Overview
- Florida erased a 3-0 deficit in the final 10 minutes and tied it on Sam Reinhart’s goal with 52 seconds left before winning 4-3 in the shootout.
- Evan Rodrigues and Reinhart converted in the shootout and Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves for his fifth straight win.
- Carolina rookie Brandon Bussi stopped 38 shots but saw his nine-game winning streak end as the Hurricanes’ five-game run was snapped.
- The Panthers complete the back-to-back tonight against the Blues, with Daniil Tarasov expected to start opposite St. Louis’ Joel Hofer; St. Louis is 0-6 in overtime and 0-2 in shootouts.
- Carolina visits Tampa Bay tonight without leading goal scorer Seth Jarvis, who coach Rod Brind’Amour said will be out for a while, while the Lightning manage injuries with Brandon Hagel out and Nikita Kucherov a game-time decision due to illness.