The Florida Panthers kept pace with the Eastern Conference’s two wild cards with a tense 2-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights at FLA Live Arena.
Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 32 shots to earn his 20th win of the season. It’s the tenth time the 34-year-old keeper has hit that plateau in his NHL career.
Florida started fast and took an early lead when Ryan Lomberg lit the lamp at the 4:25 mark. After Anton Lundell pressured Shea Theodore, he turned the puck over to Josh Mahura. Mahura passed Lomberg in the high slot and he snapped a quick wrist shot past Adin Hill to equal his career-high of nine goals.