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Red Wings finally break into win column, defeat Panthers

Sunrise, Fla. — No making history of the bad kind for these Red Wings.

The seven-game losing streak to begin the regular season is over, thanks to a 4-3, overtime victory over Florida on Saturday night.

Gustav Nyquist scored at 3 minutes, 44 seconds of overtime on a breakaway, after both teams traded golden scoring opportunities in overtime.

Florida' s Mike Hoffman tied it at 3 at 18:44 of the third period with a fluttering shot from the dot that handcuffed goaltender Jimmy Howard.

Three uninterrupted goals in the second period erased a 2-0 Panthers lead, then outstanding penalty killing and the goaltending of Howard in the final two periods guided the Wings into the win column.