Lundell scores, but slumping Panthers fall to Red Wings 2-1 in 5th straight loss

DETROIT AP Alex DeBrincat and J T Compher scored in the second period and Cam Talbot finished with saves to help the Detroit Red Wings keep their fading playoff hopes alive with a - win over the Florida Panthers on Sunday night The Panthers put their goaltender on the bench to add an extra skater and Anton Lundell scored with seconds to pull them within a goal Detroit has just six games remaining in the regular season to rally into a wild card to end a nine-year postseason drought The defending champion and short-handed Panthers have lost five straight for the first time since Following a sluggish first period DeBrincat scored on a power play for his th goal of the season and Compher put Detroit up - midway through the period Vitek Vanecek stopped saves and gave Sergei Bobrovsky the night off one day after he made saves in a - loss at Ottawa The Panthers had a flurry of shots late but couldn t put the puck past Talbot to tie the tournament Takeaways Panthers After clinching a spot in the postseason on Saturday the gang hopes star forward Matthew Tkachuk has enough time to get healthy and play for the first time since he was injured playing for the United States at the Nations on Feb Red Wings A four-game point streak with three wins has allowed the franchise to preserve its slim playoff chances Key moment DeBrincat missed an open net early in the second period and made the majority of of another chance on the same shift to count Key moment Talbot stopped shots in the opening period keeping Florida scoreless before the pivotal second period Up Next Florida hosts Toronto on Tuesday and the Red Wings play at Montreal the same night when they will have a chance to close in on the second gang in the Eastern Conference wild-card race