Wings' Larkin injured in 3-1 loss to Cup champion Panthers
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Detroit - After all the hoopla and anticipation leading into the NHL trade deadline Friday, and it finally passing, there was an actual game for the Red Wings.
The deadline was, arguably, productive as the Wings acquired Justin Faulk and David Perron. The game, though, was a disappointment.
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And it may prove costly.
Matthew Tkachuk scored all three goals and the two-time Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers looked the part in a 3-1 victory over the Red Wings.
But the biggest news may have been captain Dylan Larkin leaving midway in the third period with an apparent right leg injury. Larkin, driving to the net, awkwardly fell and landed on his leg. Larkin had difficulty getting up and headed straight to the locker room when getting off the ice.
Larkin did not return to the game and there was no immediate update on his condition.
Tkachuk's second goal seventh of the season, a power play goal at 35 seconds of the third period, broke a 1-1 tie. Tkachuk got a loose puck near the hashmarks and snapped a shot past goaltender John Gibson, who returned to the Wings' lineup after missing a game due to an injury.
Tkachuk's eighth goal, an empty net goal, sealed the victory.
Alex DeBrincat's 33rd goal, on the power play, tied the game 1-1 in the second period.
With the Wings enjoying a two-man advantage, DeBrincat batted in a Patrick Kane shot that bounced off the glass and toward DeBrincat, who tapped the puck behind goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky.
Tkachuk opened the game's scoring in the first period. Tkachuk, alone in the slot, one-timed a pass from Carter Verhaeghe behind the net at 11:06.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Wings' Larkin injured in 3-1 loss to Cup champion Panthers