In Detroit, the Red Wings’ express went off the rails on Saturday in a 4-0 loss to the visiting Florida Panthers. 
Sergei Bobrovsky made 21 saves in the shutout.
“[Bobrovsky] is incredible,” the Panthers’ Evan Rodrigues said. “It’s nice because your defense can be aggressive and your forwards can be aggressive. If you make a mistake, you know he’s back there to bail you out
After a scoreless opening stanza, Brandon Montour scored at 8:50 of the middle frame to stake the Panthers to a 1-0 lead.
“This is the start of a road trip and that’s a good team over there,” Montour said. “There’s a chance we might see them again come playoff time, so we wanted to bring a good effort.”
Sam Reinhart pushed the lead to 2-0 at 13:06, hitting off the power play with a shot from the slot.
“I think the special teams were a huge part of the game,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “We had a couple of looks on our power play but didn’t score. They scored on the next shift, and then they got one with two seconds left on their power play. Now you are down 2-0 and trying to come back against that team.”
The Red Wings were 0-for-5 on the power play. The Panthers were 2-for-5.
“I think we lost our heads a little bit during some of the scrums,” Red Wings forward Andrew Copp said. “We got the extra (penalty) almost every time, and you can’t do that against a team like the Panthers.”
Rodrigues added to the lead at 4:39 of the third period, making it 3-0 off a shot from the right side.
Carter Verhaeghe sealed the win with another power play goal at 13:02 for the 4-0 final count on the scoreboard.
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