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Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers

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Reinhart, Lundell score in shootout, Panthers beat Penguins 3-2

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Florida Panthers: Game Highlights

Matthew Tkachuk got a power-play goal midway through the third period for Florida, which also got a goal from Gustav Forsling.

Spencer Knight stopped 29 shots for Florida, then stopped Rickard Rakell and Sidney Crosby in the shootout. Lundell's score won it for the Panthers.

Rakell got the tying goal with 39.9 seconds left in regulation — 6-on-4, with Florida's Sam Bennett in the box for roughing — and Crosby also scored for Pittsburgh.

Tristan Jarry made 31 saves for Pittsburgh.

Takeaways Penguins: C Philip Tomasino was lost about five minutes into the third period after an awkward fall into the boards and needed help getting off the ice, clearly favoring his lower right leg. The Penguins quickly announced that he would not return to the game.

Panthers: Tkachuk might have been a little extra motivated on his goal. The Panthers were about to get a delayed power play late in the second period when Crosby swiped at a puck to stop play. A scrum ensued and 20 penalty minutes were handed out — 12 to Tkachuk for a minor and a misconduct.

Key moment Knight made a spectacular save against Pittsburgh’s Michael Bunting just after the Tkachuk goal. With the Penguins on the power play, the puck squirted into the goal crease — and Knight kicked his right toe at it just in time to deny Bunting and protect a 2-1 lead.

Key stat Crosby became the eighth player to score 30 regular-season goals against Florida, joining Alex Ovechkin (44), Steven Stamkos (42), Jaromir Jagr (35), Ilya Kovalchuk (35), Martin St. Louis (32), Marian Hossa (32) and Peter Bondra (30).

Up next Pittsburgh visits Carolina on Sunday. Florida visits Colorado on Monday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 0:36 Gustav Forsling Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (24), Sam Reinhart (24)
Goal 2nd Period 11:09 Sidney Crosby Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (13), Matt Grzelcyk (19)
Goal 3rd Period 8:48 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (14) Deflected, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (19), Adam Boqvist (4)
Goal 3rd Period 19:20 Rickard Rakell Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Michael Bunting (11), Evgeni Malkin (24)
Goal 5 0:00 Sam Reinhart Goal Snap Shot
Goal 5 0:00 Anton Lundell Goal Snap Shot

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 12
15 Hits 28
1 Takeaways 2
31 Shots 33
2 Power Play Goals 1
7 Power Play Opportunities 3
28.6 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 30
48.3 Faceoff Win Percent 51.7
8 Giveaways 7
5 Total Penalties 8
10 Penalty Minutes 28

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,543 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 26 10 56 4
New Jersey 25 15 53 3
Carolina 24 15 50 2
Columbus 18 17 42 6
Pittsburgh 17 17 42 8
Philadelphia 17 19 39 5
NY Rangers 18 20 38 2
NY Islanders 15 18 37 7

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 27 13 56 2
Florida 24 15 50 2
Boston 20 18 45 5
Tampa Bay 21 15 44 2
Ottawa 19 17 41 3
Montreal 19 18 41 3
Detroit 18 18 40 4
Buffalo 15 21 35 5
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