nhl Game Recap
Florida Skates Past Vancouver 5-1 - Recap
Florida got a pair of goals from Sam Bennett as the Panthers skated to a 5-1 victory over Vancouver on Thursday at Rogers Arena.
Florida was favored by -121 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Florida got goals from Sam Bennett(2), Matthew Tkachuk, Gustav Forsling, and Ryan Lomberg in the victory. Tkachuk opened the scoring at 18:14 of the first period.
Spencer Knight turned in a 32-save effort for the Panthers.
Vancouver got a goal from Dakota Joshua in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Vancouver got a 15-stop effort from Thatcher Demko in the loss.
Florida scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Vancouver outshot Florida 33-32 in the game.
Next game, Florida takes its act on the road to face Seattle looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Arizona.