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Recap - Red Wings Defeat Florida 5-2

Detroit got a pair of goals from Dylan Larkin as the Red Wings skated to a 5-2 victory over Florida on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.

Bettors who backed the Red Wings were rewarded as +224 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 5.5.

Dylan Larkin(2), Patrick Kane, Marco Kasper, and Jonatan Berggren each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Berggren opened the scoring for Detroit.

Cam Talbot stopped 41 of 43 Florida shots in the victory.

Florida got goals from Evan Rodrigues, and Anton Lundell in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 11 of 15 shots for the Panthers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

Detroit scored 3 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Florida went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Florida by a margin of 43-20.

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