Chicago rookie Connor Bedard was terrific. Sam Reinhart and the Florida Panthers have been just a small far better.
Reinhart had two ambitions and two helps, Carter Verhaeghe got the go-forward goal early in the 3rd period and the Panthers withstood two emphasize-reel scores from Bedard to conquer the Blackhawks 4-3 on Sunday.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson had a objective and an guide, whilst Matthew Tkachuk and Evan Rodrigues each individual had a pair of assists for Florida. The Panthers have won a season-large four straight and are 9-2-1 in their last 12 video games.
“Any time you can get house and pile some details jointly, it is really crucial,” Reinhart mentioned.
Bedard — who has 9 aims in his first 13 games — grew to become the youngest player to score twice in a video game against Florida, performing so three days just after he turned the youngest participant to have a two-target video game against Tampa Bay.
“It is really great to see him rolling and experience fantastic about it,” Chicago ahead Nick Foligno explained. “You can see the game’s starting up to slow down for him, which is frightening.”
Jason Dickinson also scored for Chicago, which got 27 saves from Arvid Soderblom.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 24 shots for the Panthers, who have been leaving following the sport for a 5 1/2-hour flight to San Jose. A 3-activity West Coastline swing commences Tuesday.
There have been 3 cases of a player acquiring several factors in 4 straight game titles so much in this NHL period. Detroit’s Dylan Larkin has one particular — and now, Reinhart has the other two these types of streaks. He has 10 points in his final 4 outings, and his 4-position match tied a profession most effective.
“Joyful for him,” Panthers coach Paul Maurice claimed. “He is labored really hard to get himself to this point.”
The Panthers never ever trailed, with Ekman-Larsson opening the scoring 39 seconds into the contest — Florida’s quickest intention to open up a video game in just above a year.
Reinhart’s goals gave Florida potential customers of 2-1 and 3-2. Equally instances, Bedard would net the equalizer.
The 18-12 months-aged scored his very first of the afternoon late in the opening period of time, getting the puck off the stick of Florida’s Kevin Stenlund near the goal line to the left of Bobrovsky, looking at an opening and flicking a person more than the left shoulder of the Panthers’ goalie from a tight angle.
Bedard’s second objective, halfway by means of the second, arrived right after buying up the puck alongside the remaining-wing boards among the blue line and centre ice, skating in and beating Bobrovsky reduced to the glove side.
“He is an elite participant,” Rodrigues explained, “specially in transition.”
Both scores ended up unassisted. The Blackhawks were being Bedard’s helpers in other methods.
When Florida’s Dmitry Kulikov — an NHL rookie when Bedard was 4 — sent a tricky-but-thoroughly clean verify on the youthful Chicago star late in the second, Foligno quickly took offense. He went at Kulikov and was penalized for hooking and roughing, supplying Florida a 4-moment energy participate in.
“I just didn’t like the strike,” Foligno said. “You cannot permit one particular of your finest gamers get hit like that, correct?”
Chicago killed it off, and the teams went to the third tied at 3-3. But Verhaeghe cashed in on Florida’s subsequent energy enjoy, obtaining what grew to become the activity winner just 2:44 into the ultimate period of time.
UP Following
Blackhawks: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Panthers: Visit San Jose on Tuesday.
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