“I was really happy with that game tonight, I don’t know if you could tell,” said the Florida Panthers head coach, several minutes into a postgame press conference after a 2-1 shootout win over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center on Tuesday night. As he should have been.

The Anaheim Ducks and the host Florida Panthers, who are set to meet on Saturday in Sunrise, Fla., both lost on Thursday. The Ducks seemed kind of happy with the loss.

Jonatan Berggren, Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane had power-play goals, but it was Marco Kasper's long range shot 1 minute, 57 seconds after Kane scored, at 15:41 of the second period, that gave the Wings a 4-2 lead and moved Florida to pull goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (11 saves on 15 shots) with Spencer Knight.

The Detroit Red Wings opened their four-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the defending Stanley Cup champs, thanks to three power play goals Thursday.

The big question being asked Friday night as the Florida Panthers played the Penguins was, how good is Spencer Knight in a shootout? Um…probably pretty good? It was hard to say. Knight had not been in this spot in an NHL game for some time.

Detroit is looking to respond after a 6-3 loss to the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday, which ended its season-high seven-game winning streak. Two goals from Vladimir Tarasenko and one goal from Lucas Raymond saw the Red Wings pull within 4-3 just before the midway mark of the third period, but Detroit ultimately couldn’t find the equalizer.

The Bruins have lost six consecutive games, with their last win dating back to Dec. 28 against the Blue Jackets.

Detroit's power play keeps dazzling, the Red Wings absorb a championship quality punch, and other observations from a 5–2 win over the Florida Panthers

Florida Panthers goaltender Spencer Knight (30 ... The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami ...

With a 2-1 shootout win at New Jersey on Tuesday, the Panthers improved to 4-0 in shootouts and moved into a tie with the Columbus Blue Jackets for the most shootout wins in the NHL in 2024-25. As it has been in each of their other shootouts, both the shooters and goalie got it done.

After holding an optional morning skate, The Hockey News asked Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe if his lineup would change. "We've got a game-time decision or two that might impact the group," he said. "We will have to see how that plays out tonight."

Winning the Stanley Cup hasn’t been a burden to the Panthers. They’re sitting near the top of the Eastern Conference near the mid-season and having the regular season they wanted.