Forsling scores in overtime, Panthers top Golden Knights 4-3
— Gustav Forsling got the winning goal with 16.2 seconds remaining in overtime, and the Florida Panthers defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 on Saturday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Vegas Golden Knights
3
Florida Panthers
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| FLA | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/2/26 | @ Boston Bruins | L 2-3 | NHL |
| 10/30/26 | vs New Jersey Devils | L 2-5 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | vs Ottawa Senators | W 4-1 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | @ Columbus Blue Jackets | L 1-2 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | L 2-6 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 4:43 3-4
Gustav Forsling Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (3), Sam Reinhart (7)
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Missed 14:46 3-3
Noah Hanifin Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 12:43 3-3
Eetu Luostarinen Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (6), Aaron Ekblad (3)
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Missed 12:31 3-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 10:03 3-2
Anton Lundell Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 7:30 3-2
Brett Howden Goal (3) Backhand, assists: none
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Missed 5:36 2-2
Keegan Kolesar Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 4:29 2-2
Mackie Samoskevich Wrap-around Wide Right
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Missed 4:10 2-2
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 2:45 2-2
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 2:16 2-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:14 2-2
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 2:09 2-2
Brayden McNabb Delaying Game - Puck over glass
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Missed 19:45 2-2
Gustav Forsling Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 19:28 2-2
Jack Eichel Backhand Wide Left
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Goal 19:20 2-2
Sam Bennett Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (3), Anton Lundell (4)
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Penalty 18:14 2-1
Nicolas Roy Slashing against A.J. Greer
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Missed 17:05 2-1
Noah Hanifin Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 14:31 2-1
Cole Schwindt Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Goal 14:15 2-1
Keegan Kolesar Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Tanner Pearson (2), Nicolas Roy (2)
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Penalty 7:49 1-1
A.J. Greer Hooking against Cole Schwindt
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Missed 2:34 1-1
Carter Verhaeghe Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 2:09 1-1
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot Short
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Goal 1:09 1-1
Sam Reinhart Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Anton Lundell (3), Aaron Ekblad (2)
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Goal 19:27 1-0
Tanner Pearson Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nicolas Roy (1)
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Missed 18:04 0-0
Pavel Dorofeyev Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 17:35 0-0
Alex Pietrangelo Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 17:33 0-0
Alexander Holtz Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 14:13 0-0
Cole Schwindt Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 12:05 0-0
Tanner Pearson Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 11:46 0-0
Tanner Pearson Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 10:34 0-0
Eetu Luostarinen Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 10:28 0-0
Eetu Luostarinen Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:05 0-0
A.J. Greer Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 2:00 0-0
Tomas Hertl Backhand Wide Left
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End of Game 4:43 3-4
Game End
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Period End 4:43 3-4
End of OT
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Goal 4:43 3-4
Gustav Forsling Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (3), Sam Reinhart (7)
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Blocked 4:32 3-3
Shea Theodore shot blocked by Sam Reinhart
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Blocked 4:20 3-3
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Jack Eichel
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Shot 4:06 3-3
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Face Off 3:40 3-3
Tomas Hertl faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
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Stoppage 3:40 3-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 3:38 3-3
Evan Rodrigues Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Shot 2:21 3-3
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Hit 2:18 3-3
Tomas Hertl hit Carter Verhaeghe
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Shot 2:14 3-3
Gustav Forsling Snap Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Giveaway 2:09 3-3
Giveaway by Tomas Hertl
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Face Off 1:46 3-3
Sam Bennett faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
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Stoppage 1:46 3-3
On-Ice Official
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Shot 1:38 3-3
Sam Reinhart Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Face Off 1:14 3-3
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Anton Lundell
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Stoppage 1:14 3-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 1:13 3-3
Nicolas Roy Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
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Face Off 1:03 3-3
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Sam Bennett
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Stoppage 1:03 3-3
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 1:02 3-3
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Noah Hanifin
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Face Off 0:00 3-3
Anton Lundell faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Period Start 0:00 3-3
Start of Overtime
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Period End 20:00 3-3
End of 3rd Period
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Hit 19:58 3-3
Sam Bennett hit Brayden McNabb
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Giveaway 19:46 3-3
Giveaway by Nicolas Roy
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Face Off 19:34 3-3
Nicolas Roy faceoff won against Sam Bennett
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Stoppage 19:34 3-3
Icing
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Face Off 18:36 3-3
Sam Reinhart faceoff won against Jack Eichel
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Stoppage 18:36 3-3
Puck Frozen - Goalie
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Giveaway 18:24 3-3
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
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Blocked 18:01 3-3
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Brett Howden
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Face Off 17:57 3-3
Evan Rodrigues faceoff won against Tomas Hertl
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Stoppage 17:57 3-3
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:55 3-3
Aaron Ekblad Wrist Shot saved by Ilya Samsonov
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Giveaway 17:52 3-3
Giveaway by Shea Theodore
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Blocked 17:48 3-3
Anton Lundell shot blocked by Jack Eichel
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Giveaway 17:47 3-3
Giveaway by Shea Theodore
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Face Off 17:36 3-3
Jack Eichel faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
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Team Stats
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
Head to Head
FLA leads series 1-0
Injuries
Florida Panthers
- Brad Marchand Injured Reserve
- Aleksander Barkov Injured Reserve
- Jonah Gadjovich Injured Reserve
Vegas Golden Knights
- Parker Wotherspoon Injured Reserve
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