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5 – 2
FINAL
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Florida Panthers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2 β€” Recap

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πŸ“°Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 5, Carolina Hurricanes 2. Shots on goal: FLA 22, CAR 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 0-1 CAR; P2 FLA 0-1 CAR; P3 FLA 5-0 CAR.

Scoring plays: P1 04:11 Eric Robinson (assists: Sebastian Aho, Joel Nystrom) to make it FLA 0-1 CAR; P2 01:58 Andrei Svechnikov (assists: Jordan Staal) to make it FLA 0-2 CAR; P3 03:53 Niko Mikkola (assists: Eetu Luostarinen, Sam Reinhart) to make it FLA 1-2 CAR; P3 06:17 Luke Kunin (assists: Noah Gregor, Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 2-2 CAR; P3 07:00 Anton Lundell (assists: Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen) to make it FLA 3-2 CAR; P3 09:57 Sam Bennett (assists: A.J. Greer, Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 4-2 CAR; P3 15:21 Seth Jones (assists: Sam Reinhart, Brad Marchand) to make it FLA 5-2 CAR. Top skaters: Sam Reinhart (FLA) 0 G, 3 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Eetu Luostarinen (FLA) 0 G, 2 A; Seth Jones (FLA) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 17 saves on 19, decision W; Frederik Andersen (CAR) 17 saves on 22, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer Β· FLA
0 G, 3 A, 3 PTS, 1 SOG Β· 18:24 TOI
Goals Β· CAR
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG Β· 12:52 TOI
Goaltending Β· FLA
17 saves on 19 shots (.895) Β· W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

πŸ“Š Game Flow

FLA 3 largest lead P3 15:21 (FLA 5, CAR 2) Β· 5-0 run, P3 3:53–P3 15:21
CAR 2 largest lead P2 1:58 (FLA 0, CAR 2) Β· 2-0 run, P1 4:11–P2 1:58
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:11 Eric Robinson (Sebastian Aho, Joel Nystrom) CAR Β· snap shot Β· FLA 0, CAR 1
  • P2 1:58 Andrei Svechnikov (Jordan Staal) CAR Β· snap shot Β· FLA 0, CAR 2
  • P3 3:53 Niko Mikkola (Eetu Luostarinen, Sam Reinhart) FLA Β· slap shot Β· FLA 1, CAR 2
  • P3 6:17 Luke Kunin (Noah Gregor, Aaron Ekblad) FLA Β· snap shot Β· FLA 2, CAR 2
  • P3 7:00 Anton Lundell (Sam Reinhart, Eetu Luostarinen) FLA Β· snap shot Β· FLA 3, CAR 2
  • P3 9:57 Sam Bennett (A.J. Greer, Aaron Ekblad) FLA Β· wrist shot Β· FLA 4, CAR 2
  • P3 15:21 Seth Jones (Sam Reinhart, Brad Marchand) FLA Β· Power play Β· wrist shot Β· FLA 5, CAR 2

Linescore

123 T
FLA 005 5
CAR 110 2

Shots on goal: FLA 22, CAR 19

Biggest Period

The Florida Panthers scored 5 goals in P3 β€” the biggest single period of the game.

πŸ“‹ Team Stats

FLACAR
22Shots on goal19
55Shot attempts55
22Faceoff wins29
32Hits35
11Blocked shots12
1Power-play goals0
5Takeaways5
17Giveaways11
6Penalty minutes12
89.5%Save %77.3%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA351422
CAR610319

