Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators
· National Hockey LeagueSergei Bobrovsky makes 30 saves, Panthers rout Senators 6-0
Panthers coach Paul Maurice moved into sole possession of fourth place on the NHL victory list with 865.
“I (once) thought, ‘If I could coach 500 games in this league, that would be something else,’ because I think the average number is about 250 or 350,” Maurice said. “I think you hit it and you go, ‘If I could get 500 wins, that would be something,’ and then you just start getting older. I have more fun coaching the game now than I ever have in my life.”
Nick Cousins, Dmitry Kulikov, Anton Lundell, Sam Bennett and Sam Reinhart also scored to help Florida improve to 48-24-5.
“It took everybody, including obviously ‘Bob,’ but all four lines and everybody was in it today,” Lundell said. “It was a great team win.”
Joonas Korpisalo allowed four goals on 17 shots for Ottawa. Anton Forsberg gave up two on 14 shots in relief.
“Not much needs to be said,” Ottawa star Brady Tkachuk said. “That was embarrassing.”
With Florida up 5-0 to start the third, Tkachuk scored a power-play goal by tipping in Aleksander Barkov shot in front.
Florida padded its 2-0 lead by scoring three times in the second period.
Lundell, who was below the goal line, banked a shot off Korpisalo’s shoulder to make it 3-0 at 2:35. Less than two minutes later Tkachuk dropped a pass to a trailing Bennett, who beat Korpisalo to end the goalie's night.
Forsberg came on in relief but, with just over two minutes remaining in the period, Reinhart scored his 53rd of the season.
The Panthers opened the scoring 1:02 into the game, with Cousins taking a pass in the slot and beating Korpisalo Kulikov made it 2-0 35 seconds later with a shot from just inside the blue line.
UP NEXT
Panthers: At Boston on Saturday.
Senators: Host New Jersey on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesFLA leads series 3-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 1:02 | Nick Cousins Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (58), Sam Bennett (19) | |
Goal | 1st Period 1:37 | Dmitry Kulikov Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (12), Evan Rodrigues (27) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:35 | Anton Lundell Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (13), Nick Cousins (6) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 4:19 | Sam Bennett Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (59), Josh Mahura (9) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 17:56 | Sam Reinhart Goal (53) Wrist Shot, assists: Aleksander Barkov (52), Vladimir Tarasenko (30) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 3:54 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Aleksander Barkov (53), Sam Reinhart (36) |
Statistics
FLA | OTT | |
---|---|---|
14 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
34 | Hits | 26 |
10 | Takeaways | 7 |
31 | Shots | 30 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
2 | Power Play Opportunities | 6 |
50.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
21 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
45.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 54.3 |
8 | Giveaways | 14 |
7 | Total Penalties | 3 |
14 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 17,653 | Capacity:
Location: Ottawa, ON
Attendance: 17,653 | Capacity:
2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 52 | 24 | 110 | 6 |
Boston | 47 | 20 | 109 | 15 |
Toronto | 46 | 26 | 102 | 10 |
Tampa Bay | 45 | 29 | 98 | 8 |
Detroit | 41 | 32 | 91 | 9 |
Buffalo | 39 | 37 | 84 | 6 |
Ottawa | 37 | 41 | 78 | 4 |
Montreal | 30 | 36 | 76 | 16 |