The Panthers are seventh in the league in scoring, averaging 3. 43 goals per game, and it’s not just coming from up front. They rank second in the league in goals by defensemen (33), led by Brandon Montour (10) and Aaron Ekblad (nine). Ekblad will play in his 600th career game for Florida tonight. Florida averages a league-high 36. 1 shots on goal per game, so Jordan Binnington can expect a busy night in goal for the Blues. “First and foremost, we gotta make sure we’re doing a good job with the puck – controlling the puck that way, ” Berube said.
Game Day: Matthew Tkachuk and Florida Panthers hit town in the middle of a playoff pushFlorida Panthers left wing Matthew Tkachuk, left, is mobbed by teammates after he scored during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, Monday, Feb. 6, 2023, in Sunrise, Fla. Wilfredo Lee - staff, AP At the start of the New Year, the Blues actually had a better record than Florida, albeit a modest 17-17-3.
“And getting in shooting lanes and taking away time and space on them and not giving them a lot of opportunities. ”Bobrovsky was in goal Monday night against Minnesota, so the expected starter against the Blues is Spencer Knight. Knight was in goal in the earlier meeting between the teams, a 5-4 Blues overtime victory Thanksgiving weekend in Sunrise, Fla. Florida led 4-1 after two periods in that one, but the Blues got goals from Ryan O’Reilly, Jordan Kyrou and Vladimir Tarasenko to send the game into overtime, and then got the OT winner from Kyrou 68 seconds into extra time. Thomas Greiss was in goal for the Blues in that game.
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