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers5 G Β· 42 attempts
Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netJeff Petry: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netNiko Mikkola: missed the netSam Bennett: saved (snap)Evan Rodrigues: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netBrad Marchand: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (snap)Sam Bennett: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: missed the netJeff Petry: missed the netSeth Jones: saved (wrist)Noah Gregor: missed the netAnton Lundell: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (poke)Sam Reinhart: saved (tip-in)Brad Marchand: missed the netBrad Marchand: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (wrist)Aaron Ekblad: missed the netGustav Forsling: saved (snap)Anton Lundell: saved (snap)Niko Mikkola: goal (slap)Noah Gregor: saved (snap)Noah Gregor: missed the netLuke Kunin: goal (snap)Sam Reinhart: missed the netAnton Lundell: goal (snap)Uvis Balinskis: saved (wrist)Luke Kunin: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: goal (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netA.J. Greer: saved (wrist)Jeff Petry: saved (slap)Sam Bennett: missed the netEetu Luostarinen: missed the netSeth Jones: goal (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (wrist)Luke Kunin: saved (tip-in)
  • 5Goals12% of attempts
  • 17Saved40% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net48% of attempts
Carolina Hurricanes2 G Β· 43 attempts
K'Andre Miller: saved (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: missed the netEric Robinson: goal (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (tip-in)Andrei Svechnikov: saved (backhand)Mark Jankowski: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netSebastian Aho: missed the netSean Walker: missed the netJalen Chatfield: saved (slap)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netShayne Gostisbehere: missed the netJordan Staal: missed the netAndrei Svechnikov: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (snap)Andrei Svechnikov: goal (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)Shayne Gostisbehere: saved (slap)Taylor Hall: saved (snap)Jesperi Kotkaniemi: missed the netJordan Staal: saved (tip-in)Jalen Chatfield: missed the netJackson Blake: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Jackson Blake: missed the netNikolaj Ehlers: saved (snap)Taylor Hall: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (snap)Joel Nystrom: saved (snap)Logan Stankoven: saved (snap)Sebastian Aho: missed the netLogan Stankoven: missed the netTaylor Hall: saved (wrist)Eric Robinson: saved (tip-in)Bradly Nadeau: missed the netAlexander Nikishin: saved (slap)Jesperi Kotkaniemi: missed the netJesperi Kotkaniemi: missed the netEric Robinson: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 17Saved40% of attempts
  • 24Missed the net56% of attempts

● goal (large) Β· ● saved Β· βœ• missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

πŸ’ Box Score

FLA skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Sam Reinhart C 033+112218:24
Aaron Ekblad D 022001021:11
Eetu Luostarinen C 022004016:30
Seth Jones D 101+244123:01
Sam Bennett C 101+123021:09
Niko Mikkola D 101+210120:30
Anton Lundell C 101041017:24
Luke Kunin C 101+133108:39
Brad Marchand L 011+100018:54
A.J. Greer L 011+121011:31
Noah Gregor L 011+111008:21
Gustav Forsling D 000+110222:32
Carter Verhaeghe C 000015018:43
Jeff Petry D 000-111116:23
Evan Rodrigues C 000-100115:12
Uvis Balinskis D 000011114:29
Jesper Boqvist C 000003112:51
Jack Studnicka C 000+102008:44
FLA goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky W 171989.5259:32
CAR skatersG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Eric Robinson L 101025016:38
Andrei Svechnikov R 101+134012:52
Jordan Staal C 011011016:51
Sebastian Aho C 011-204115:43
Joel Nystrom D 011+110014:33
Sean Walker D 000-202123:34
K'Andre Miller D 000-211320:37
Logan Stankoven C 000021020:28
Jalen Chatfield D 000010219:43
Jackson Blake R 000-301017:53
Mark Jankowski L 000+103317:28
Taylor Hall L 000033016:43
Alexander Nikishin D 000033216:13
Nikolaj Ehlers L 000-210015:59
Shayne Gostisbehere D 000-111015:14
Bradly Nadeau L 000-104012:41
Jesperi Kotkaniemi C 000002012:28
Mike Reilly D 000000007:41
CAR goaliesG goals Β· A assists Β· P points Β· SOG shots on goal Β· TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Frederik Andersen L 172277.3560:00

βš”οΈ Season Series & What's Next

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