Rodrigues scored a goal on three shots and added four PIM in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Red Wings. Rodrigues has two goals and an assist over his last four outings. Despite that production, he's been sliding down the lineup,

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.

A familiar problem plagued the Florida Panthers once again on Thursday night, and it cost them dearly. Florida once again struggled to stay out of the penalty box, this time doing it against a Detroit Red Wings team that has been on fire when given a man advantage.

The Red Wings (21-19-4) bounced back strong from Tuesday’s 6-3 loss to San Jose, which snapped their seven-game winning streak, in the first stop of a challenging four-game trip. Florida (26-17-3) was 12-0-1 in its past 13 games against the Red Wings.

With the Panthers getting into penalty trouble in the second period, the Red Wings made them pay a second time when Dylan Larkin went to the crease and re-directed a tape-to-tape centering feed from Patrick Kane through traffic into the cage to make it 2-1 at 7:52.

Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper.

Larkin lights the lamp twice and picks up an assist for Detroit, which has scored multiple power-play goals in six of its last eight games

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Dylan Larkin scored two goals and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-2 on Thursday night. Larkin, Jonatan Berggren and Patrick Kane had power-play goals for Detroit, which also got a goal from Marco Kasper. Cam Talbot stopped 40 shots for the Red Wings, who have won eight of their last nine games.

Cam Talbot made 41 saves and the Detroit Red Wings scored three power-play goals in a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night in Sunrise, Fla.

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

Since the arrival of coach Todd McLellan, Detroit rookie defenseman Albert Johansson looks more and more like he belongs with each passing game

Special teams success was the key to victory for the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. The Red Wings dominated on the power play, scoring three times on just four shots to take down the Florida Panthers 5-2 at Amerant Bank Arena.