TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart experienced two ambitions, Sergei Bobrovsky designed 27 will save, and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 on Wednesday evening.
Panthers mentor Paul Maurice joined Scotty Bowman (2,141) and Barry Trotz (1,812) as the only NHL coaches to have coached 1,800 games. He is sixth in wins with 837.
Aaron Ekblad also scored for the Panthers, and Aleksander Barkov experienced a few assists.
Nikita Kucherov scored his 300th purpose and Michael Eyssimont experienced the other Lightning intention. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 27 shots.
The Panthers had been the Prince of Wales Trophy winners previous 12 months as the major workforce in the Japanese Conference following Tampa Bay won it the 3 preceding 3 many years.
Reinhart made it 2- early in the 2nd period off a great again-hand pass by Evan Rodrigues.
Following Kucherov scored 29 seconds into the 3rd, Reinhart got a quick-handed aim to place Florida up 3-1 at 3:11. Tampa Bay acquired again within just just one 20 seconds later on Eyssimont’s electricity-enjoy aim.
Kucherov, the NHL points chief, missed quite a few initially-period shifts right after getting a adhere to the encounter.
Ekblad had his initially target this year in the 1st period of time.
Soon after Ekblad’s target, Bobrovsky produced 4 sturdy saves on Tampa Bay’s NHL home-top electric power engage in. Bobrovsky also designed a lunging glove help you save on Brayden Stage through a breakaway midway by the 3rd.
Vasilevskiy stored it a a person-aim video game with a lunging pad save on Carter Verhaeghe’s ability-perform rebound with 4 minutes remaining.
Lightning defenseman Mikhail Sergachev took component in the early morning skate but missed his 3rd straight game soon after having a shot off the back again of his left foot on Dec. 19.
UP Up coming
Panthers: Host the New York Rangers on Friday night time.
Lightning: Keep on a three-game homestand Saturday evening from the Rangers.
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