In Sunrise, Dylan Larkin scored with four minutes left in regulation on Saturday afternoon to get the Detroit Red Wings even, 2-2, with the Panthers.
The Red Wings were only able to collect a point in the game as Sam Reinhart hit for the only marker on penalties in a 3-2 win to the Panthers.
“We played hard, blocked a lot of shots, guys were battling through the flu,” Larkin said. “We take a lot of pride off that performance, and it is something we can build off of. You saw the response when they went up 2-1 — we battled, played for each other and stayed disciplined. It came to a shootout, and we had every opportunity to win.”
Sergei Bobrovsky made 20 saves through overtime and stopped all three skaters on skills.
The Panthers improved to 47-22-5.
“It was tight and it is easy to get frustrated, especially during this stretch where it has been hard getting wins,” Reinhart said. “We did a good job of staying composed and found a way.”
Aleksander Barkov hit for a double in the third period to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead.
The Red Wings took a 1-0 lead midway through the opening stanza when Robby Fabbri scored off the power play, hitting right circle.
Detroit dropped to 36-30-8.
“It was a gutsy, very impressive point for the guys,” Red Wings coach Derek Lalonde said. “In the circumstances, you want [two points]; [in] reality, we knew this was going to be a very tough road trip and we’re trying to get any points we can.
“We had 21 blocked shots going into the third period. A lot of will from the group. That is an effort from the group where I am proud of them.”
The scored remained 1-0 into the third period.
Barkov scored his first at 12:21 to tie the game, 1-1. He scored off an errant puck in the slot.
Barkov collected his double at 15:04 to give the Panthers a 2-1 lead. 
Alex Lyon made 36 saves in the loss.
“We had some fine opportunities to score, and Alex Lyon made some great saves,” Florida coach Paul Maurice said. “We missed on a few, but then we were in the box and had a problem. I thought we were better than the final score.”
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