Florida Panthers at Vancouver Canucks
· National Hockey League
Elias Pettersson scores twice to lead Canucks over Panthers 5-2
The Swedish center opened the scoring at the 3:49 mark of the first period, blasting a one-timer in from inside the faceoff circle during an early power play. It was his 14th tally of the season and his first goal in 21 games.
Marco Rossi also scored and contributed a pair of assists for the Canucks, who rebounded from a lopsided 5-2 loss to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday.
Vancouver center Aatu Raty and Drew O’Connor also scored and Brock Boeser added three assists. Kevin Lankinen — playing in his 200th NHL game — stopped 21 of the 23 shots he faced for his first win since Jan. 21.
The Panthers got a goal and an assist from Matthew Tkachuk. Sam Bennett also scored and Carter Verhaeghe had two assists.
Sergei Bobrovsky made 17 saves for the defending Stanley Cup champions, who lost their second straight game.
Panthers defenseman Seth Jones returned to the lineup after missing 26 games with an upper-body injury. Bennett also played after an undisclosed ailment kept him out of Florida’s 6-2 loss to the Kraken in Seattle on Sunday.
Winger Nolan Foote played his first game for the Panthers after getting called up from the AHLs Charlotte Checkers on Sunday. His dad is Canucks head coach Adam Foote.
Canucks: Host Tampa Bay on Thursday.
Regular Season SeriesSeries tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 3:49 | Elias Pettersson Goal (14) Slap Shot, assists: Marco Rossi (15), Brock Boeser (17) |
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Goal | 1st Period 11:41 | Matthew Tkachuk Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (28) |
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Goal | 1st Period 13:40 | Elias Pettersson Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (18), Marco Rossi (16) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:46 | Marco Rossi Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (19), Liam Ohgren (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:28 | Sam Bennett Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Tkachuk (13), Carter Verhaeghe (29) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 14:27 | Aatu Räty Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Evander Kane (17), Elias Pettersson (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:25 | Drew O'Connor Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Linus Karlsson (17), Tom Willander (14) |
Statistics
 FLA |
 VAN |
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|---|---|---|
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 27 | Hits | 20 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 23 | Shots | 22 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
| 2 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 21 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 41.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.8 |
| 20 | Giveaways | 14 |
| 6 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 28 | Penalty Minutes | 24 |
Vancouver Canucks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Filip Chytil, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 30 |
| Akil Thomas, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Mackenzie MacEachern, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Thatcher Demko, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Florida Panthers Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Marchand, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Aleksander Barkov, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 20 |
| Jonah Gadjovich, LW | Injured Reserve | Sep 17 |
