Panthers Erase Three-Goal Deficit to Beat Red Wings 5-4 in Sunrise

The Florida Panthers erased a three-goal deficit and beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. Anton Lundell scored twice in the third period, Lars Eller tied the game with 3:31 left, and Lundell scored the winner with 2:40 left. Detroit lost its fifth straight game.

Florida scored the first goal, then Detroit scored the next four. Sam Reinhart opened the scoring at 3:52 of the first period. J.T. Compher tied the game 15 seconds later at 4:07, taking a pass from Carter Mazur in the neutral zone and scoring on a breakaway with a backhand shot as he reached the crease. Andreas Englund put Detroit ahead at 13:14 of the first period with his first goal of the season, firing a shot through traffic that slipped past Akira Schmid. Detroit held a 14-6 edge in shots in the first period.

Detroit kept control early in the second period. Lucas Raymond scored 17 seconds into the second period for a 3-1 lead, on a shot that deflected in off Seth Jones. Marco Kasper made it 4-1 at 12:08 of the second period with his first goal of the season, tipping a shot from William Wallinder. Moritz Seider picked up his second assist of the game on that goal. It was Kasper's third appearance of the season.

The game also turned physical in the second period. Alex DeBrincat and Sam Bennett fought at 5:25 of the second period, each taking several swings. It was the second time in three games that a Detroit scorer had fought. Seider took on Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog on November 7 in Denver.

Florida started its comeback late in the second period. Gustav Forsling cut the lead to 4-2 with 17.8 seconds left in the period. Lundell made it a one-goal game at 2:32 of the third period, getting to a loose puck on the doorstep. Florida had scored two goals in a row, and Detroit's three-goal lead was down to one.

Eller tied the game at 4-4 with 3:31 left in the third period, ripping the puck out of mid-air from just outside the crease. Lundell then scored his second goal of the night with 2:40 left, taking advantage of being wide open in the right circle to put the puck past John Gibson. Sportradar credited Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk with assists on the winner. Florida scored three goals in the third period and four in a row after trailing 4-1.

The period scores tell the story of the night. Detroit led 2-1 after the first period and 4-2 after the second. Florida won the third period 3-0. Florida finished with 29 shots to Detroit's 28 and 36 hits to Detroit's 13. Detroit blocked 18 shots to Florida's 7. Both teams won 28 faceoffs, both went 0 for 2 on the power play, and both took 9 penalty minutes. Carter Verhaeghe had three assists for Florida.

In goal, Akira Schmid started for Florida and John Gibson started for Detroit. Schmid stopped 24 of 28 shots for the win. Gibson stopped 24 of 29 shots in 57:17 on the ice and took the loss.

Detroit wraps up its four-game road trip with a return to Tampa to face the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Tampa won 4-2 in Detroit's previous visit to Tampa on November 3.