The Florida Panthers dropped the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 at Amerant Bank Arena on Saturday night. Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky collected his 50th career shutout.
It was a rematch of the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. The Panthers have lost five of their last seven games. It was the first regulation loss for Vegas(5-1-2) this season.
In the first period, Florida(5-5-0) pulled ahead 1-0 with 2:41 left. Evan Rodrigues pushed the puck ahead from his own blue line. Carter Verhaeghe sent a lead pass from the neutral zone. Sam Reinhart skated through the left circle and scored his fourth goal of the season on a wrist shot from the top of the crease.
There was no scoring during the second period for the Golden Knights or Florida. The Panthers increased their lead to 2-0 at 3:29 of he third period. A.J. Greer and Jonah Gadjovich took shots from close range that were saved. Cole Schwindt placed in a forehand shot from the left side of the crease for his first tally of the year.
It became 3-0 for the Cats with 10:56 remaining in the third. Brad Marchand released a shot from the left wing which was stopped. Greer got to the rebound, went around the cage and scored on a wraparound shot from the right of the crease for his third goal of the campaign.
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