Florida 4, Chicago 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 31, 2022
Where: FLA Live Arena, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Steve Kozari, Jon McIsaac
Linesmen:
Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson
Attendance:
15218
By Field Level Media
Jonathan Huberdeau set an NHL record, Aleksander Barkov scored twice, and Sergei Bobrovsky posted 37 saves for his third shutout of the season as the Florida Panthers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Thursday in Sunrise, Fla.
Huberdeau dished his 71st assist, the most in NHL history by a left winger. The previous record was 70, set by the Boston Bruins' Joe Juneau in 1992-93.
Barkov has 31 goals this season. Only once in his career did he score more, when he produced 35 goals in 2018-19.
Bobrovsky (33-6-3) is two victories from tying the club single-season record, accomplished twice by Roberto Luongo.
Gustav Forsling had a goal and an assist, Ryan Lomberg also scored and Sam Reinhart notched two assists for the Atlantic Division-leading Panthers. Florida won for the fifth time in six games to post its 46th victory, one short of the franchise record set in 2015-16.
Collin Delia made 40 saves for the Blackhawks, who have lost three consecutive games (0-2-1).
Barkov, who had a goal disallowed in the first minute of the game, gave Florida a 1-0 lead with 18:24 expired. Barkov held onto the puck as ex-Panthers forward Henrik Borgstrom tried in vain to chase him down. Barkov finally used his backhand to stuff the puck in from the doorstep.
The Panthers extended their lead to 2-0 on Lomberg's goal with 7:23 gone in the second. The sequence started when Bobrovsky stopped Dylan Strome's shot and point-blank rebound. Lomberg scored 33 seconds later as he made a move off the rush and fired in his goal off Delia's glove.
Florida's third goal, at 11:46 of the second, came on a long rebound to Forsling in the high slot. The low shot went under the stick of Delia, who had little visibility as Florida's Sam Bennett and Chicago's Caleb Jones crashed to the ice right in front of the goal.
The goal withstood a video review after Chicago challenged, seeking an interference call.
Florida, on a five-on-three power play, made it 4-0 on Barkov's second goal of the night, which came with 6:13 left in the contest.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Florida |
|
N/A |
Points |
Aleksander Barkov 2 |
|
N/A |
Goals |
Aleksander Barkov 2 |
|
N/A |
Assists |
Sam Reinhart 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Aleksander Barkov 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Collin Delia .909 |
Save Percentage |
Sergei Bobrovsky 1.000 |
|
Collin Delia 40 |
Saves |
Sergei Bobrovsky 37 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Chicago
|
37 |
0 |
0-3 |
2-3 |
6 |
30 |
| Florida
|
44 |
4 |
1-3 |
3-3 |
6 |
26 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Panthers have a W/L % of .711 after a win and .636 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .280 after a win and .395 after a loss.
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