Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 30 shots for his second shutout of the season, and the Florida Panthers beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 on Wednesday night. Aleksander Barkov and Sam Bennett also scored for the Panthers,
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Kings play the Florida Panthers in a non-conference matchup. Los Angeles has a 25-14-5 record overall and a 14-3-1 record in home games. The Kings have conceded 109 goals while scoring 129 for a +20 scoring differential.
Samuel Helenius and Adrian Kempe scored in the third period, and the Los Angeles Kings rallied to beat the Florida Panthers 2-1.
With the Panthers earning nine seconds of a 5-on-3 power play early in the third period, Aleksander Barkov made the most out of that limited time by winning a faceoff draw in the offensive zone, going to the net and scoring to make it 2-0 at 4:43.
Bennett’s goal 4:55 into regulation came when he took a feed from Tkachuk across the goal crease and sent a wrist shot high as Kings goaltender Dary Kuemper was sprawled down on the ice.
The final NHL game on Wednesday's schedule will pit the defending champion Panthers against the Kings out on the West Coast.
Los Angeles ... 31 assists for the Kings. Phillip Danault has five assists over the last 10 games. Matthew Tkachuk has 14 goals and 27 assists for the Panthers. Aleksander Barkov Jr. has five ...
“I’m playing with my food here a little bit,” the Florida Panthers’ veteran coach said.