Litter Box Cats · Apr 30, 2021
Bennett lifts Panthers to 4-3 overtime win over Blackhawks
Photo by Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI via Getty ImagesSam Bennett scored with 52 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Florida Panthers a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks in the penultimate road game of the 2020-21 season for the playoff-bound Cats.
Bennett took a bounce pass off the boards from MacKenize Weegar at his own blue line and skated all the way down the ice unimpeded before slinging a rising wrist shot over Kevin Lankinen’s glove from the top portion of the left circle.
Rookie Spencer Knight made 24 saves, including a key stop on a driving Brandon Hagel, early in the extra session to raise his record to a perfect 3-0.