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Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues

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Matthew Tkachuk scores with 12 seconds left to lift the Panthers past the Blues, 3-2

Matthew Tkachuk scores goal vs. Blues

Tkachuk also had an assist, Mackie Samoskevich scored and Spencer Knight made 20 saves to help Florida win for the fourth time in five games.

Zack Bolduc had a goal and an assist and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 31 saves as the reeling Blues lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Takeaways Panthers: Samoskevich returned after missing the last three games to an illness, then left with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Blues: Forward Mathieu Joseph returned from an illness, while forward Alexandre Texier was scratched due to illness. Defenseman Tyler Tucker (upper body) missed his second straight game but is still considered day-to-day.

Key moment Tkachuk scored when Sam Reinhart’s shot deflected off him in front of the net. Reinhart was originally credited with the goal.

Key stat Tkachuk extended his goals streak to five games. He has six goals and five assists during that span.

Up next Both teams are in action Saturday in their final games before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Panthers host Ottawa, and the Blues host Chicago.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:31 Zack Bolduc Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Ryan Suter (9), Alexey Toropchenko (8)
Goal 1st Period 7:09 Mackie Samoskevich Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Sam Bennett (17), Matthew Tkachuk (33)
Goal 1st Period 16:54 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Aaron Ekblad (23), Aleksander Barkov (36)
Goal 2nd Period 5:18 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Robert Thomas (27), Zack Bolduc (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:48 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Sam Reinhart (30), Aleksander Barkov (37)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 9
29 Hits 26
7 Takeaways 8
34 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
100.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 31
52.3 Faceoff Win Percent 47.7
14 Giveaways 25
3 Total Penalties 2
9 Penalty Minutes 7
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Dylan Holloway, C Day-To-Day Apr 16
Robert Thomas, C Day-To-Day Apr 15
Torey Krug, D Injured Reserve Oct 8
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Anton Lundell, C Day-To-Day Apr 16
Tomas Nosek, LW Day-To-Day Apr 16
A.J. Greer, LW Day-To-Day Apr 16
Aleksander Barkov, C Day-To-Day Apr 16
Sam Reinhart, C Day-To-Day Apr 16

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: Saint Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,230 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 51 26 106 4
Tampa Bay 47 26 102 8
Florida 47 31 98 4
Ottawa 44 30 95 7
Montreal 39 31 89 11
Detroit 38 35 83 7
Buffalo 35 39 77 7
Boston 33 39 76 10

2024-25 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Winnipeg 55 22 114 4
Dallas 50 25 106 6
Colorado 49 29 102 4
Minnesota 45 30 97 7
St. Louis 44 30 96 8
Utah 38 31 89 13
Nashville 29 44 66 8
Chicago 25 46 61 11
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