Matthew Tkachuk, Panthers hold scoring, knock off Wild

Aaron Ekblad had a aim and two assists for the Panthers, who received back-to-back video games to finish a 3-2 street journey. Mackie Samoskevich completed with a aim and an help.

Marco Rossi scored the lone aim for Minnesota, which misplaced for the fourth time previously six video games.

Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 26 of 27 pictures to enhance to 15-6-1.

Wild goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury gave up six objectives on 33 pictures and fell to 6-2-1.

The Panthers began the scoring lower than 4 minutes after the opening faceoff. Ekblad scored on a wrist shot by way of visitors for his second aim of the season.

Minnesota scored on the ability play to tug even at 1-1 with 3:49 to go within the first interval. Rossi netted his twelfth aim on a backhand shot from the entrance of the crease.

The Panthers took the lead for good on Samoskevich’s sixth aim with 1:46 remaining within the first interval. He flew into the offensive zone and fired a rising wrist shot from the appropriate circle.

Tkachuk scored back-to-back objectives within the second interval to extend Florida’s result in 4-1.

The veteran Panthers ahead notched his first aim with 4:32 left within the second interval. He punched in a free puck close to the entrance of the online and drew a flurry of indignant Wild defenders after he ran into Fleury within the crease.

Tkachuk’s second of the sport and thirteenth of the season got here on the ability play with 1:06 remaining within the second interval. It marked his fourth multi-goal sport of the season and his third in December.

Niko Mikkola put the Panthers on high 5-1 with 8:50 to go within the third interval. He scored his fourth aim of the season and his second in as many video games.

Eetu Luostarinen completed the scoring along with his fourth aim within the last minute.

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