Lundell, Tkachuk lead Panthers to 5-2 win over Penguins for 9th straight road win
Wed, Feb 14, 2024
NHL News (AP)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Anton Lundell scored twice, Matthew Tkachuk added a goal and two assists and the surging Florida Panthers cruised past the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Wednesday night.
Aaron Ekblad and Johan Gadjovich also scored and Evan Rodrigues added two assists to reach 200 career points as the Panthers extended their franchise-record road winning streak to nine. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 25 shots to win his fifth consecutive start.
Bryan Rust scored his 14th of the season for Pittsburgh. John Ludvig scored the first goal of his career in the third but the game was effectively decided during a 9:26 span in the second in which Florida beat Tristan Jarry four times. Jarry finished with 18 saves but couldn't stop the Penguins from dropping their third straight.
Florida improved to 16-3-2 since Dec. 23, a stretch in which the Panthers have zoomed up the Atlantic Division standings to draw within striking distance of first-place Boston.
JETS 1, SHARKS 0
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) - Connor Hellebuyck stops 17 shots for his third shutout of the season as Winnipeg beat San Jose.
Morgan Barron scored as the Jets won their second straight after a season-high five-game skid. Hellebuyck got his 35th career shutout and became the 10th goalie in NHL history to allow three goals or fewer for the 30 consecutive games in the regular season.
Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 39 shots for the Sharks, who were playing for the first time since Jan. 31 and fell to 4-2-2 in their last eight games.
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