Florida 3, Calgary 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 14, 2019
Where: BB&T Center, Sunrise, Florida
Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen:
Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Attendance:
10198
By Field Level Media
Aleksander Barkov and Vincent Trocheck scored in the shootout, leading the Florida Panthers to a 3-2 win over the visiting Calgary Flames on Thursday night.
Sean Monahan had Calgary's only score in the three-round shootout, and the game ended when Matthew Tkachuk was stopped by Panthers goalie James Reimer.
Benched after two periods in his previous start, Reimer bounced back in this one, stopping 41 shots to get the win for the Panthers. He had lost his previous two starts.
In regulation, Mike Hoffman gave Florida a 2-1 lead in the third period with his team-high 26th goal of the season.
Evgenii Dadonov scored Florida's other goal -- his 20th of the season -- and he provided the screen in front of the net that led to Hoffman's score.
Calgary got goals from Mark Jankowski, his 10th, and Elias Lindholm, his 25th. Lindholm's goal late in the third period helped send the game to overtime and then the shootout.
Flames goalie Mike Smith had 30 saves, losing his third straight start.
The Panthers, who went 0-for-1 on the power play, have failed on nine straight tries with the man advantage.
Florida opened the scoring on Dadonov's goal with 15:17 expired in the second period. Mark Pysyk's shot from above the left circle caromed off the body of Dadonov, who was battling Calgary's Derek Ryan for position in front of the net.
Dadonov's goal snapped Florida's dubious streak of five consecutive scoreless periods. Dadonov now has his second straight season of reaching the 20-goal milestone after playing the previous five years in Russia.
Calgary tied the score 1-1 with 6:51 gone in the third on a power-play goal by Jankowski, his 10th score of the season.
Hoffman put the Panthers on top 2-1 with 8:01 left in the third period. Hoffman took a couple of strides toward the net before unleashing a wrist shot that sailed over Smith's glove.
Calgary tied the score with just 2:24 left in the third period when Lindholm tipped in Rasmus Andersson's one-time blast from just inside the blue line.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Calgary |
|
Florida |
|
Mark Jankowski 1 |
Points |
Mike Hoffman 2 |
|
Mark Jankowski 1 |
Goals |
Mike Hoffman 1 |
|
Rasmus Andersson 1 |
Assists |
Mike Hoffman 1 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Mike Smith .938 |
Save Percentage |
James Reimer .953 |
|
Mike Smith 30 |
Saves |
James Reimer 41 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Calgary
|
43 |
2 |
0-4 |
1-1 |
2 |
25 |
| Florida
|
32 |
3 |
0-1 |
4-4 |
8 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Florida will play their next game at home against Montreal. The Panthers have a W/L % of .435 after a win and .424 after a loss.
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Calgary will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Flames have a W/L % of .588 after a win and .609 after a loss.
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