"You don’t want to take your foot off the gas," captain Dylan Larkin said. "We’ve struggled with leads and tonight was a great challenge. We scored four early and we have a lot of hockey left. We answered it.

Despite a good effort at even strength, the Florida Panthers surrendered three power-play goals in a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings at Amerant Bank Arena on Thursday. With the loss, Florida now sits at 26-17-3.