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Florida Panthers at St. Louis Blues

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Matthew Tkachuk scores with 12 seconds left to lift the Panthers past the Blues, 3-2

Matthew Tkachuk scores goal vs. Blues

Tkachuk also had an assist, Mackie Samoskevich scored and Spencer Knight made 20 saves to help Florida win for the fourth time in five games.

Zack Bolduc had a goal and an assist and Oskar Sundqvist also scored for St. Louis. Joel Hofer made 31 saves as the reeling Blues lost for the sixth time in seven games.

Takeaways Panthers: Samoskevich returned after missing the last three games to an illness, then left with an upper-body injury and did not return.

Blues: Forward Mathieu Joseph returned from an illness, while forward Alexandre Texier was scratched due to illness. Defenseman Tyler Tucker (upper body) missed his second straight game but is still considered day-to-day.

Key moment Tkachuk scored when Sam Reinhart’s shot deflected off him in front of the net. Reinhart was originally credited with the goal.

Key stat Tkachuk extended his goals streak to five games. He has six goals and five assists during that span.

Up next Both teams are in action Saturday in their final games before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off. The Panthers host Ottawa, and the Blues host Chicago.

Regular Season Series

FLA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 3:31 Zack Bolduc Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Ryan Suter (9), Alexey Toropchenko (8)
Goal 1st Period 7:09 Mackie Samoskevich Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Sam Bennett (17), Matthew Tkachuk (33)
Goal 1st Period 16:54 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (20) Tip-In, assists: Aaron Ekblad (23), Aleksander Barkov (36)
Goal 2nd Period 5:18 Oskar Sundqvist Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Robert Thomas (27), Zack Bolduc (11)
Goal 3rd Period 19:48 Matthew Tkachuk Goal (21) Tip-In, assists: Sam Reinhart (30), Aleksander Barkov (37)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 9
29 Hits 26
7 Takeaways 8
34 Shots 22
1 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
100.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
34 Faceoffs Won 31
52.3 Faceoff Win Percent 47.7
14 Giveaways 25
3 Total Penalties 2
9 Penalty Minutes 7
St. Louis Blues St. Louis Blues Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jordan Kyrou, RW Out Apr 23
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Carter Verhaeghe, C Out Apr 15
Sam Bennett, C Out Apr 15
Gustav Forsling, D Out Apr 15
Tomas Nosek, LW Out Apr 15
Seth Jones, D Out Apr 9

Game Information

Enterprise Center

Location: St. Louis, MO
Attendance: 17,230 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/col.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Colorado 55 16 121 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/dal.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Dallas 50 20 112 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/min.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Minnesota 46 24 104 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/uta.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Utah 43 33 92 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/stl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">St. Louis 37 33 86 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Nashville 38 34 86 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wpg.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Winnipeg 35 35 82 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/chi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Chicago 29 39 72 14
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