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Florida Ices Detroit 3-2 - Recap

Aaron Ekblad scored twice to lead the Panthers over Detroit 3-2 on Friday at Little Caesars Arena.

The Panthers were a -153 favorite in the win. The combined score dipped UNDER the total, which closed at 6.5.

Aaron Ekblad(2), and Gustav Forsling each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Forsling opened the scoring for Florida.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 31 Detroit shots in the victory.

Robby Fabbri, and Jonatan Berggren scored for the Red Wings, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.

Ville Husso stopped 17 of 20 shots for the Red Wings, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Florida went 2-for-2, while the Red Wings were 0-for-5 with the man advantage.

Detroit outshot Florida 31-20 in the game.

Florida heads into a battle against the Stars. Detroit, meanwhile, will have their next action against Toronto.