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Florida Panthers 3, Ottawa Senators 2 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Florida Panthers 3, Ottawa Senators 2. Shots on goal: FLA 21, OTT 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 FLA 1-1 OTT; P2 FLA 1-0 OTT; P3 FLA 1-1 OTT.

Scoring plays: P1 04:03 Fabian Zetterlund (assists: Shane Pinto, Claude Giroux) to make it FLA 0-1 OTT; P1 11:34 Evan Rodrigues (assists: Aaron Ekblad) to make it FLA 1-1 OTT; P2 13:13 Carter Verhaeghe (assists: Gustav Forsling, Anton Lundell) to make it FLA 2-1 OTT; P3 03:48 Gustav Forsling (assists: Aaron Ekblad, Carter Verhaeghe) to make it FLA 3-1 OTT; P3 18:18 Drake Batherson (assists: Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson) to make it FLA 3-2 OTT. Top skaters: Carter Verhaeghe (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; Gustav Forsling (FLA) 1 G, 1 A; Claude Giroux (OTT) 0 G, 2 A; Aaron Ekblad (FLA) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Sergei Bobrovsky (FLA) 17 saves on 19, decision W; Leevi Meriläinen (OTT) 18 saves on 21, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · FLA
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 16:50 TOI
Goals · FLA
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 22:55 TOI
Goaltending · FLA
17 saves on 19 shots (.895) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

FLA 2 largest lead P3 3:48 (FLA 3, OTT 1) · 3-0 run, P1 11:34–P3 3:48
OTT 1 largest lead P1 4:03 (FLA 0, OTT 1)
Swings 1 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 4:03 Fabian Zetterlund (Shane Pinto, Claude Giroux) OTT · wrist shot · FLA 0, OTT 1
  • P1 11:34 Evan Rodrigues (Aaron Ekblad) FLA · Power play · wrist shot · FLA 1, OTT 1
  • P2 13:13 Carter Verhaeghe (Gustav Forsling, Anton Lundell) FLA · Power play · wrist shot · FLA 2, OTT 1
  • P3 3:48 Gustav Forsling (Aaron Ekblad, Carter Verhaeghe) FLA · slap shot · FLA 3, OTT 1
  • P3 18:18 Drake Batherson (Claude Giroux, Jake Sanderson) OTT · Power play · tip-in shot · FLA 3, OTT 2

Linescore

123 T
FLA 111 3
OTT 101 2

Shots on goal: FLA 21, OTT 19

📋 Team Stats

FLAOTT
21Shots on goal19
39Shot attempts59
28Faceoff wins33
24Hits20
6Blocked shots14
2Power-play goals0
6Takeaways5
12Giveaways13
12Penalty minutes10
89.5%Save %85.7%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
FLA88521
OTT57719

🎯 Shot Map

Florida Panthers3 G · 32 attempts
Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Anton Lundell: missed the netSam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Evan Rodrigues: goal (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: missed the netAnton Lundell: saved (backhand)Jack Studnicka: saved (wrist)Eetu Luostarinen: missed the netAaron Ekblad: saved (wrist)Sam Bennett: saved (wrist)Uvis Balinskis: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: missed the netJack Studnicka: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: saved (tip-in)Donovan Sebrango: missed the netSandis Vilmanis: missed the netEvan Rodrigues: saved (wrist)Mackie Samoskevich: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: missed the netMackie Samoskevich: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)Carter Verhaeghe: goal (wrist)Niko Mikkola: saved (snap)Gustav Forsling: missed the netSam Bennett: missed the netGustav Forsling: goal (slap)Donovan Sebrango: saved (wrist)Aaron Ekblad: saved (wrist)Sam Reinhart: saved (wrist)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 18Saved56% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net34% of attempts
Ottawa Senators2 G · 44 attempts
Fabian Zetterlund: goal (wrist)Michael Amadio: missed the netArtem Zub: saved (wrist)Dylan Cozens: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netThomas Chabot: saved (slap)Tyler Kleven: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: saved (backhand)Tyler Kleven: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netDylan Cozens: missed the netJordan Spence: missed the netJake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (tip-in)Jake Sanderson: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (tip-in)Brady Tkachuk: saved (backhand)Artem Zub: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netNick Jensen: missed the netThomas Chabot: saved (slap)Jake Sanderson: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: saved (snap)Jake Sanderson: missed the netDavid Perron: missed the netClaude Giroux: saved (wrist)Shane Pinto: missed the netMichael Amadio: missed the netShane Pinto: missed the netDrake Batherson: missed the netThomas Chabot: saved (wrist)Ridly Greig: saved (wrist)Michael Amadio: missed the netBrady Tkachuk: saved (wrist)Drake Batherson: missed the netFabian Zetterlund: missed the netJordan Spence: saved (slap)Fabian Zetterlund: saved (wrist)Jake Sanderson: missed the netDrake Batherson: goal (tip-in)Tim Stützle: missed the net
  • 2Goals5% of attempts
  • 17Saved39% of attempts
  • 25Missed the net57% of attempts

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

🏒 Box Score

FLA skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Gustav Forsling D 112012022:55
Carter Verhaeghe C 112-120016:50
Aaron Ekblad D 022021122:27
Evan Rodrigues C 101-221018:00
Anton Lundell C 011010020:55
Niko Mikkola D 000-112124:27
Sam Reinhart C 000-132021:59
Uvis Balinskis D 000-111121:55
Sam Bennett C 000012120:08
Eetu Luostarinen C 000000017:04
Jeff Petry D 000002115:10
A.J. Greer L 000+100112:22
Mackie Samoskevich R 000043012:21
Sandis Vilmanis L 000000011:48
Donovan Sebrango D 000013009:11
Jesper Boqvist C 000001008:13
Luke Kunin C 000003007:38
Jack Studnicka C 000021006:37
FLA goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Sergei Bobrovsky W 171989.5260:00
OTT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Claude Giroux R 022+211019:15
Drake Batherson R 101020018:25
Fabian Zetterlund L 101+120115:09
Jake Sanderson D 011040328:07
Shane Pinto C 011+203219:04
Tim Stützle C 000000024:01
Thomas Chabot D 000+133421:31
Brady Tkachuk L 000032018:59
Jordan Spence D 000011018:05
Dylan Cozens C 000002016:34
Nick Jensen D 000-100015:14
Tyler Kleven D 000014114:26
Michael Amadio R 000000013:36
Artem Zub D 000010112:55
Ridly Greig C 000013112:14
David Perron L 000+101010:24
Nick Cousins C 000000109:53
Lars Eller C 000000007:00
OTT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Leevi Meriläinen L 182185.7357:48

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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