Carter Verhaeghe did not score on Thursday night. He had the primary assist on the goal that opened the game, the goal that started the comeback and the goal that made it a one-goal game, and the Florida Panthers turned a 4-1 deficit into a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
The game was played at Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise in front of 19,151, per the ESPN box score. Florida is 11-7-2. Detroit fell to 7-10-3.
Gustav Forsling's Goal With 18 Seconds Left in the Second Started It
Detroit answered Sam Reinhart's early goal 15 seconds later and kept going. J.T. Compher, Andreas Englund, Lucas Raymond and Marco Kasper scored four in a row, and it was 4-1 with under eight minutes left in the second period.
Then Verhaeghe found Gustav Forsling at 19:42 of the second, and found Anton Lundell 2:32 into the third. Akira Schmid finished with 24 saves for Florida.
Anton Lundell's Winner Came 51 Seconds After Lars Eller Tied It
Lars Eller batted in the tying goal at 16:29 of the third. At 17:20, Lundell scored again, his sixth of the season, with assists to Brady Tkachuk and Matthew Tkachuk. All nine goals in the game came at even strength, with each side 0 for 2 on the power play.
The quiet number: Florida was credited with 36 hits to Detroit's 13. Shots were nearly even, 29-28.
Panthers Visit St. Louis on Saturday, Dallas on Sunday
Florida starts a back-to-back on the road Saturday night against the Blues, then plays the Stars on Sunday. Detroit stays in the state and faces Tampa Bay on Saturday. More pro coverage is on the BallerTube NHL page.