Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks

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Florida Panthers

33-31-3

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Vancouver Canucks

21-38-8

Elias Pettersson scores twice to lead Canucks over Panthers 5-2

Florida Panthers vs. Vancouver Canucks: Game Highlights

The Swedish center opened the scoring at the 3:49 mark of the first period, blasting a one-timer in from inside the faceoff circle during an early power play. It was his 14th tally of the season and his first goal in 21 games.

Marco Rossi also scored and contributed a pair of assists for the Canucks, who rebounded from a lopsided 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.

Vancouver center Aatu Raty and Drew O’Connor also scored and Brock Boeser added three assists. Kevin Lankinen — playing in his 200th NHL game — stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced for his first win since Jan. 21.

The Panthers got a goal and an assist from Matthew Tkachuk. Sam Bennett also scored and Carter Verhaeghe had two assists.

Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who lost their second straight game.

Panthers defenseman Seth Jones returned to the lineup after missing 26 games with an upper-body injury. Bennett also played after an undisclosed ailment kept him out of Florida’s 6-2 loss to the Kraken in Seattle on Sunday.

Winger Nolan Foote played his first game for the Panthers after getting called up from the AHLs Charlotte Checkers on Sunday. His dad is Canucks head coach Adam Foote.

Up next Panthers: Visit Edmonton on Thursday.

Canucks: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 3:49	Elias Pettersson Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (15), Brock Boeser (17)
Goal	1st Period 11:41	Matthew Tkachuk Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (28)
Goal	1st Period 13:40	Elias Pettersson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (18), Marco Rossi (16)
Goal	1st Period 17:46	Marco Rossi Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (19), Liam Ohgren (7)
Goal	2nd Period 11:28	Sam Bennett Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (13), Carter Verhaeghe (29)
Goal	2nd Period 14:27	Aatu Räty Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Evander Kane (17), Elias Pettersson (7)
Goal	3rd Period 14:25	Drew O'Connor Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Linus Karlsson (17), Tom Willander (14)

Statistics

FLA		VAN
10	Blocked Shots	12
27	Hits	20
5	Takeaways	7
23	Shots	22
0	Power Play Goals	2
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	50.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
21	Faceoffs Won	30
41.2	Faceoff Win Percent	58.8
20	Giveaways	14
6	Total Penalties	4
28	Penalty Minutes	24

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Thatcher Demko, G	Injured Reserve	Mar 3
Jonathan Lekkerimaki, RW	Out	Feb 27
Filip Chytil, C	Injured Reserve	Feb 25
Derek Forbort, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 28

Florida Panthers Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Anton Lundell, C	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Mackie Samoskevich, RW	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Uvis Balinskis, D	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Sam Reinhart, C	Day-To-Day	Mar 21
Niko Mikkola, D	Out	Mar 20