Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 23 shots for his 47th career shutout, Jonah Gadjovich and Evan Rodrigues had second-period goals, and the Florida Panthers beat the Calgary Flames 3-0 on Saturday. Mackie Samoskevich scored with 3:52 left to seal the win,
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Head coach Paul Maurice said Thursday that Samoskevich (upper body ... and nine assists with 74 hits across 48 appearances with Florida this season.
Mackie Samoskevich made it a 3-0 final at 16:08 of the third period. He took a pass from Bennett, drove in on Vladar and beat him on the backhand. It was Samoskevich’s 10th goal of the season and third in the past five games.
Florida wasted no time opening the scoring. On the power play, a severe defensive breakdown by the Predators left Sam Reinhart and Bennett alone in front of the Predators’ Juuse Saros (21 saves); Reinhart dropped the puck for Bennett to easily bury 1:23 into the contest.
Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk was placed on injured reserve on Sunday due to a groin injury. It was not immediately known if Tkachuk is on the traditional injured reserve or long-term IR, however. Tkachuk, 27, has sat out the Panthers' past four games after being injured during the 4 Nations Face-Off.
Sergei Bobrovsky was solid and stable for the Panthers, earning his third shutout of the season as the Cats continue to pile up wins. On to the Lightning. Bobrovsky finished with 23 saves, including four on high danger shots. Samoskevich has now scored three goals over his past five games.