Faulk, Brandsegg-Nygård score early in 3rd, lift Red Wings past Panthers 5-3

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Justin Faulk and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård scored 45 seconds apart early in the third period, goalie Daniil Tarasov defeated his former team and the surging Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 5-3 on Monday night.

Faulk had a power-play tally to put Detroit up 3-2 at 2:08 of the third, and Brandsegg-Nygård lifted one over the glove of Florida goalie Jacob Markstrom from deep in the slot to give the Red Wings a two-goal edge.

Carter Mazur got his first NHL goal for Detroit to open the scoring, Alex DeBrincat got his seventh of the season for the Red Wings and Emmitt Finnie sealed it on an empty-netter for three seconds left. Tarasov, who spent last season backing up Sergei Bobrovsky with the Panthers, stopped 23 shots for Detroit.

Aaron Ekblad scored his first goal of the season — and the third short-handed goal of his 13-year career — for Florida, while Sam Reinhart scored his eighth of the year for the Panthers. Markstrom made 24 saves in his first game since Oct. 17.

Florida saw its three-game winning streak snapped. The Panthers never led, with Mazur's goal putting the Wings up 1-0 and DeBrincat making it 2-1 after early in the second after Reinhart tied the game with 5:41 left in the opening period.

Sam Bennett got his fourth of the year for Florida, with Matthew Tkachuk and Brady Tkachuk assisting in a 6-on-5 opportunity with 3:21 left.

Detroit is now 6-2-1 in its last nine games yet still remains tied for the fewest points in the jampacked Atlantic Division, which had eight teams separated by six points entering Monday. It is, by far, the closest division right now in the NHL; the other three entered Monday's games with an average gap of 15.7 points between first place and last place.

Red Wings: At Tampa Bay on Tuesday night.

Panthers: Hosts Chicago on Wednesday night.

Detroit Red Wings left wing Carter Mazur (34) celebrates his goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Detroit Red Wings center Sheldon Dries (15) and right wing Keegan Kolesar (55) watch as Carter Mazur cores a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Florida Panthers, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida Panthers center Sam Reinhart (13) celebrates after scoring a goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Detroit Red Wings, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Detroit Red Wings goaltender Daniil Tarasov (80) defends the net against Florida Panthers centers Anton Lundell (15) and Lars Eller (20) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Florida Panthers center Lars Eller (20) and Detroit Red Wings defenseman Justin Faulk (72) go after the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, in Sunrise, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors center Draymond Green was ejected two minutes into the third quarter against Phoenix on Monday night for consecutive technical fouls.

Tempers flared again with 7:26 remaining in the game as players pushed and shoved, separated by security personnel. Miles Bridges received a technical as “a physical escalator” when he ran to the baseline area and pushed Golden State's Charles Bassey after Bassey kept his arms wrapped around Jalen Green's head after they fought for a rebound beneath the basket.

The previous period, Khaman Maluach had pushed Draymond Green to the ground in the paint moments earlier and the Golden State star jumped up from beneath and wrapped his arms around the Suns center and threw him to the floor. Dillon Brooks immediately sprinted in to enter the fray and approached Green, and they pushed and shoved. Green put his hand on Brooks' neck, and both received technicals.

It marked Draymond Green's first ejection this season and 23rd of his career after he had two last season. He has 182 career technicals, three this season.

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots against Phoenix Suns forward Miles Bridges (22) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)

Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks (3) drives to the basket against Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn)