Sunrise, Fla. (AP) — Defenseman Tyson Barrie scored twice and goalie Stuart Skinner created 40 will save as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Saturday afternoon.
Barrie’s next of the match came four seconds into a ability enjoy at 6:53 of the third time period to give Edmonton the lead for excellent.
Edmonton also obtained goals from Warren Foegele and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins even though Sam Bennett scored 2 times for the Panthers.
The Oilers head home with a break up of their 4-sport highway excursion following coming to South Florida with losses in 4 of their previous five video games.
Florida had won its previous two.
Edmonton spoiled the return of Aaron Ekblad and Matthew Tkachuk to the Florida lineup.
Ekblad had been on very long-term hurt reserve just after remaining harm on Oct. 17 in Boston Tkachuk was suspended two game titles for a higher-adhere on Los Angeles goalie Jonathan Speedy on Nov. 5.
Just after a scoreless very first time period, Barrie snapped Spencer Knight’s shutout streak at 93:04 as his shot from just inside of the blue line sailed via visitors and beat the Florida goalie.
Knight was coming off a 40-help save shutout win towards Carolina on Wednesday evening.
Florida tied the score at 2:42 of the third when Bennett jumped on a significant rebound from a extended Gustav Forsling shot, his 1-timer beating Skinner significant.
On Edmonton’s fifth electricity enjoy likelihood of the night, Barrie scored on a slap shot from 45 toes out.
The Oilers then made it 3-1 when Foegele scored just after Florida captain Aleksander Barkov turned the puck around in the offensive zone at 15:07.
Bennett scored 51 seconds later to pull the Panthers back again inside a intention, but Nugent-Hopkin’s empty netter with 1:26 remaining iced the victory.
Injured KANE
Wounded Edmonton ahead Evander Kane drove from Tampa to South Florida to rejoin his team immediately after possessing big medical procedures on his hurt left wrist.
Kane was harm in the second period of Edmonton’s game in Tampa on Tuesday when he was lower by the skate blade of Pat Maroon. Kane underwent crisis medical procedures in Tampa that night time.
He has been put on long-term hurt reserve and will miss at minimum a few months.
UP Following
Oilers: Host Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday evening.
Panthers: Host Washington Capitals on Tuesday evening.
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