The Cats extended their winning streak over the Sharks to 12 games. Florida tied a franchise record when they won 12 consecutive games against the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Panthers have won eight straight games in San Jose. The Cats are now 14-7-2 all-time playing in Northern California.
In the first period, Florida(29-18-3) jumped out to a 1-0 lead at the 5:47 mark. Nate Schmidt chalked up his fourth goal with his new club with a long slap shot.
San Jose(14-36-6) responded with two goals in a 32-second span for a 2-1 lead. Cody Ceci redirected a shot from the low slot past Sergei Bobrovsky for his fourth goal with his new team at 6:50. Will Smith followed up and powered in a forehand shot from the low right circle for his eighth goal this year at 7:22.
The Panthers evened it up 2-2 with 5:33 left in the period. Sam Bennett picked up his 15th goal in 2024-25 when he steered in a shot from the crease area.
It became 3-2 for the Cats with 2:52 remaining in the first. Matthew Tkachuk fed a pass from the outer right circle and Aaron Ekblad one-timed a slap shot from the right point for his third tally of the year.
The Panthers increased their lead 4-2 at 3:01 of the second period. Tomas Nosek sent a long lead pass from his own zone. A.J. Greer went on a breakaway and put in a backhand shot past Alexandar Georgiev for his fifth goal of the campaign. Georgiev was pulled for a replacement after surrendering four goals on 13 shots.
Florida expanded it to 5-2 at the 5:35 mark on the man advantage. Ekblad angled a pass from the top of the zone. Aleksander Barkov centered the puck from the left side and Matthew Tkachuk tipped it in from the left side of the crease for his 15th goal of the season.
Two more goals found the twine by the Cats during the frame. Jesper Boqvist scored his 12th goal and Sam Reinhart added his 29th goal this season.
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