Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey League
Benning gets first 2 goals of career, Panthers finish season with 8-1 win over Red Wings
Luke Kunin had two goals for Florida, while Vinnie Hinostroza, Cole Schwindt, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer all also scored for the Panthers. Skoog, Marek Alscher and Matthew Tkachuk — playing for the first time since he and his wife welcomed their first child earlier this week — each finished with two assists.
Justin Faulk had the goal for Detroit.
It was the official end of a run that saw the Panthers reach three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals. They won the last two titles, but lost captain Aleksander Barkov in the first training camp practice of this season and wound up missing this year's playoffs — succumbing to having more than a dozen regulars out of the lineup with injuries.
The Panthers finished 40-38-4 for 84 points. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots in net for Florida, wrapping up his season at 13-15-3 as the backup to free-agent-to-be Sergei Bobrovsky (27-23-1).
John Gibson stopped 11 of 15 shots for Detroit, getting pulled midway through the second period. Cam Talbot finished in net for the Red Wings.
Detroit finished 41-31-10 for 92 points. Every other Red Wings team — all 27 of them — with at least 92 standings points had made the playoffs, albeit many of those trips came in eras that didn't have the benefit of an extra point for shootout victories or overtime losses.
Of the 19 players the Panthers used in their season-opener — the night when the second consecutive Stanley Cup banner was raised — only five were in the lineup for the finale.
Regular Season SeriesFLA wins series 3-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:57 | Vinnie Hinostroza Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Wilmer Skoog (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:37 | Luke Kunin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (20), Marek Alscher (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:56 | A.J. Greer Goal (17) Wrap-around, assists: Noah Gregor (5), Ludvig Jansson (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:39 | Mike Benning Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Wilmer Skoog (2), Eetu Luostarinen (22) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 12:41 | Mike Benning Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Donovan Sebrango (8), Mackie Samoskevich (20) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:12 | Justin Faulk Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (44), Ben Chiarot (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:56 | Cole Schwindt Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Marek Alscher (3), Mikulas Hovorka (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:37 | Cole Reinhardt Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Kunin (6), Matthew Tkachuk (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:12 | Luke Kunin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Reinhardt (6) |
Statistics
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 FLA |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 17 | Hits | 10 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 4 |
| 26 | Shots | 28 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 100.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 16 |
| 59.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 41.0 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
Detroit Red Wings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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| Mason Appleton, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Marco Kasper, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Albert Johansson, D | Out | Oct 30 |
| Dylan Larkin, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Simon Edvinsson, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 14 |
