Thursday, February 6, 2025

Panthers Sing Blues

     The Florida Panthers knocked off the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night at Enterprise Center. It was the final road contest for the Panthers before the 4 Nations Face-Off break.
     St. Louis(24-26-5) jumped out to a 1-0 advantage at the 3:31 mark. Zack Bolduc chalked up his sixth goal of the year on a backhand shot. 
     Florida(33-20-3) answered back at 7:09 to tie it up 1-1. Sam Bennett took a shot and it was deflected in by Mackie Samoskevich for his eighth tally in 2024-25. 
      The Cats took a 2-1 lead on the power play with 3:06 left in the first. Aaron Ekblad released a shot and it was tipped in by Matthew Tkachuk for his 20th goal of the season. 
     In the second period, the Blues scored with the man advantage at 5:18. Oskar Sundqvist put in his fourth goal this year from close range. 
     The Panthers broke the game open to make it 3-2 with 12 seconds remaining in the third period. Tkachuk redirected a shot for his second tally of the contest.

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