Hornqvist propels Panthers past Red Wings

SUNRISE, Fla. -- Patric Hornqvist had a goal and an assist for the Florida Panthers in a 2-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings at BB&T Center on Tuesday.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 31 saves, and Alex Wennberg scored for the Panthers (7-1-2), who salvaged a split of a two-game set. Jonathan Huberdeau had two assists.
Filip Zadina scored for the Red Wings (3-9-2), who have yet to win consecutive games this season and lost eight in a row before a 4-1 victory here Sunday. Thomas Greiss made 20 saves.
Hornqvist made it 2-1 with a power-play goal at 8:04 of the second period when Aaron Ekblad's shot from the point bounced off him. It was Hornqvist's sixth goal of the season, fourth on the power play.
"[Ekblad] did a good job getting the puck through and I just tried to screen the goalie and it hit my chest and went it," Hornqvist said. "So yeah, it felt good. It hit my equipment. I got lucky on that one for sure, but it always hurts a little less when you see the puck go in."
It was Bobrovsky's first start since a 6-5 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Feb. 4; Chris Driedger started Florida's previous two games.
"I was feeling good actually," Bobrovsky said. "It's nice to be back, nice to play, nice to see some pucks. I thought the guys did a good job. In the beginning I was a little bit scrambling, but then as the game went on, I thought the guys did a good job to help me out. It was a good win for us for sure."

Detroit took a 1-0 lead at 3:31 of the first period when Zadina scored from the left circle.
"We started good, won the battles, and scored the goal and felt pretty good," Zadina said. "We failed again as a team and we need to score more than one goal."
Wennberg tied it 1-1 with his second goal in two games on a redirection of Huberdeau's pass at 15:54 of the first.
Bobrovsky preserved the lead in the final minute of the second period when he made three consecutive saves with his left pad against Darren Helm.
"Yeah, those moments definitely give you a little boost of energy, boost of confidence, so it's good to have those," Bobrovsky said. "You're not going to have them every night, but there are some chances like that. It's good to have that opportunity to come up big for the team and stand tall for your teammates there."

Hornqvist's goal came on Florida's only power play. Detroit was 0-for-3, with two in the third period.
"They had zone time on us and we had some fortunate blocks or recoveries," Panthers coach Joel Quenneville said. "[Bobrovsky] was big on second opportunities around the net as well. I thought we got through a couple of challenging kills and it could have been a difference in the game."
The Red Wings outshot the Panthers 13-3 in the third period. Detroit has scored two or fewer goals in five of its past six games.
"We need results and we need them now with the hole we've dug for ourselves," Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin said. "We had our looks. We just need to get a dirty goal around the net."
NOTES:Six of Florida's seven wins have been by one goal, including back-to-back 3-2 wins at Detroit on Jan. 30 and 31. … Forward Anthony Mantha led the Red Wings with four shots on goal in 17:40 of ice time after being a healthy scratch Sunday. … Forward Brett Connolly tied defenseman Radko Gudas for the Panthers lead with six hits in 9:45 after being a healthy scratch in four of the previous five games.