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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
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jesse Puljujarvi, RW Suspension Apr 17
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Apr 17
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Kevin Hayes, RW Out Apr 17
P.O Joseph, D Injured Reserve Apr 17
Kris Letang, D Out Apr 16

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

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

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 51 22 111 9
Carolina 47 30 99 5
New Jersey 42 33 91 7
Columbus 40 33 89 9
NY Rangers 39 36 85 7
NY Islanders 35 35 82 12
Pittsburgh 34 36 80 12
Philadelphia 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 52 26 108 4
Tampa Bay 47 27 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 45 30 97 7
Montreal 40 31 91 11
Detroit 39 35 86 8
Buffalo 36 39 79 7
Boston 33 39 76 10
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