Oliver Bonk has reached a personal milestone by hitting 20 goals for the season, with his recent power play goal marking his 8th in the last 9 games, bringing his season total to 57 points. Denver Barkey (48) assisted on one of Bonk's goals. The Florida Panthers are capitalizing on their power play opportunities, with Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart scoring to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead over the Colorado Avalanche in the first period. Verhaeghe's goal, assisted by Sasha Barkov, came just 30 seconds into the power play. Barkov, despite not scoring in 18 games, has made significant contributions with 20 assists over the same period. Reinhart's power play goal, his 39th of the season and 22nd on the power play, further extended the Panthers' lead.
END OF 1: Panthers 2, Avalanche 0 Bob and the power play getting it done.
Sam Reinhart scores his 801st power play goal of the year — 2-0 Panthers with 3:04 to go in the first period.
Second assist for Sasha Barkov - and another power play goal for Sam Reinhart. #FlaPanthers 2-0
2-0 #FlaPanthers over Colorado late in the first period. Sam Reinhart on the power play. That's 39 goals on the season. 22 of which have come on the power play.
#FlaPanthers going on their second power play chance here with 3:51 left 1st; Brandon Montour did not get an assist on previous power play goal — although he did keep the puck in zone and got it all started.
Carter Verhaeghe taps it in from the backdoor on the PP and the Panthers go up by 1 #Avs #GoAvsGo @TheRinkColorado https://t.co/SMbJHY0hbx
Aleksander Barkov with the primary assist on Verhaeghe's power-play goal. Barkov has now logged 20 assists over his past 18+ games. #FlaPanthers https://t.co/bYY1A4lubi
PP goal for Florida on their first opportunity. Special teams continue to sink the #Avs on this road trip. 1-0 Panthers
*Carter Verhaeghe* scored the power play goal exactly 30 seconds into the power play off of a feed from Sasha Barkov. 1-0 Panthers with 9:41 to go in the first. https://t.co/AozLv9u0dQ
Carter Verhaeghe with a base hit - and a power play goal. #FlaPanthers 1-0
1-0 #FlaPanthers over Colorado midway through the first period. Carter Verhaeghe on the power play.
.@FlaPanthers captain Sasha Barkov has not scored a goal in his past 18 games. With the team winning, Sam Reinhart scoring all the time and Barkov having 19 assists — it hasn’t been as noticeable. Barkov speaks to @ColbyDGuy HERE ⬇️⬇️⬇️ https://t.co/YbEsPIvAV5
Oliver Bonk (21) with his second power play of the night, Denver Barkey (48) with an assist. #GoKnightsGo | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/3IlLZTmYK9
Oliver Bonk hits 20 goals on the season! Bonk with another power play goal and his 8th goal in 9 games — 57 points on the season. #GoKnightsGo | #LetsGoFlyers https://t.co/v1YK7G24Dv