Recap: Verhaeghe powers Panthers to 5-2 win over Red Wings

Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty ImagesCarter Verhaeghe scored two goals to power the surging Florida Panthers to a 5-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Monday night.

The Panthers are 6-0-1 in their last seven games and moved into the second wild card spot in the Eastern Conference with the key road win. They are now one point ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins, who lost 2-1 on home ice to the Ottawa Senators, and one point behind the New York Islanders, with a game in hand on the Isles.

Matthew Tkachuk collected a goal and two assists, giving him a whopping 14 points over the course of a five-game point streak. and Gustav Forsling and Eric Staal also scored for…