The Florida Panthers secured a decisive 6-2 victory against the Arizona Coyotes, led by Matthew Tkachuk with 1 goal and 1 assist. The Panthers dominated the first period with a 3-0 lead and an 18-5 edge in shots on goal. By the end of the second period, the score was 5-0, with the Coyotes having 55 seconds left on the power play. Despite Arizona's Dylan Guenther scoring on the power play, breaking the Panthers' perfect 4/4 penalty kill for the night, the Panthers maintained their lead. Sam Reinhart and Sam Bennett each scored a goal, while Forsling and Verhaeghe provided two assists each, and Barkov added one assist. The Panthers' victory improved their record to 29-14-4, with contributions from 10 different players.
“I thought we brought it tonight and brought it from the start. It was good to see everyone pitch in." @JamesonCoop recaps a Cats win at home! 📝
Matthew Tkachuk scores two goals and the Panthers defeat the Coyotes 6-2 https://t.co/z9yKUjhheU
Florida Panthers drop gloves, then drop Arizona Coyotes. Takeaways from win https://t.co/JACC5f7pNz
FINAL: #FlaPanthers 6, Arizona 2 Panthers drop gloves, then drop Coyotes Instant recap: https://t.co/RYqPCGxYmU
FINAL: Panthers 6, Coyotes 2 Cats improve to 29-14-4. 10 different Panthers with a point tonight. https://t.co/lpPthpFIWa
No shutout. Arizona's Dylan Guenther scores on the power play — and on their 27th overall shot on goal. #FlaPanthers PK was 4/4 tonight before that. Panthers still up 6-1 with 16:35 left to play.
END OF 2: Panthers 5, Coyotes 0 Shots: 29-25 FLA 55 seconds left on the PP for ARI
#FlaPanthers lead Arizona 3-0 after one period. Florida with an 18-5 edge in shots on goal. Tkachuk 1G, 1 A Reinhart and Bennett with 1G each Forsling and Verhaeghe 2A each Barkov 1A
END OF 1: Panthers 3, Coyotes 0 Shots: 18-5 FLA