Two players with nearly polar opposite roles are both finding ways to make key impacts for the Florida Panthers in the playoffs.
Captain Aleksander Barkov collected two goals and two assists to fuel the Florida Panthers to a 6-1 victory over the Boston Bruins in Sunrise, Fla., on Wednesday in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Sam Reinhart notched four assists and defenseman Brandon Montour scored a goal and set up two others to help the Panthers even the best-of-seven series with the Bruins at one victory apiece. Game 3 is Friday in Boston.
The Florida Panthers are one victory away from ending their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series in as little time as possible. The Atlantic Division champions won 5-3 Thursday night over the Tampa Bay Lightning on the state's Gulf Coast and put themselves ahead 3-0 in the best-of-seven series. The reigning conference champions will look to end the Sunshine State matchup Saturday afternoon in Game 4 in Tampa. While Matthew Tkachuk's two goals -- giving him 29 points in his past 23 postseason matches -- made headlines, it was Florida's fourth line of Nick Cousins, Steven Lorentz and Kyle Okposo that was game-changing.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
74 | C | |
26 | D | |
16 | C | |
9 | C | |
44 | D | |
2 | D | |
72 | G | |
21 | C | |
5 | D | |
91 | D | |
42 | D | |
12 | LW | |
36 | C | |
G | ||
3 | D | |
30 | G | |
7 | D | |
RW | ||
94 | LW | |
18 | C | |
15 | C | |
27 | C | |
28 | D | |
77 | D | |
62 | D | |
8 | RW | |
13 | C | |
17 | C | |
25 | RW | |
24 | RW | |
82 | C | |
41 | G | |
10 | RW | |
19 | LW | |
23 | C |