The Florida Panthers and the Pittsburgh Penguins had a close game, with the Panthers winning 3-2 in a shootout. The first period ended 1-1, with Pittsburgh having a 10-8 shot advantage. The Panthers took a 2-1 lead in the second period, with the Penguins tying the game 2-2 in the final minute of the third period. The game went into a shootout, where Sam Reinhart scored the winning goal for the Panthers. The Panthers improved to 30-14-4 with a franchise-record seventh straight road win. The Penguins struggled on power plays, going 1-for-7 on the night. The Panthers' victory was crucial for their impressive winning streak, while the Penguins missed an opportunity for a significant win.
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored 1:57 into overtime and the Panthers beat the #Isles on Saturday night for their fourth straight win. https://t.co/zrNaiyrvS4
Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored 1:57 into overtime and the Florida Panthers beat the New York Islanders 3-2 for their fourth straight win. https://t.co/4bdB9psexd
Isles tie it late, but Panthers pull off OT win https://t.co/TL39gVTFze https://t.co/bPPcwzDffk
Ekman-Larsson scores in OT to lift Panthers over Islanders for eighth straight win away from home https://t.co/eO21j111qi
Islanders’ struggles continue in overtime loss to Panthers https://t.co/FOJYPfAC2s https://t.co/8uU6jOrczS
Takeaways as Panthers beat Islanders in OT for four-game win streak entering All-Star Break https://t.co/fTeJJyqBsX
FINAL: Panthers 3, Islanders 2 (OT) Cats head into the break at 31-14-4. 8 straight wins on the road, 4 straight overall. https://t.co/tp8aonXLzt
#FlaPanthers win 3-2 in overtime. Oliver Ekman-Larsson with the game-winner on a two-on-one with Evan Rodrigues. Recap coming momentarily.
OEL wins it in OT. #FlaPanthers take this one 3-2.
Sam Reinhart scored the winner in the shootout to help the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night. https://t.co/nUeA3vgc36
Sam Reinhart lifts Panthers past Penguins in shootout https://t.co/9wtNrrTd0E https://t.co/H4RSzmxWes
Reinhart stars to top Penguins in shootout for Panthers’ franchise-record seventh straight road win https://t.co/JSFRW2A5Kz
Barkov and Reinhart score in the shootout to lift Panthers past Penguins 3-2 https://t.co/OqV4jPrbE2
Takeaways as special teams and All-Stars lead Panthers to shootout win over Penguins https://t.co/NlCDGPBF7V
#FlaPanthers beat the Penguins 3-2. Barkov and Reinhart with the shootout goals. Recap coming momentarily.
FINAL: Panthers 3, Penguins 2 (SO) Cats improve to 30-14-4. Reinhart wins it in the shootout! https://t.co/waZAinlOXb
Malkin ties it in the final minute. What a great game. This could be a massive win for the Penguins.
Penguins tie it at two with 41.5 remaining.
Pens tie it up w/ 41.5 seconds left.
2-2. Malkin ties it with 41 seconds left.
The Penguins are getting their eighth power play of the night with 5:25 left to go in the third, still trailing 2-1.
The Panthers just killed off another Penguins power play. Pittsburgh is now 1-for-7 on the night with about 12 minutes to go in the third, trailing 2-1.
#FlaPanthers to the penalty kill, again, 5:56 into the third. Bennett is off for interference. The Panthers have killed off five of Pittsburgh’s six power plays.
After 2: #FlaPanthers 2, #Pens 1 — SOG: 24-18 PIT Panthers will be shorthanded for another 54 seconds when the third period starts.
END OF 2: Panthers 2, Penguins 1 54 seconds left on the PP for Pens
Horn sounds to end the second. The Panthers have a 2-1 lead. The Penguins will have 57 seconds left on the power play to start the third.
Sam Bennett takes two separate penalties while the Panthers are on the penalty kill. They’ll be on a 5-on-3 for 22 seconds before needing to kill off 3:38 of PK time with 5:27 to go in the second period.
GOAL! Reinhart w/ the PPG! 2-1 Cats.
END OF 1: Panthers 1, Penguins 1
Horn sounds to end a first that had a somewhat chippy ending. The Penguins and Panthers are tied 1-1, and Pittsburgh has a 10-8 edge in shots.