Monday, November 27, 2023

Panthers Blitz Senators

     The Florida Panthers shut down the Ottawa Senators 5-0 at Canadian Tire Centre on Monday night. The Panthers began a three-game stretch through eastern Canada. 
     Florida(13-7-1) jumped out to a 1-0 lead on the power play at the 1:28 mark of the first period. Aleksander Barkov angled a pass from the right wing. Matthew Tkachuk made a quick pass from the right goal line and Sam Reinhart snapped a shot from the low slot for his 14th goal of the season. 
     In the second period, the Panthers compiled two more power-play goals. Reinhart got his second tally of the contest on a snap shot at 5:59. Sam Bennett followed with his second tally of the year on a backhand shot at the 7:09 mark for a 3-0 advantage. 
     Ottawa(8-9-0) trailed 4-0 with 8:01 left in the third period. Dmitry Kulikov fed the puck from the left corner and Carter Verhaeghe powered in a one-time slap shot from the high slot for his ninth goal this season. Eetu Luostarinen increased it to 5-0 for the Cats on a backhand shot with 4:28 remaining in the third. 

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