and 6 for Detroit.

Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings full match report

The Panthers had 2 even-strength goals, and Detroit finished with 0 even-strength goals on 23 even-strength shots.

Aaron Ekblad posted a plus-minus of 2, and Carter Verhaeghe had 1 assist and a penalty in the rostered skater log.

Sam Reinhart recorded 1 assist, and Brad Marchand added 1 assist to help Florida reach 6 total points in the team statistics.

Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings highlights

The game’s stars list placed Tkachuk first and Bobrovsky second, and Detroit’s DeBrincat was listed third.

The official game record noted an attendance of 19515 in Detroit, and the scheduled puck drop was 7:00 PM EST.

Florida Panthers vs Detroit Red Wings final thoughts

The Florida Panthers next game is scheduled for 7:00 PM EDT on 3/10/2026 against the the Red Wings at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida.

The broadcast networks listed for that game are ESPN+, SCRIPPS, and FDSDET, and fans can run it back by sharing this recap with other Panthers followers.