SUNRISE, Fla. — The Detroit Red Wings needed overtime to do it, but they finally won their first game of the season.
Gustav Nyquist scored to give the Wings a 4-3 victory over the Florida Panthers Saturday at BB&T Center. The Wings scored two power-play goals in 18 seconds, but made the game unnecessarily hard on themselves by skating ruts to the penalty box, and Mike Hoffman tied the game with 1:16 to go in regulation after the Panthers pulled their goaltender.
The Wings (1-5-2) were the last remaining winless team in the NHL.
Second-period surge
The Wings entered the second period down 2-0.