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Benning gets first 2 goals of career, Panthers finish season with 8-1 win over Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

Luke Kunin had two goals for Florida, while Vinnie Hinostroza, Cole Schwindt, Cole Reinhardt and A.J. Greer all also scored for the Panthers. Skoog, Marek Alscher and Matthew Tkachuk — playing for the first time since he and his wife welcomed their first child earlier this week — each finished with two assists.

Justin Faulk had the goal for Detroit.

It was the official end of a run that saw the Panthers reach three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals. They won the last two titles, but lost captain Aleksander Barkov in the first training camp practice of this season and wound up missing this year's playoffs — succumbing to having more than a dozen regulars out of the lineup with injuries.

The Panthers finished 40-38-4 for 84 points. Daniil Tarasov stopped 24 shots in net for Florida, wrapping up his season at 13-15-3 as the backup to free-agent-to-be Sergei Bobrovsky (27-23-1).

John Gibson stopped 11 of 15 shots for Detroit, getting pulled midway through the second period. Cam Talbot finished in net for the Red Wings.

Detroit finished 41-31-10 for 92 points. Every other Red Wings team — all 27 of them — with at least 92 standings points had made the playoffs, albeit many of those trips came in eras that didn't have the benefit of an extra point for shootout victories or overtime losses.

Of the 19 players the Panthers used in their season-opener — the night when the second consecutive Stanley Cup banner was raised — only five were in the lineup for the finale.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 3-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:57 Vinnie Hinostroza Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Wilmer Skoog (1)
Goal 2nd Period 5:37 Luke Kunin Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (20), Marek Alscher (2)
Goal 2nd Period 8:56 A.J. Greer Goal (17) Wrap-around, assists: Noah Gregor (5), Ludvig Jansson (1)
Goal 2nd Period 9:39 Mike Benning Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Wilmer Skoog (2), Eetu Luostarinen (22)
Goal 2nd Period 12:41 Mike Benning Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Donovan Sebrango (8), Mackie Samoskevich (20)
Goal 2nd Period 16:12 Justin Faulk Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex DeBrincat (44), Ben Chiarot (10)
Goal 3rd Period 8:56 Cole Schwindt Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Marek Alscher (3), Mikulas Hovorka (1)
Goal 3rd Period 9:37 Cole Reinhardt Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Luke Kunin (6), Matthew Tkachuk (21)
Goal 3rd Period 18:12 Luke Kunin Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Reinhardt (6)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 17
17 Hits 10
4 Takeaways 4
26 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 16
59.0 Faceoff Win Percent 41.0
20 Giveaways 12
1 Total Penalties 3
2 Penalty Minutes 6
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Out Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C Out Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D Out Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW Out Apr 15
Seth Jones, D Out Apr 9
Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Larkin, C Out Apr 16
Mason Appleton, C Out Apr 15
Michael Rasmussen, C Out Apr 7

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,403 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14
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