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Los Angeles Kings at Florida Panthers

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Tkachuk has goal and 2 assists, Bobrovsky stops 30 shots as Panthers beat Kings 3-0

Aleksander Barkov notches goal on the power play

Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers, who entered the game a point back of Toronto for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. Bobrovsky got his 46th career shutout.

It was the second time in eight days the teams played each other. The Kings beat the Panthers 2-1 in Los Angeles last Wednesday.

Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves for the Kings, who have lost three straight and seven of their last 10 games. Eight of those games have been played on the road.

Takeaways Kings: Veteran defenseman Drew Doughty played about 24 minutes in his season debut after missing the first 47 games with a broken ankle suffered during the preseason.

Panthers: Tkachuk recorded his seventh multi-assist game of the season. He's up to 31 assists on the season.

Key moment Barkov doubled Florida's lead during a 5-on-3 power play 4:43 into the third. That was his 16th point on the man-advantage this season.

Key stat Kulikov's assist in the first period came during his 1,000th career game. He's the 13th Panthers player and 402nd skater in NHL history to hit that mark.

Up Next Kings play at Tampa Bay on Thursday, and Panthers host Chicago on Saturday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:55 Sam Bennett Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (30), Dmitry Kulikov (8)
Goal 3rd Period 4:43 Aleksander Barkov Goal (12) Backhand, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (31), Sam Reinhart (25)
Goal 3rd Period 18:48 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (11), Aaron Ekblad (20)

Statistics

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10 Blocked Shots 21
18 Hits 23
2 Takeaways 1
29 Shots 39
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 26
56.7 Faceoff Win Percent 43.3
11 Giveaways 14
5 Total Penalties 3
10 Penalty Minutes 6
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Aleksander Barkov, C Out Apr 3
Nico Sturm, C Day-To-Day Apr 3
Dmitry Kulikov, D Out Mar 31
Matthew Tkachuk, LW Injured Reserve Mar 31
Los Angeles Kings Los Angeles Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tanner Jeannot, LW Out Apr 2
Alex Turcotte, C Out Apr 2

Game Information

Amerant Bank Arena

Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,515 | Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9
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