Vegas Golden Knights at Florida Panthers
· National Hockey LeagueForsling scores in overtime, Panthers top Golden Knights 4-3
Sam Reinhart scored a goal and added two assists for the Panthers, who won a matchup of the last two Stanley Cup champions. Sam Bennett and Eetu Luostarinen also scored for Florida, which got 23 saves from Sergei Bobrovsky.
Tanner Pearson had a goal and an assist for Vegas, which got goals from Brett Howden and Keegan Kolesar. Nicolas Roy had two assists for Vegas, which wasted three separate one-goal leads.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 45 shots for Vegas.
Panthers: Florida extended its point streak to four games (3-0-1), all the while missing star forwards Aleksander Barkov (lower-body injury) and Matthew Tkachuk (illness). They had to play down one skater on Saturday due to an injury to Jonah Gadjovich and salary cap constraints.
FLA leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 19:27 | Tanner Pearson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 1:09 | Sam Reinhart Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (3), Aaron Ekblad (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:15 | Keegan Kolesar Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Tanner Pearson (2), Nicolas Roy (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:20 | Sam Bennett Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (3), Anton Lundell (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 7:30 | Brett Howden Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 12:43 | Eetu Luostarinen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (6), Aaron Ekblad (3) |
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Goal | 4th Period 4:43 | Gustav Forsling Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (3), Sam Reinhart (7) |
Statistics
VGK |
FLA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
| 25 | Hits | 17 |
| 3 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 26 | Shots | 49 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 1 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 38 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 56.7 | Faceoff Win Percent | 43.3 |
| 27 | Giveaways | 23 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 1 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Reinhart, C | Out | Mar 28 |
| Sam Bennett, C | Out | Mar 28 |
| Evan Rodrigues, C | Out | Mar 26 |
| Cole Schwindt, RW | Injured Reserve | Mar 26 |
| Anton Lundell, C | Out | Mar 25 |
Vegas Golden Knights Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Amerant Bank Arena
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,572 | Capacity:
Location: Sunrise, FL
Attendance: 19,572 | Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anaheim |
41 | 27 | 86 | 4 |
Edmonton |
36 | 28 | 81 | 9 |
Vegas |
32 | 26 | 79 | 15 |
Los Angeles |
29 | 25 | 76 | 18 |
Seattle |
32 | 29 | 74 | 10 |
San Jose |
32 | 31 | 71 | 7 |
Calgary |
30 | 34 | 68 | 8 |
Vancouver |
21 | 42 | 50 | 8 |
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Buffalo |
44 | 21 | 96 | 8 |
Tampa Bay |
44 | 21 | 94 | 6 |
Montreal |
40 | 21 | 90 | 10 |
Boston |
40 | 24 | 88 | 8 |
Ottawa |
38 | 24 | 86 | 10 |
Detroit |
39 | 25 | 86 | 8 |
Toronto |
31 | 29 | 75 | 13 |
Florida |
35 | 33 | 73 | 3 |




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