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Dallas Stars at Florida Panthers

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Florida Panthers top Dallas Stars 4-2 and sweep 2-game series in Finland

Evan Rodrigues nets goal for Panthers

Sam Reinhart, Evan Rodrigues and Matthew Tkachuk also had goals for Florida, which won its fifth straight. Reinhart also had an assist for the Panthers, making him the second player in the NHL to reach 20 points on the season, and capped it with an empty-netter.

Matt Duchene and Evgenii Dadonov had goals 34 seconds apart in the second period for Dallas, which dropped two straight for the first time this season.

Spencer Knight stopped 23 shots for Florida. Casey DeSmith made 20 saves for Dallas.

Takeaways Stars: Coach Peter DeBoer remained at 619 victories, one shy of matching Bryan Murray for 20th on the all-time list. DeBoer got 103 of those wins with Florida.

Panthers: Reinhart (10-11-21) has more points than any Florida player through 13 games of a season. The previous 13-game high was 17 (Reinhart last season, Matthew Tkachuk in 2022-23 and Jonathan Huberdeau in 2020-21).

Key moment Greer's go-ahead goal at 2:32 of the third period was assisted by Tomas Nosek — his first point for Florida.

Key stat The seven Finnish players — four from Florida, three from Dallas — combined for 11 points in the series. Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov had four points, Florida's Mikkola and Dallas' Esa Lindell each had two, while Florida's Anton Lundell and Eetu Luostarinen and Dallas' Miro Heiskanen each had one.

Up next Stars: Host Chicago on Thursday, part of a stretch during which the Stars play three consecutive games in three different countries (Finland on Saturday, the U.S. on Thursday and in Canada at Winnipeg on Nov. 9).

Panthers: Open a five-game homestand Thursday against Nashville.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 14:45 Evan Rodrigues Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Niko Mikkola (6), Sam Reinhart (11)
Goal 2nd Period 8:47 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Uvis Balinskis (2), Aleksander Barkov (6)
Goal 2nd Period 11:22 Evgenii Dadonov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Wyatt Johnston (5), Matt Duchene (8)
Goal 2nd Period 11:56 Matt Duchene Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Miro Heiskanen (4), Thomas Harley (5)
Goal 3rd Period 2:32 A.J. Greer Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tomas Nosek (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:00 Sam Reinhart Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (4)

Statistics

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6 Blocked Shots 16
26 Hits 22
5 Takeaways 8
25 Shots 25
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
29 Faceoffs Won 25
53.7 Faceoff Win Percent 46.3
32 Giveaways 16
6 Total Penalties 6
15 Penalty Minutes 15

Game Information

Venue: Nokia Arena

Location: Tampere,
Attendance: 12,807 | Capacity:

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 15 1 30 0
Minnesota 10 2 23 3
Dallas 9 5 18 0
Colorado 9 8 18 0
Utah 7 6 17 3
St. Louis 7 9 14 0
Chicago 6 9 13 1
Nashville 5 9 12 2

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 11 4 23 1
Toronto 10 6 22 2
Boston 8 7 18 2
Ottawa 8 7 16 0
Tampa Bay 7 6 15 1
Detroit 7 7 15 1
Buffalo 7 8 15 1
Montreal 5 9 12 2
Full Standings