Verhaeghe took a pass from Anton Lundell in the low slot and lifted a backhand from along the goal line on the right side. The Panthers extended their lead in the best-of-7 series. Game 3 is at Tampa Bay on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; MAX, TBS, BSFLX, BSSUN, BSFL, TVAS2, SN). Sam Bennett had a goal and an assist, and Vladimir Tarasenko scored for Florida, the No. 1 seed from the Atlantic Division.
SUNRISE — The pass was harmless, the punishment was not. This was late in the first period of Game 1 against Florida and Nikita Kucherov was about to pay the price for being one of the most dynamic playmakers in the NHL. A split second after the puck left his stick, Kucherov took a glancing hit in the middle of the ice from Aleksander Barkov. Okay, it’s April. That’s going to happen. But then ...
Tarasenko has produced 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in his 18 games with the Panthers.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
26 | D | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
2 | D | |
72 | G | |
21 | C | |
5 | D | |
91 | D | |
42 | D | |
12 | LW | |
7 | D | |
94 | LW | |
18 | C | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
28 | D | |
77 | D | |
62 | D | |
8 | RW | |
13 | C | |
17 | C | |
82 | C | |
41 | G | |
10 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | C |