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Red Wings squander two-goal lead in 5-4 loss to Panthers, skid reaches 5

Sunrise, Fla. — So often coach Jeff Blashill has talked recently about the need for the Red Wings to not get down after allowing a goal.

But they keep doing it, allowing goals in bunches as they did Saturday in a 5-4 loss to Florida.

Panthers forwards Mike Hoffman and Dominic Toninato scored nine seconds apart early in the second period, erasing a Wings’ 3-2 lead and helping send Detroit to its fifth consecutive loss.

Hoffman buried a rebound at 6 minutes, 39 seconds in close, after goaltender Jimmy Howard made the initial stop on Brian Boyle.