But starting with a Jan. 3 victory over Arizona, the Panthers have gone 11-5-2. Entering Tuesday's slate of games, that's tied for the most points (24) in the league over that span. They’re making a playoff push, and with a victory over St. Louis tonight can move into a wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference if either Washington or Pittsburgh loses. The Capitals and Penguins also are playing Tuesday.
“First and foremost, we gotta make sure we’re doing a good job with the puck – controlling the puck that way, ” Berube said. “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.
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.
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Their big guys are playing well. ”For the season, Tkachuk is tied for fourth in the NHL in scoring with 73 points on 27 goals and 46 assists. Carter Verhaeghe has 28 goals; Aleksander Barkov scored the shootout winner in Monday’s 2-1 victory at Minnesota. 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.
Thomas Greiss was in goal for the Blues in that game. “We did some really good things after the first period in that game, ” Berube said. “First period, we were on our heels and they scored a couple goals, and we got down. But we fought our way back in the game, and thought that we took the game over the second half of the game. ”Despite their strong defensive effort in the shootout win against Minnesota, the Panthers have the third-worst road defense in the league this season, allowing 3. 73 goals per game away from home.
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