SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Tkachuk scored twice for his fourth consecutive multi-point recreation, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 28 pictures in his return to the lineup and the Florida Panthers beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Saturday evening.
It’s the fourth time Tkachuk has had a number of factors in 4 straight video games, his second such streak since becoming a member of the Panthers.
Aleksander Barkov additionally scored for Florida, which is 5-0-1 in its final six video games. Bobrovsky was again after lacking the Panthers’ two-game journey earlier within the week whereas he and his spouse await the beginning of a kid.
The win was No. 408 of Bobrovsky’s profession, breaking a tie with Glenn Corridor for Eleventh-most in NHL historical past.
Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 50 pictures for the Sharks, the third time in his profession that he’s made that many saves. Tyler Toffoli scored with 1:26 left for San Jose to interrupt up the shutout.
Takeaways
Sharks: San Jose in all probability couldn’t wait to get out of Florida. This go to to the Sunshine State — which began with an 8-1 loss at Tampa Bay on Thursday — was the fifth time in staff historical past that the Sharks went 0-2-0 within the state.
Panthers: It was, by far, Florida’s highest shot output of the season. The Panthers completed with 53 pictures; their earlier season-high was 38 at Columbus on Oct. 15.
Key second
San Jose’s Luke Kunin went in alone, short-handed, with about eight minutes left. Bobrovsky made the save on the glove aspect with no drawback, defending a 3-0 lead.
Key stat
Tkachuk had 5 objectives in October and November mixed. He has 5 within the first week of December alone.
Up subsequent
San Jose’s six-game highway journey continues at Carolina on Tuesday. The Panthers begin a five-game highway journey Tuesday in Seattle; they may go to Edmonton in a Stanley Cup Ultimate rematch as a part of the journey on Dec. 16.
Copyright 2024 The Related Press. All rights reserved. This materials might not be revealed, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.