The Detroit Red Wings were in trouble soon after the game began, and weren't able to undo the early damage.
The Florida Panthers had more at stake in Monday's game at Little Caesars Arena, as they are trying to secure a hold of one of the wild card spots. The built two-goal leads three times, and used the last one to secure a 5-2 victory.
Ville Husso faced multiple quality chances. Pius Suter's 13th goal breathed some life into the first period, and Dylan Larkin's 26th goal made it 3-2 with 12:07 to play. But Eric Staal scored with 3:52 to play, and Carter Verhaeghe added his second goal of the game, during a power play, to run away with what had been a close game.