Panthers Outduel Wild

     The Florida Panthers took the Minnesota Wild 2-1 in a shootout on Monday night at Xcel Energy Center. The Panthers, who began a four-game road trip, were involved just their third shootout of the 2022-23 campaign. 

     Neither team was able to score in the opening frame. Florida(27-23-6) made it 1-0 at the 2:06 mark of the second period. Eetu Luostarinen got his 12th this season with a deflection from the slot area on assists from Gustav Forsling and Nick Cousins. 

     Minnesota(28-20-5) tied it 1-1 at 5:15 of the second as Kirill Kaprizov chalked up his 30th goal of the season with a snap shot from the left circle. Mats Zuccarello and Colen Addison were credited with assists on the play. There was no scoring during the third period.  

     In the shootout, Zuccarello put in a backhand shot on the first attempt for the Wild. The Panthers would win on backhand shots by Anton Lundell on the Panthers first attempt and by Aleksander Barkov on their second attempt.