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Spencer Knight Stands Tall, Panthers Beat Devils in Shootout

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After losing two straight games, the Florida Panthers played an all-out road game against the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.



For the first six minutes, the Panthers only offered up two shots on goal — and had no high-danger shots through a scoreless two periods.

“We’re not trying to sell tickets in here,’’ Paul Maurice quipped on the ESPN national stream.

No, the Panthers were not trying to show off but they were certainly trying to get a win.

And they did just that.

Spencer Knight stopped two of the three shots in the shootout with Sasha Barkov and Anton Lundell each scoring to lift Florida to a 2-1 win.

Jesper Boqvist broke the ice 41 seconds into the third period, charging in off the net and getting a lead pass from Carter Verhaeghe to beat Jacob Markstrom.

With the way this one was going, that was it, right?

No.

A mere 1:46 later, Nico Hischier banked one off of Gus Forsling and the game was tied at 1.

Jacob Markstrom ended the night with 27 saves; Knight made 26.

NOTES: PANTHERS @ DEVILS

  • Boqvist, who played his first four seasons with the Devils, has three goals in his past four games and hit the 10-goal mark for the third time in his career and first since 2021-22 in New Jersey. His next goal is marks a career high.
  • The Panthers are home for the next two games before embarking on its final west coast swing of the season. The Panthers visit Anaheim next Monday to kick off the four-game trip.

HOW THEY SCORED

  • Panthers 1, Devils 0 (0:41 3rd): Carter Verhaeghe finds a driving Jesper Boqvist and he knocks the puck past Jacob Markstrom to kick off the third.
  • Devils 1, Panthers 1 (2:27 3rd): Nico Hischier sends a sharp angle shot from the above the goal line that goes off Gus Forsling and past Spencer Knight.
  • Florida wins Shootout 2-1: Knight stops two of three shots; Sasha Barkov and Anton Lundell scored for the Panthers.

GR’S 3 STARS OF THE GAME

  • 1. Spencer Knight, Florida
  • 2. Jacob Markstrom, New Jersey
  • 3. Jesper Boqvist, Florida

ON DECK: GAME No. 46
DETROIT RED WINGS at FLORIDA PANTHERS
  • When: Thursday, 7 p.m.
  • Where: Amerant Bank Arena, Sunrise
  • National TV: ESPN
  • Streaming: ESPN+
  • Radio: WPOW 96.5 FM-2; WBZT 1230-AM (West Palm Beach); WCTH 100.3-FM (Florida Keys); WCZR 101.7-FM (Treasure Coast); SiriusXM
  • Panthers Radio Streaming: SiriusXM 932, NHL/Panthers App
  • Last Season: Florida won 3-1
  • This Season — At Detroit: April 6. At Florida: Thursday; April 10.
  • All-time Regular Season Series: Florida leads 39-19-7, 5 ties
  • Up Next for the Panthers: Saturday vs. Anaheim Ducks, 6 p.m.

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