Red Wings Fall to Panthers in OT

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A Pavel Datsyuk goal wasn’t enough for the Red Wings Friday night, as the Florida Panthers scored in the third period and again in overtime to earn a 2-1 win over Detroit.

Goalie Scott Clemmensen made 39 saves for the Panthers, holding his team in the game early.

Detroit outshot Florida 11-2 in the first period but couldn’t get on the board. It wasn’t until Datsyuk scored late in the second period that the Clemmensen was beaten.

During a Detroit power play Henrik Zetterberg and Brian Rafalski fought to keep the puck near the net, where Datsyuk drove in to slide his own rebound around Clemmensen with 2:02 left in the period.

Stephen Weiss tied the game at 8:13 of the third, banging home a chance from down low after being left wide open on the far side of the crease.

Bryan McCabe won the game in overtime on a shot from the top of the right faceoff circle that slipped through Detroit netminder Chris Osgood’s pads.

Osgood made 18 saves on 20 shots in his first appearance in over a week after being sidelined by illness.

Detroit will be back on the ice Saturday night in Montreal, with Jimmy Howard getting the start in net.

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