The Florida Panthers tied the game 1-1 with the Vegas Golden Knights in the second period, with Sam Bennett scoring. Gustav Forsling then gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead, followed by Sam Reinhart extending the lead to 4-2 with a power-play goal. Carter Verhaeghe also scored on the power play, making it 3-2. The Panthers ultimately won 4-2, with Verhaeghe and Reinhart scoring power-play goals in the third period. The Vegas Golden Knights struggled, getting outscored 15-9 during a three-game road trip.
Final from Sunrise, Florida: Florida Panthers 4 Vegas Golden Knights 2 rough trip to Carolina/Tampa Bay/South Florida for the Vegas squad
Carter Verhaeghe and Sam Reinhart scored power-play goals 1:59 apart in the third period, and the Florida Panthers went into their Christmas break by topping the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 in a rematch of last season’s Stanley Cup Final. https://t.co/TuyssXdrJg
Final: Panthers 4, Golden Knights 2 Vegas gets outscored 15-9 in getting swept during the three-game road trip. Merry Christmas to all.
Sam Reinhart makes it 4-2 #FlaPanthers on the power play with 11:51 to go. Tkachuk may have gotten a piece of this…
4-2 #FlaPanthers. That Sam Reinhart guy on the power play. 11:51 left in the game.
Carter Verhaeghe puts Florida up 3-2. The Golden Knights couldn’t cash in on the power play, then immediately after the Panthers do.
Hutton now to the box for interference. Golden Knights going back to the kill for the fourth time. And Verhaeghe scores. 3-2 Panthers.
Swaggy on the PP — 3-2 #FlaPanthers with 13:50 to go in the second period.
3-2 #FlaPanthers. Carter Verhaeghe on the power play. 13:50 left in regulation
Gustav Forsling gives the #FlaPanthers a 2-1 lead with a blast from the point with 4:44 to go in the second period.
#FlaPanthers tie it up on their 28th shot on goal of the game. Sam Bennett with a great shot from the right circle. 1-1 with 11:02 left in the second period.