The Florida Panthers defeated the St. Louis Blues 3-2 in a shootout on Saturday afternoon. The Panthers have now won three straight games and continue to hold a steady lead in the Atlantic Division.
Game Recap
Logan Brown opened the scoring for this game early in the first with a backhand shot. Florida would respond two minutes later with Maxim Mamin snapping it in to tie the game.
In the second, Jake Walman scored his first career NHL goal to regain the lead for St. Louis. Late in the second, Sam Reinhart scored to tie the game again.
Brandon Saad opened up scoring early in the third to give the Blues the lead yet again. But Florida wasn’t done there. With three minutes remaining, Maxim Mamin scored his second goal of the game to tie it at three apiece.
Overtime would solve nothing so this game needed a shootout. Sam Reinhart would score the game-winner for the Cats to give them the win.
Simply, the entirety of Saturday’s matchup featured back-and-forth action and scoring. This has been the trend for this top-notch Panthers team.
Notes to Know
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Sergei Bobrovsky earned his ninth win on home ice this season (9-0-0), tied for the most home victories among NHL
goaltenders. - Maxim Mamin tallied two separate game-tying goals (2-0-2) in today’s victory. He is the ninth Panthers player to record multiple goals in a game this season.
- The win marked Florida’s league-leading 27th win on home ice since March 13, 2021 vs. CHI (27-3-0).
- Sergei Bobrovsky earned his 53rd career win with the Panthers and tied James Reimer for fourth place on the franchise’s all-time list.
Up Next
The Panthers and Blues will meet again on Tuesday at 8:00 PM eastern time.
(Featured image by Jim Rassol/AP)