Vancouver(2-6-1) scored on their first shot of the contest to make it 1-0 at 7:23 of the first period. Linus Karlsson poke-checked the puck from Bokondji Imama at the top of the zone and Liam Ohgren snapped a shot from the high slot past Akira Schmid for his second goal this year.
The Canucks increased it to 2-0 with 2:55 remaining in first on a 4-on-4 situation. Tom Willander handed the puck off to Filip Chytil and he backhanded a centering pass from the right corner. Elias Pettersson put in a snap shot from the slot area for his third goal of the campaign.
After a scoreless second period, Florida(4-2-2) broke the shutout with 8:49 left in the third period. Matthew Tkachuk made a square pass in the neutral zone and Aaron Ekblad backhanded a pass after crossing the Canucks blue line. Brady Tkachuk fired a forehand shot from above the top left circle by Leevi Merilainen for his fourth goal in the past two contests.
The Panthers pulled their goalie for an extra attacker with 2:35 to go in the period. They tied the game 2-2 with 12.8 seconds remaining in the third. Seth Jones pushed the puck from the left wing and Carter Verhaeghe angled a pass from the top of the zone. Brady Tkachuk fired a one-time slap shot from the right-circle dot for his second goal of the contest and fifth tally of the season.
Florida won it at the 2:23 mark in overtime. Jones sent a diagonal pass from the center-ice center to Brady Tkachuk at the Vancouver blue line. He then snapped a shot from the inner left circle getting his third goal for the hat trick and his sixth goal in the last two games. Reinhart was credited with a secondary assist on the play. It turned out to be the sixth assist by Jones in the past two contests.
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