Aleksander Barkov finished off a pretty saucer pass from Jonathan Huberdeau with apolmb, lifiting a backhand over Alex Nedeljkovic 3:28 seconds into overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 3-2 win over the game Detroit Red Wings.
The Panthers built a two-goal first period lead before Nedeljkovic shut them down, allowing the Red Wings to rally and force overtime.
Eetu Luostarinen opened the scoring at the 8:43 mark, redirecting Markus Nutivaara’s shot past Nedeljkovic. Luostarinen won an offensive zone draw back to Brandon Montour, who quickly got it over to Nutivaara, who making his season debut.