After the Red Wings lost 5-4 to the Panthers in Florida on Thursday night, Lucas Raymond broke his stick in anger.
For a Detroit club that scored four goals away from home and yet came away empty-handed, it was a rough end. Additionally, Raymond did his part.
A supporter questioned whether anyone else observed the incident on X.
The response seems logical when you consider the course of the evening. Despite Raymond scoring, taking three shots on goal, and logging 19:26 of ice time, the Red Wings still came up one goal short.
He wasn’t the only one on the scoresheet either. Marco Kasper, Andreas Englund, and J.T. Compher scored the remaining Detroit goals, demonstrating offense from several points in the lineup.
The problem was Anton Lundell on the other side. Sam Reinhart and Carter Verhaeghe maintained the Panthers’ offensive all night, and he scored twice for Florida, including the game-winning goal.
With a +3 rating and three assists, Verhaeghe completed the game. Reinhart took four shots on goal.
Does Detroit’s dissatisfaction stem from more than just one defeat?
Take a look at the goaltending lineup. The opposing crease wasn’t any better either; Akira Schmid stopped 24 of 28 shots to win, while John Gibson made 24 saves on 29 shots and gave up five goals.
The game was tied 5-4, and the winner was determined by who finished their sequences, which Florida did. Usually, the disappointment that comes from losing after scoring four goals on the road is directed at one’s own side of the ice.
More than a broken stick, that’s the portion that ought to worry Detroit. Through 20 games this season, Raymond has seven goals and 12 assists, and he is producing. He is not winning as quickly as he is scoring.
Moritz Seider registered two assists and 26:31 of playing time, the most of any player in the game. In a setback when the club still gave up five goals, a star defender logged a significant number of minutes.
Because nights like this build quickly, the Red Wings will be analyzing how those goals against came to be. Florida travels to St. Louis on Saturday.
