Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett was fined $5,000 for roughing Pittsburgh Penguins’ Drew O’Connor, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced on Saturday.
Pittsburgh Penguins winger Rickard Rakell snapped a sharp one-timer on a late third-period power play after Florida Panthers center Sam Bennett roughed Drew O’Connor with 2:01 remaining in the game.
Sam Reinhart and Anton Lundell scored in the shootout, and the Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Friday night.
Goaltender Spencer Knight stood tall, stopping four shots during the penalty kill and keeping the Penguins off the scoreboard, with 13 total saves during the first period. After a scoreless opening frame, it didn’t take the Panthers long to pick up the game’s first goal once the second stanza began.
Rakell got the tying goal with 39.9 seconds left in regulation — 6-on-4, with Florida’s Sam Bennett in the box for roughing — and Crosby also scored for Pittsburgh. Tristan Jarry made 31 ...
Jarry turned aside 26 shots in regulation and overtime and one of three shootout attempts in Tuesday's 4-3 loss to the Blue Jackets. Rickard Rakell struck twice in the third period to give the ...