SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Sam Reinhart and Anton Randle scored in a penalty shootout and the Florida Panthers defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.
Matthew Tkachuk scored a power-play goal for Florida midway through the third period, and Gustav Forsling also had a goal.
Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots for Florida and then stopped Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby in the shootout. The Panthers won with Randell’s score.
Rakell scored the tying goal with 39.9 seconds left in regulation (6-on-4 with Florida’s Sam Bennett in the box in the rough), and Pittsburgh’s Crosby also scored.
Tristan Jarry made 31 saves for Pittsburgh.
takeout
Penguins: C Phillip Tomasino stalled about five minutes into the third period after falling awkwardly into the boards and needed help getting off the ice, with a clear right foot advantage. The Penguins soon announced that he would not return to the game.
Panthers: Tkachuk could have been a little more motivated to score. The Panthers were on the verge of a late power play late in the second period when Crosby swiped the puck to stop the play. A scrum ensued and 20 penalty minutes were awarded, with 12 minutes awarded to Tkachuk for underage and misconduct.
important moment
Knight made a great save against Pittsburgh’s Michael Bunting right after Tkachuk’s goal. With the Penguins on a power play, the puck flew into the goal crease, and Knight kicked the puck with his right toe just in time to deny Bunting and preserve a 2-1 lead.
Main status
Crosby joins Alex Ovechkin (44 goals), Steven Stamkos (42 goals), Jaromir Jagr (35 goals), Ilya Kovalchuk (35 goals), Martin St. Louis (32 goals) and Marian Hossa against Florida. He became the eighth player to score 30 goals in a regular season. (32) and Peter Bondra (30).
to the next
Pittsburgh visits Carolina on Sunday. Florida visits Colorado on Monday.
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