Sergei Bobrovsky built 21 will save for his 11th victory of the season and the Florida Panthers beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-1 on Thursday evening.
Aleksander Barkov, Evan Rodrigues and Carter Verhaeghe just about every experienced a intention and an assist and Sam Bennett and Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored. The Panthers enhanced to 14-7-2, earning five out of 6 details in a three-sport Canadian swing.
Johnathan Kovacevic scored for Montreal, coming off a 4-2 victory in Columbus on Wednesday night. The Canadiens have shed four straight at property.
Cayden Primeau stopped 24 shots in his fifth look this time. He was crushed to the glove side on all five aims.
Montreal tested Florida’s penalty get rid of early in the 1st time period with a few ability-play possibilities, but could not break by way of,
Barkov opened the scoring at 7:07 of the 2nd interval, He intercepted a move by Gustav Lindstrom in the defensive zone, skating down the ice and firing a shot previous Primeau’s glove.
The Panthers then poured it on in the third interval.
Off the opening attract, Bennett picked up a move alongside the boards and conquer Primeau cleanse to make it 2- 8 seconds into the period of time.
Canadiens forward Alex Newhook crashed into the aspect of the internet 29 seconds later and awkwardly twisted his leg for a 2nd time in the match. He essential help receiving off the ice and did not return.
Florida then bought back to scoring on Rodrigues’ goal at 3:12. Verhaeghe produced it 4- at 5:49 with a wrist shot on the power participate in.
Kovacevic broke Bobrovsky’s shutout bid at 9:30 with a wrist shot that bounced off the netminder’s glove and into the back again of the net for his fourth of the time.
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Panthers: Host New York Islanders on Saturday evening.
Canadiens: Host Detroit on Saturday evening.
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