They lost yet another player to injury, Dmitry Kulikov, who was already playing with a broken nose, broke his finger in the third period and did not return.
“This is a standard injury here,” Maurice said, adding that Kulikov’s season is over. “What they went through is unbelievable.”
After subtracting Dobes as an extra attacker, Suzuki lit up the lamp for Montreal immediately after being hit by Tarasov from close range, making it 3-3 with 20.2 seconds left.
Facing early adversity, the Panthers had to shut down a 4-on-3 power play with 1:49 left in the overtime frame.
The Panthers and Canadiens continued to trade chances 3-on-3, with the Panthers leading 4-3 in shots on goal.
In a great goaltender showdown, Tarasov finished with 29 saves in regulation and overtime, while Dobes made 30.
“Tully was unbelievable,” Reinhardt said of Tarasoff. “There were a lot of big saves in important moments. Both goalies played well, but Talley was unreal.”
After a scoreless overtime period, the match went to penalties.
Dobes didn’t allow anything and Cole Caufield and Alexandre Texier each scored to seal the Canadiens’ 4-3 victory.
“It was a solid match, all things considered,” Luostarinen said. “It was a tough ending, but I don’t think it was a bad match at all.”
they said it
“He made some big saves, which was good for him. He influenced our game.” – Paul Maurice on Daniil Tarasov
“There’s no hard game plan here. If you execute it, a lot of teams won’t want to play like that.” – Cole Reinhardt on adapting to Florida’s system
“They play a lot of minutes. There’s a lot of respect. They come out every night and play well.” – Etu Luostarinen on Seth Jones and Gustav Forsling
cat statistics
– Donovan Sebrango recorded his fifth assist of the season.
– Seth Jones has scored at least one point in six of his last eight games.
– Ietu Luostarinen recorded his third 10-goal season of his career.
– Tobias Bjornfot blocked four shots.
– Cole Reinhardt, Tomas Nosek and AJ Grier each had four hits.
– The Panthers led 18-11 in blocked shots.
-Florida allowed just five 5-on-5 scoring chances in the first period.
– When Gustav Forsling was on the ice, the Panthers led 23-10 in 5-on-5 shot attempts.
What’s next?
The journey across Canada continues.
I’m going to give you a spoiler, but the Panthers will face the playoff-bound Ottawa Senators on Thursday at 7pm ET at the Canadian Tire Center.
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