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Panthers Down Carolina 5-2 - Match Report
Florida skated to a 5-2 victory over Carolina on Friday in NHL action at Amerant Bank Arena.
The Panthers were a +119 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
Florida got goals from Carter Verhaeghe, Kevin Stenlund, Matthew Tkachuk, Aleksander Barkov, and Uvis Balinskis in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 3:01 of the first period.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 28-save effort for the Panthers.
Jesperi Kotkaniemi, and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, finding the net behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
Antti Raanta stopped 30 of 34 shots for the Hurricanes, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Florida scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Carolina went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot Carolina 35-30 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act home to face Chicago looking for another win. For Carolina, they head on the road to face Tampa Bay.