SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Defenseman Aaron Ekblad had a objective and an help in his return from an upper-body damage and the Florida Panthers routed the San Jose Sharks 7-2 on Saturday night time.
Matthew Tkachuk had a objective and two assists, and Nate Schmidt, Sam Bennett, A.J. Greer, Jesper Boqvist and Sam Reinhart additionally scored. Sergei Bobrovsky made 22 saves.
Florida outscored San Jose 4-0 within the second interval, extending a 3-2 lead right into a blowout.
Cody Ceci and Will Smith scored for the Sharks. They’ve misplaced six straight and 10 of 11.
Greer put the Panthers up 4-2 early within the second, chasing goalie Alexandar Georgiev, who was changed by Yaroslav Askarov. Tkachuk, Boqvist and Reinhart promptly added targets to provide the Panthers a 7-2 lead heading into the third.
The Panthers led 3-2 after the primary interval with Ekblad, who returned to Florida’s prime defensive pairing after lacking eight of the final 9 video games, giving the Panthers the lead.
Takeaways
Panthers: The Panthers tied a season excessive with the seven targets, and responded after scoring only one objective Wednesday night time in a loss to the Kings.
Sharks: They’ve allowed at the least 5 targets in every of the final three video games. They’ve given up probably the most targets within the NHL this season.
Key second
Sharks coach Ryan Warsofsky pulled Georgiev three minutes into the second interval, however any hope of a goaltending swap sparking the membership from a 4-2 deficit was rapidly extinguished when the Panthers scored 3 times the remainder of the interval.
Key stat
The Panthers had their fourth four-goal second of the season.
Up subsequent
The Panthers are Vegas on Sunday night time. The Sharks host Pittsburgh on Monday night time.
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