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Florida Panthers at Minnesota Wild

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Final
4 - 3

Brad Marchand scores 2, including decisive OT goal, in Panthers 4-3 win over Wild

Florida Panthers vs. Minnesota Wild: Game Highlights

Sam Reinhart had a goal and assist, Sam Bennett also scored, and the Panthers improved to 5-2 in their past seven. Reinhart's goal was his 25th of the season, marking the sixth straight year and seventh time overall he's scored that many.

Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 18 shots for his 207th career road win, and he moved into third on the NHL list behind only Martin Brodeur (310) and Marc-Andre Fleury (246). Bobrovsky began the day tied with Ed Belfour.

Kirill Kaprizov and Matt Boldy had a goal and assist each, while Joel Eriksson Ek also scored for Minnesota. Filip Gustavsson stopped 30 shots in dropping to 9-2-4 in his past 13.

Marchand, who also added an assist, decided the game in being set up by Carter Verhaeghe on a 2-on-1 break. Verhaeghe gained control of the puck after Boldy was unable to control a pass from Quinn Hughes in the Florida end.

Boldy, in his first game after missing four with an upper-body injury, put the Wild ahead 3-2 with a short-handed goal with 7:51 left in regulation. Bennett, however, tied it 62 seconds later on the same Panthers’ power play.

Florida improved to 15-0-3 in games decided by one goal this season.

Kaprizov extended his points streak to five games, in which he’s combined for three goals and nine assists.

Minnesota’s John Hynes, who is from Rhode Island, coached his 800th career game, becoming the NHL’s fourth U.S.-born coach to reach that plateau.

Up next Panthers: At Chicago on Sunday night.

Wild: Host Chicago on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

FLA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 6:44 Sam Reinhart Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Aaron Ekblad (18), Carter Verhaeghe (23)
Goal 1st Period 9:17 Kirill Kaprizov Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Boldy (25), Mats Zuccarello (22)
Goal 1st Period 18:20 Brad Marchand Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Sam Reinhart (24), Matthew Tkachuk (2)
Goal 2nd Period 4:33 Joel Eriksson Ek Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (36), Quinn Hughes (44)
Goal 3rd Period 12:09 Matt Boldy Goal (28) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 13:11 Sam Bennett Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (3), Brad Marchand (24)
Goal 4th Period 3:00 Brad Marchand Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (24)

Statistics

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15 Blocked Shots 10
17 Hits 17
3 Takeaways 5
34 Shots 21
2 Power Play Goals 2
6 Power Play Opportunities 6
33.3 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 26
53.6 Faceoff Win Percent 46.4
13 Giveaways 20
7 Total Penalties 7
17 Penalty Minutes 17
Minnesota Wild Minnesota Wild Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Foligno, LW Injured Reserve Mar 2
Jonas Brodin, D Injured Reserve Jan 26
Florida Panthers Florida Panthers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Uvis Balinskis, D Day-To-Day Mar 2
Cole Schwindt, RW Injured Reserve Mar 1
Seth Jones, D Injured Reserve Jan 19
Jonah Gadjovich, LW Injured Reserve Jan 5

Game Information

Grand Casino Arena

Location: Saint Paul, MN
Attendance: 19,103 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 38 16 80 4
Buffalo 35 19 76 6
Detroit 35 20 76 6
Montreal 33 17 75 9
Boston 33 21 71 5
Ottawa 29 22 66 8
Toronto 27 24 64 10
Florida 30 27 63 3

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 40 10 89 9
Dallas 37 14 83 9
Minnesota 35 16 80 10
Utah 31 25 66 4
Nashville 27 25 62 8
Winnipeg 23 26 56 10
Chicago 23 28 55 9
St. Louis 22 29 53 9
Full Standings