PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aleksander Barkov and Sam Reinhart scored in the shootout to assistance the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday evening.
Jake Guentzel followed Barkov with a purpose in the shootout for Pittsburgh, but Reinhart received it when he slipped a hard wrist shot powering Alex Nedeljkovic.
Evgeni Malkin compelled time beyond regulation with his 16th goal of the time that came with 41.5 seconds remaining in regulation.
Reinhart continued his vocation-best 12-video game details streak with his 36th goal of the year, excellent for 2nd in the league driving Toronto’s Auston Matthews. He has 18 goals and 22 factors in his previous 16 game titles all round.
Reinhart has a league-very best 19 energy-perform targets, which matches a franchise document for most in one particular season, shared by Scott Mellanby and Pavel Bure. Reinhart has goals in 8 straight highway games, also a franchise record.
Previous Penguin Evan Rodrigues also scored for Florida on the energy enjoy, his eighth objective of the season.
Sergei Bobrovsky built 35 saves for the Panthers, who won their 3rd straight game. Florida has gained eight of its previous 12 over-all.
Guentzel scored his 21st aim of the year in regulation, a electrical power-enjoy goal, but Pittsburgh completed 1 for 8 with the gentleman benefit.
Nedeljkovic stopped 30 pictures for the Penguins, who missing their 3rd straight total. Pittsburgh has lost five of six and seven of its last 10 online games total.
Each teams scored a energy-perform intention in the initial 5 minutes.
Guentzel stuffed a puck across the line just inside of the suitable submit at 1:51, breaking a five-match, -for-19 electric power-participate in slump. Erik Karlsson ongoing a 10-sport position streak with a secondary aid, the longest energetic run by a defenseman.
Rodrigues tied it at 4:52 of the to start with interval when he converted a rebound from the top of the crease.
Reinhart scored his electricity-engage in aim at 11:49 of the 2nd time period, following a double-slight to Penguins defenseman Kris Letang. Letang tripped Rodrigues and later produced contact with Barkov in the very same sequence. Barkov, who fell awkwardly and hit his head on the boards, remained down, but at some point still left less than his personal power and returned later in the interval.
The Panthers took four penalties in the ultimate 7:05 of the next time period, like a double-small to Sam Bennett and one more roughing phone on Anton Lundell, the two concentrating on Letang, but Pittsburgh was unable to capitalize.
UP Future
Panthers: Take a look at the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Penguins: Host Montreal on Saturday.
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